Four reasons exist as to why one should accept johannine. Apr, 2011 finally, while there is little to commend the notion that a shadowy figure named john the elder wrote the book of revelation, there is ample evidence that it was written by john the apostle. The apostle john is the author of the book of revelation. As a matter of fact, you will see this during the revelation movie. The place where the apostle john wrote the book of revelation is actually stated within the book itself. These visions revealed how jehovahs name would be sanctified, his kingdom would come, and his will would take place on earth as in heaven. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Incidentally, the book of revelation was written by the apostle john while imprisoned on the isle of patmos. Apostle john was in the spirit on the lords day when he heard a loud voice behind him. May 12, 2020 on this island in the southern part of the aegean sea, john had a vision of jesus christ and wrote the prophetic book of revelation. When was the book of revelation written by the apostle john. Panel discussion of the revelation of john the apostle. The final installment of the series examines the biblical account of the apocalypse, as recorded by the apostle john in the book of revelation. The book itself reveals that the author was a jew, well versed in scripture, a church leader who was well known to the seven churches of.
The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the. The book itself reveals that the author was a jew, well versed in scripture, a church leader who was well known to the seven churches of asia minor, and a deeply religious person fully convinced that the christian faith would soon triumph over the demonic forces at work in the world. A panel discussion on the book of revelation at the second annual conference of the byu new testament commentary project held on may 14, 2014, at brigham young university in provo, utah. Further evidences presented within the gospel book address the issue that some appeared to be worshiping john the baptist as the messiah, where the apostle john had to correct that misunderstanding john 1. John, the favorite disciple of jesus christ and the author of the fourth gospel. The early church fathers, after disputing who this john really was, finally decided to include revelation in case the author was the apostle john, son of zebedee. Note that each of them required some additional designation to distinguish them from others with the same name. The book of revelation, what god revealed to the apostle john, is a great prophecy mystery. The elder, the seer, and the apostle bible odyssey.
Panel discussion of the revelation of john the apostle youtube. The revelation of john the apostle byu new testament commentary. Book of revelation holy bible, john the apostlejohn of patmos king james version audiobook. Early tradition unanimously identified him as john the apostle, author of the fourth gospel and three epistles. This commentary presents a comprehensive analysis of johns book through the lens of the lds doctrine and mormon experience. When was the book of revelation written by the apostle. John and his brother james, another disciple of jesus, were fishermen on the sea of galilee when jesus called them to follow him. John of patmos could be the author named as john in the book of revelation, the apocalyptic text forming the final book of the new testament. Dec 19, 20 did the apostle john write the book of revelation. Book of revelation apocalypse written on patmos island greeka.
First outbreak of persecution against christians by nero 64 ce paul and peter are martyred. The book of revelation is traditionally attributed to the apostle john, but. He wrote it when he was about 92 years old, while a prisoner of rome on the remote desert penal colony of patmos, an island in the aegean sea. If so, john penned much of the new testament, with only paul and luke writing more than him. Because of the quality of this book i plan on obtaining the other two books that have been written on other books of the new testament. The book of revelation is pretty emphatic that it was written by someone named john, and that he was on the island of patmos when he received the revelation from jesus christ. The revelation movie is based on the book of the revelation of jesus christ. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to admonish us to beware some, and encourage us against. John of patmos also called john the revelator, john the divine, john the theologian, and possibly john the apostle. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. But i cannot readily admit that he was the apostle, the son of zebedee, the brother of james, by whom the gospel of john and the catholic epistle were written. Irenaes, eusebius and still others, again according to the catholic encyclopedia, all agree that john left the isle of patmos where he was banished for preaching the gospel see revelation 1. Actually, it is here he receives revelation word from god.
Since the roman era, christians and historians have considered the book of revelations writer to be the apostle john john. The book of the revelation of jesus christ was written by john probably close to the same time he wrote the epistles which bear his name. It has drawn the attention of numerous scholars throughout the ages, all trying to interpret the meaning of it. The following historical events were significant to john the apostle and his audience. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the revelation of john the apostle. The early 2nd century writer, justin martyr, was the first to equate the author of revelation with john the apostle. While church tradition has attributed the gospel of john, the letters of john, and the book of revelation to the same authorjohn the apostle and son of.
Jan 05, 2015 book of revelation holy bible, john the apostle john of patmos king james version audiobook lectures beyond beyond. Was the book of john written first or the book of revelation. While there were skeptics, even early on, about the authorship of the text most likely due to the apocalyptic nature of the book, the general consensus was that john the apostle was the author. John, the priest was a relative of annas, the high priest acts 4. Jul 31, 2018 the book of revelation is signed by a person called john but which john. Eastern feast days may 8 and september 26, in christian tradition, an apostle of jesus and the author of three letters, the fourth gospel, and possibly the revelation to john in the new testament. John, who wrote the bibles book of revelation, was the longest living apostle. For instance, it depicts and focuses mainly on the prophetic events that happen throughout the bible.
