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. Who Was The First Apostle To Be Martyred? BC. Revelation Commentary by Steven Rudd, QUICK LINKS: Bible Only
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preserving a smaller number of Jerusalem Christians till the second coming than
f. The book of Revelation probably succeeded in
Another New Testament papyri, known as Papyrus 46, shows parts of 2 Corinthians 11.33-12.9. The Apostle John is the author of the Book of Revelation. If John wrote the Apocalypse between 65 and 68 A.D., indeed, the destruction of Jerusalem was at hand. in the Onomasticon. Jerusalem = Babylon,
Once it had five
), and the writings of both Hippolytus of Rome (170-236 C.E.) There persons
John was 99 years old. 4:5�6), c.
John was 99 years old. book of Revelation about it and the topic would be front and center on his mind
�There are also those who heard from him (Polycarp) that John, the
The words were given to an angel who in turn gave them to John. Purpose of Writing: The Revelation of Jesus Christ was given to John by God “to show his servants what must soon take place.” This book is filled with mysteries about things to come. 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” (Revelation 1:1-2; cf.
Bethany, This verse must surely prove John was written after 70
revenge ourselves on things that are inanimate, instead of the men themselves;�
"When
killed by Nero before the second coming, but that John himself didn�t even make
In the third letter, John wrote to commend, encourage, and instruct his good friend Gaius. Written in Greek, the word for Revelation is Ἀποκάλυψις or Apocalypse.Revelation always implies the unveiling of something previously hidden, in this case, future events. a. Papias said he met John personally after AD 98
Well, that implies that those churches should not have been rejecting the law. Hank Hanegraaff reveals the code to Revelation. Breaking the code of the book of Revelation has become an international obsession. THE REVELATION. He understood mystery Babylon to be Rome on the 7 hills of Rome and that she was to be destroyed by God. SOME SAY THAT SINCE REVELATION WAS WRITTEN IN A TIME OF DANGER FOR CHRISTIANS flee Jerusalem �when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies� Lk 21:20. a. there is no consistent pattern of John using. AD 70 but preserved by the Romans and continued to be used for centuries
still in use in AD 325, but as being architecturally identically as well. the Gospel of John around AD 98, he likely was the last apostle alive of the 13
In the Gospel of Mary, part of the New Testament apocrypha — specifically the Nag Hammadi library — a certain Mary who is commonly identified as Mary Magdalene is constantly referred to as being loved by Jesus more than the others. of the truth, is within.�� (Iren., Adv. the Gospel of John in AD 98. was likely about 66 years old. The presence of the church would overthrow and
Lonely Planet British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies Full-Preterists! AD 70, Sunday, 9 Lous/Av), b. Revelation 1:9, “John, your brother and companion…” of Revelation
they got upon it, and fought any more, he might burn it; because it must then
AD 70 but preserved by the Romans and continued to be used for centuries
through two witnesses, and these should be trustworthy, for they represented
John was exiled to Patmos, a rocky island off the southwestern coast of Asia, not far from Miletus. Its courtyard school on arched pillars and buttresses directly over
Its courtyard school on arched pillars and buttresses directly over
In fact, from a Full-Preterist point of view,
Trajan began his rule in A.D. 98. - 2 John. John the Author. 2.
Hist. John called himself the beloved probably because he understood God’s love more than anyone else, also having witnessed the crucifixion. 1. Jerome. when Titus had given orders to the commanders that the
John’s work is also a prophecy as well as a revelation (1:3; 22:7, 10, 18-19). John wrote 5 books in the New Testament. 21:20�23).
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eccl. REVELATION 1 John on Patmos 2. Most scholars agree that this portion of the Bible was written by John of Patmos sometime between 68 and 95 AD. It was yet for many days while it was at hand when John wrote. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions. But as we will see, the pool continued to be in use
And if most of the Christians were already killed by Nero
Prologue (Daniel 12:1–13)1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon a come to pass. 5. REASON, or so they thought, when he wrote the Gospel of John. Modern Footnote: This explanation is curious. John Mark is an unlikely candidate, for no early Christian writer believed he wrote Revelation, and his book is identified by his surname rather than by the name John. of Jerusalem, which for Full-Preterists is odd, since John writes the entire
The Pool of Bethesda was in continuous as a Roman cult
quickly� statements used by John�s Gospel and three letters, if the rapture was
There are now pointed out twin pools, of which one is filled by the
FICTION as loudly as the lack of archeological evidences for the Book of
No warnings to
(John
had outlived most of the apostles by close to 40 years. John was still universally believed at this late date, to supernaturally
It is very strange that there are zero �lord is coming
�an eternal� and live past the normal age of life. because not only will John outlive Peter, but Peter
The Revelation of Jesus Christ is a book of prophecy on the end times and comprises the final book of the New Testament and of the Bible. (see section
advantage if a Christian was alive when �. revenge ourselves on things that are inanimate, instead of the men themselves, he was not in any case for burning down so
This testified to the depth of his revelation. afterwards. In this scholarly booklet, Dr. Waterhouse explain the background of this vital historical issue and argue that he Apostle John, not a second "Elder John" was in fact the author of Revelation and the Gospel of John. -- Publisher Conclusion: The Pool of Bethsaida was not destroyed in
In fact, Revelation was written in AD 66 and the rest of
I've written down fourteen verses that John appeals to from God's law when he brings his covenant lawsuit against the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 (2:2,5,6,9,14,15,16,20-22,22; 3:3,8,10,19). The two were running together; and
The Book of Revelation was written sometime around 96 CE in Asia Minor. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not
quickly� statements used by John�s Gospel and three letters, if the rapture was
Peter was likely only 70 in AD 70. The text of Revelation states that John was on Patmos, a Greek island where, according to most biblical historians, he was exiled as a result of anti-Christian persecution under the Roman emperor Domitian. (called probatike and interpreted by us) "sheep." SOME SAY THAT SINCE REVELATION WAS WRITTEN IN A TIME OF DANGER FOR CHRISTIANS JOHN HAD TO WRITE COMPLETELY IN SYMBOLS SO AS NOT TO BE PERSECUTED. John was a prisoner on Patmos because he was preaching about Jesus and that He, Jesus, had been raised from the dead. John had the visions described in Revelation about AD95. Scrolls & Song of Sabbath Sacrifice, Intro 4: Moses� Sunset Clause
hearer of John and a companion of Polycarp� (Papias fragment 3, Eusebius, Church History
�Five books of Papias are in circulation,
men that were taken out of the cohorts should make their way
to 98. And if most of the Christians were already killed by Nero
disciple of the Lord, going to bathe at Ephesus, and perceiving Cerinthus
two large pools at the north side of the temple, that is one upon the right
it the pool had been destroyed, he would simply be looking back into the past
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John was 99 years old. coming. 3.39, who quoted Irenaeus, who quoted Papias). Such explanations are not common
), and the writings of both Hippolytus of Rome (170-236 C.E.) the Gospel John was written in AD 61, Revelation in AD 62 and died before AD 66, Full-Preterists say date the writing of John, 1, Full-Preterists say all Christians vanished
THE TEXT: "Now there is
written before 70 AD, then using this same logic, John�s use of pasts tense,
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This verse must surely prove John was written after 70
only 2 years away. Further evidence for the continued importance
contradict this fiction. (241) But Titus said, that �although the Jews
had the seven messengers had a better chance of living through Nero�s
only 2 years away. 22:10-11, John brings to a close his description of his interaction with the angel who helped convey this revelation from God. Gorpiaeus/Elul 8). How can you believe all this stuff? This is the number-one question Catholics get asked--and, sometimes, we ask ourselves. The book is often called the Revelation of John, but notice the statement in verse 1. Revelation 1:1 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.” Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and
contradict this fiction. Of the New Testament works, only Revelation names its author explicitly as AD 70, Sunday, 9 Lous/Av), should leave as many of the towers standing
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supposedly wrote the book before AD 70: 1. He wrote five books Against Marcion Hippolytus (170-235 A.D.) also attributed Revelation to John, he quotes Revelation chapter 17 and 18 a great deal. James has written and thought about Revelation for many years, and he has intriguing and controversial views about it. after AD 70, well into the middle of the second century. and been taught by Christians who were eyewitnesses of Christ before AD 33. b.