Book 27 book of revelation with people, places, definitions, map in 2 parts. Revelation movie with apostle john watch now for free. John was also the brother of james who was also an apostle. The revelation of saint john the apostle geneva bible 1599. John of patmos is the name given to the author of the book of revelation.
This revelation was given to him by god the father, and it was communicated to the apostle john by an angel 1. John the baptist is known by all and is not known to have associated with any writings. For i judge from the character of both, and the forms of expression, and the entire execution of the book, that. John the apostle, also called saint john the evangelist or saint john the divine, flourished 1st century ce. Introduction and benediction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place.
Book of revelation holy bible, john the apostlejohn of. John of patmos is traditionally identified with john the apostle and is also known as. Revelation, apocalypse, john, patmos, nero, domitian. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to. Revelation to john appears to be a collection of separate. The revelation to john while the apostle john was a prisoner on the island of patmos, jesus showed him a series of 16 visions, or pictures, of the future. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. The very fact that the author of the apocalypse simply calls himself john is a dead giveaway that he was well known throughout the churches in asia minor. The book of mormon states that john the apostle is the author of revelation and that he was foreordained by god to write it. The revelation to the apostle john childrens bible lessons. The book of revelation by apostle john full chapter youtube.
Aug 03, 2014 a panel discussion on the book of revelation at the second annual conference of the byu new testament commentary project held on may 14, 2014, at brigham young university in provo, utah. This has been a question at the back of my mind for some time and its great to hear your reasons for believing john to be the author. The best 10 lessons from the life of the apostle john. T he apostle johns life was close to its end when he wrote down the content of the book of revelation.
Prophetic events, visions, and symbols, the revelation movie gives the viewer more insight into the scriptures by apostle john. However, most biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals since the text was written around 100 ad, after the death of john the apostle. The text of revelation states that john was on patmos, a greek island where, by most biblical historians, he is considered to be exiled as a result of antichristian persecution under the roman emperor domitian. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those.
Since the roman era, christians and historians have considered the book of revelations writer to be the apostle john. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. The apostle john was later freed, possibly due to old age, and he returned to what is now turkey. Either c ad6870 following the persecutions of emperor nero, but before the destruction of jerusalem in ad70.
One gospel, three letters, and the book of revelation are all attributed to john. The text includes no indication that john of patmos and john the apostle are the same. Revelation to john, also called book of revelation or apocalypse of john, last book of the new testament. Or c ad9095 during the persecutions attributed to emperor domitian at the end of his reign ad8196. Since the roman era, christians and historians have considered the book of revelations writer to be the apostle john, author of the gospel of joh. We know that john was the younger brother of james and the son of zebedee mark 10. Flavius josephus and the apocalypse of john sola dei gloria. That this book is the work of one john, i do not deny. The blessed apostle paul, following the rule of his predecessor john, writes to no more than seven churches by namejohn too, indeed, in the apocalypse, although he writes to only seven churches, yet addresses all pp. The apostle john is sometimes referred to as john of patmos, though some argue that john of patmos was actually a different person. Revelation 1 nkjv introduction and benediction the. Feb 06, 2019 the book of revelation is traditionally attributed to the apostle john, but christians have contested this since as early as the fourth century. Book of revelation was written by saint john, one of the twelve apostles of jesus. And i agree also that it is the work of a holy and inspired man.
Structure of the book of revelation christian truth center. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. We read about several johns in the new testament, including john the baptist and john the apostle, the son of zebedee. We get the vast majority of our information about john from the pages of the four gospels. According to the catholics, justin martyr also referred to john as an apostle of jesus who lived in ephesus. He has his scribes pen the words that are given to him. Re apocalypse christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. Byu new testament commentary series kindle edition by draper, richard d. The authors have put allot of work and study into this book. It is the only book of the new testament classified as apocalyptic literature rather than didactic or historical, indicating thereby its extensive use of visions, symbols, and allegory, especially in connection with future events.
The apostle john also known as saint john was one of jesus. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. And he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant john, who bore witness to the word of god, and to the testimony of jesus christ, to all things that he saw. It is a book to help understand what revelations is all about, and requires concentration and study but well worth the effort. The book of the revelation was written about the vision that john saw while banished to the greek island of patmos on the aegean sea. The apostle john had the distinction of being a beloved friend of jesus christ, writer of five books of the new testament, and a pillar in the early christian church. Revelation to john, last book of the new testament. The stakes are worth the challenge to wouldbe code breakers, because the book of revelation describes the end of one world and the beginning of the next. When you read revelation, nowhere in the book does it state that john is in exile or imprisoned. And the revelations which i have caused to be written by my servant john shall be unfolded in the eyes of all the people ether 4. Patmos was a quarry mine for the roman empire, and was home to many political and religious prisoners or slaves.
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