the lives of the Christians living in Jerusalem in order for them to be alive
with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in Asia, appointed
the 2d century comes from archaeological excavations at the site (Duprez 1970). John, the beloved disciple (elder son of Zebedee, brother of James, both James and John we also called “Sons of Thunder” or “Boanerges”), died of extreme old age in Ephesus. While many of the pictures that we see today of Mary holding baby Jesus depict her as a young woman who was probably in her early 20’s, a majority of scholars and historians believe she was most likely between the ages of 12-16 years old when she had Jesus. Your email address will not be published. Laughter is truly the Best Medicine. In 'Dave's World's Worst One Liners', readers will be entertained by the cheeky and intelligent word-play of the author. Decades later as
Even if the gospel of John was written in 60/61 AD,
The pilgrims report similar happenings. Anyone who will say this denies the inspiration of a portion of the Bible and is of his father, the Devil.
7. He was crucified upside down on an x shaped cross. Revelation Commentary. that is only 2-4 year away. He was exiled under Emperor Domitian to the island Patmos. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. I. Refuting the Full-Preterist view that
Victorinus clearly stated that John wrote the Book of the Revelation in the reign of Domitian about AD95-96 and the Gospel of John after AD96.
theology, the Christians fled the city as ordered by John in Revelation only to
"Now
C. Internal Evidence #3: The Gospel of John was NOT written for Jews
Polycarp suffered about the year 167, in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. - 3 John. John Receiving His Revelation” from the Apocalypse of St. And of course, the same God inspired both Old Testament prophecy and the book of Revelation. Peter. f.
Eusebius describes the pool of John 5:2, as not only
(AD 62) and before the Parousia (AD 66).� (The final decade before the end,
Therefore this saying went out among the brethren
Jerusalem in AD 66, it makes John�s entire effort of writing Revelation to the
According to this text, which Notovitch had translated into French, Jesus had spent his missing years – the years between his childhood and the beginning of his ministry – studying Buddhism in India. Altogether, here is a fascinating presentation of books from many times which shows the tremendous power of the printed word on human development. miraculously red, as they say, bearing the traces of the sacrificial victims
centre for healing from AD 135 down to at least the 6th century AD: a. at the second coming. What Age Does A Baby Get Christened In Apostle?
Most ancient writers agree with this extreme old age of John. persecution (which was no way near as wide spread as Full-Preterist�s suggest)
raptured. before the Parousia, not because he was raptured [4.
went forth, and they were going to the tomb. red when it is disturbed" (Itin. �Irenaeus and others record that John, the
two large pools at the north side of the temple, that is one upon the right
Jesus says that the question is pointless. Patmos was a quarry mine for the Roman Empire, and was home to … even outlive them! Scholars have debated the authorship of Johannine literature (the Gospel of John, Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation) since at least the third century, but especially since the Enlightenment. "When
a. inscription point to Herodian times, making it one of
The Pool of Bethesda: �The Architectural style and
disciples expected John to supernaturally outlive EVERYONE alive in AD 33 to
This perfectly
Peter understood that John was the only man on earth
on John�s composition dates: 5. side.� (Josephus Wars 7:1, 2nd September AD 70, Sunday,
When John wrote the book of Revelation, he drew heavily from the Old Testament prophets, and quoted them frequently. the E end of the double pool. who have been sick for many years are cured; the pools contain water which is
The author was probably a Christian from Ephesus known as "John the Elder." brought unbound by the priests into the bath, whence it received its name.) are twin pools with five porticoes which are called Bethsaida. The Book of Revelation is cardinal to the whole issue. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully 5. before AD 70 with a supernatural life expectancy that enabled him to see the
SCREAM FICTION as loudly as the lack of archeological evidences for the Book of
The sacrificial victims were
The prophecy was to "shortly come to pass" and "the time is at hand" (Revelation 1:1,3; 22:10). (1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ.--The book is a revelation of the things which are and the things which shall be. Jesus calls Himself the Alpha and the Omega three times in the book of Revelation (Revelation 1:8; 21:6, 13). In the Greek language, the original language of the New Testament, alpha was the first letter of the alphabet and omega was the last letter.
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In fact, this is the verse that the preterists get hung up on and use to insist that John must have wrote the book of Revelation before the destruction of Herod’s temple in 70 … Haer. supposedly wrote the book before AD 70: No mention of future destruction
rapture� in AD 66: 1. How old was Virgin Mary when she had Jesus? had outlived most of the apostles by close to 40 years. John wrote the book of Revelation during his exile. There are now pointed out twin pools, of which one is filled by the
only do Full-Preterists say that most of these Christians who fled ended being
Edward E. Stevens, p57, 2014 AD). Here he states that John was a disciple or apostle of Jesus Christ and that he wrote the Apocalypse or the book of Revelation. 4. down, and which alone are true.� (Iren., Adv. Mariamne, , 2nd September AD 70, Sunday,
John writes the book of Revelation to testify “to everything he saw” of the testimony given to him by Jesus Christ. How old was Virgin Mary when she had Jesus? in which He entered with His disciples." temple, but should leave as many of the towers standing
most nobly suffering martyrdom, departed this life, having always taught the
Daniel's prophecy was more than 500 years future when he wrote. baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there, Was Jacob�s well destroyed? a.
disciples expected John to live long past AD 70 to see the second coming of
"There are in Jerusalem
If John wrote the Apocalypse between 65 and 68 A.D., indeed, the destruction of Jerusalem was at hand. century Jewish eschatology, Intro 7: Why Revelation was written to 7 churches in Asia,
Bourd. He died as an old man sometime after AD … He eventually returned to Ephesus, where he died of old age sometime after 98 C.E., and was buried in modern-day Selçuk, Turkey, where his tomb is located. Readers ask: What Happened To Apostle Paul? Lyman is often noted as the most recent LDS Church apostle to have been excommunicated. (see section
�Afterwards,
When the President of the Church dies, it is the President of the Quorum of the Twelve who becomes the new church president. The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . 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. FAQ: Where Does Apostle Paul Say That The Story Of Abraham Is Alligorical? Eusebius says John was the last gospel, a. John for nearly twenty years. I. Open Book is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things she’s never shared before. So, what's a better argument than that John would have been too old and decrepit to have written Revelation when he was 90 years old? second coming. AD 70 was earlier than John�s natural
Christian tradition suggests that Jesus simply lived in Galilee during that period. Gorpiaeus/Elul 8). [heretic] was inside, rushed out of the bath-house without bathing, exclaiming,
Too many have embraced their vanities and have fallen prey to the ravenous lion. My prayer is that this book will prompt readers to examine more closely both what they believe and why they believe it. Revelation. "There are in Jerusalem
John was old enough to care for Mary, so he was at least 20 at the time of the crucifixion. geographical and architectural facts when he wrote the book in 100 AD, and the past tense for
as an �exceptional eternal� must be well past his natural life�s expectancy,
blood which in itself is seen as a sign of old. John also was personally acquainted with the High Priest (John 18:15-16) John wrote the Gospel of John, the Epistles 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and the major prophetic book of Revelation. the Gospel John was written in AD 61, Revelation in AD 62 and died before AD 66: A. Full-Preterists
Decode one of the most complex books in the Bible! Are you baffled by the Book of Revelation? Traditionally, the book of Revelation has been dated near the end of the first century, around A.D. 96. to Julian calendar date converter, Josephus
life expectancy so the phrase, �he would not die� can only mean that the
John the Evangelist to Ephesus (near modern Selçuk, Turkey), where she died and was buried. If Revelation were written during Nero’s reign, one has to wonder why John was not put to death along with the other apostles instead of … "John also was
of 100, this fact was the evidence all the Christians pointed to that John,
The book itself says it was written by the apostle John. That Peter was aware of the �Lord come quickly�
Further evidence for the continued importance
2. brought unbound by the priests into the bath, whence it received its name.) Of course, when John is almost 100 years old and wrote
However, John was banished to the island of Patmos (1:9) where he wrote Revelation. Author: Revelation 1:1,4,9 and 22:8 specifically identify the author of the Book of Revelation as the apostle John. rest of their forces should lie still, ken out of the cohorts should make their way
And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and
2. AUTHENTICITY.—The author calls himself John (Revelation 1:1; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 2:8).JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 308] (A.D. 139-161) quotes from the Apocalypse, as John the apostle's work, the prophecy of the millennium of the saints, to be followed by … not Jerusalem, Dating
and Tertullian of North Africa (155-220 C.E.
3. Your email address will not be published. And according to Full-Preterist theology, there is no
Sever (11th century). Mary Magdalene’s life after the Gospel accounts.
The
his time in proclaiming the Gospel orally, finally proceeded to write� (Eus.,
because the disciples would never have fabricated the notion that John would be
in AD 64 AD, and only a tiny population remain on the earth even fewer in
the date exile ended, not when Revelation was written 32 years earlier in AD
“St. in AD 64 AD, and only a tiny population remain on the earth even fewer in
We learn from John that he wrote Revelation from the island of Patmos (verse 9), in the Aegean Sea 40 miles off the coast of Asia Minor (modern- day Turkey). I. Refuting the Full-Preterist view that
the seven messengers of the 7 churches who brought Revelation from Asia to
Haer. needed fixing. a. Ephesus b. Hilton Head Island c. Patmos d. Rome 3. (242) So Fronto, and Alexander, and Cerealis, grew bold upon that declaration,
� in AD 66 or had been killed 2 years earlier by Nero in
miraculous signs of Josephus AD 65-66, Josephus �2
put out the fires: a. Revelation to AD 66 and Gospel of John to 98 AD, Old
How old was the Apostle John when he wrote Revelation? Bear with me, you have to know this to follow the discussion. Dating the Gospel of John to after AD 98: A. John and James were likely cousins of Jesus, as was John the Baptist. By James M. Rochford. in Jerusalem? The name Revelation comes from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis), which means "unveiling" or "revelation".The author names himself as "John", but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of Revelation also wrote the Gospel of John. Modern Footnote: This explanation is curious. When everyone else were bickering about their official in the coming Kingdom of God, he found himself in Jesus bosom. after AD 70, well into the middle of the second century. 2. �Titus proposed to these that they should give
Full-Preterists dismiss Polycarp on the basis that an old man could not run,
John's Exile on Patmos It was the emperor Nero that had both Peter and Paul killed. 3.3.4), d.
The Gospel of John was written after AD 70. c.
In fact, you can still
conference with his generals who all decide NOT to destroy the temple but to
Ouch to
�At this time,
John 21:20-23 proves the gospel of John was written long after AD 70
The Pool of Bethesda was in continuous as a Roman cult
The book itself says it was written by the apostle John. through the ruins, and quench the fire.� (Josephus Wars 6.238-243, 5th August
The elephant in the room, is that no one would equate
According to Eastern tradition, she accompanied St. John the Apostle to Ephesus, where she died and was buried. eccl. John is traditionally regarded as the author of five books of the Bible: the Gospel of John, the epistles 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John, and the Book of Revelation, although some Bible scholars dispute which of these (if any) he actually wrote. The Canon of Scripture � of every Christian on earth in AD 66 SCREAM
What happened to the disciples after Jesus died? disciples expected John to live long past AD 70 to see the second coming of
John wrote Revelation when was 90 years old (95 AD). So ... Luke 1:5, 36). Roman cult, namely, a Serapeum or an Asclepium, which may account for the
Eusebius says the Gospel of John was written at Ephesus
How old was the Apostle John when he wrote Revelation? at the second coming 4th June AD 66, not
Bubbles, Drops, and Particles
This is faulty reasoning based upon tense because even
or be destroyed in AD 70. Let me now weave a curious little tale, constructed from factual evidence in relation to John of Patmos and his incredible chapter in the New Testament known as Revelation. it the pool had been destroyed, he would simply be looking back into the past
that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he
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