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The Emperor Domitian reigned as Roman Emperor from 81 to 96 A.D. He likely banished John to the island of Patmos, in 95 A.D., with the hope that he would die on the island. Patmos itself is near the coast of Asia Minor and the city of Ephesus. Domitian's successor Nerva, who ruled the world empire from 96 to early 98, likely released him in 96 ...
Mack says (ibid, page 197) at some point, the Revelation to John of Patmos was associated with the writings of the Johannine school solely because of the common name. This is two stages removed from the apostle John, first by the assumption of common authorship with the Gospel in spite of very different theology and style, second by the ...
2. Irenaeus is the source of the idea the John lived in Ephesus. Irenaeus was born in 130 - at least 30 years after John died. He wrote Against Heresies in about 180 - it is this work where he makes the claim. John's living in Ephesus, if Irenaeus is correct, would have to occur AFTER the "coming of the Son of Man".
"Catholic and Orthodox tradition say that John, together with the the Virgin Mary, moved to Ephesus, where both eventually died. According to Tertullian, John was banished (presumably to Patmos) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and miraculously suffering nothing from it.
The only book of the New Testament that directly covers church history, The Acts of the Apostles, ends in about 61. Assuming Johannine authorship of I John, II John, and III John, all three would predate the boiling incident. The remaining Johannine literature - Gospel of John and Revelation - would not be expected to mention it either.
[T]he Church in Ephesus, founded by Paul, and having John remaining among them permanently until the times of Trajan, is a true witness of the tradition of the apostles. (Against Heresies 3.3.4) And he [John] remained among them up to the times of Trajan (Against Heresies 2.22.5) Irenaeus was a pupil of Polycarp who was a disciple of John.
He would have been tripping balls for days to see that many visions. These visions of Johns are no more accurate than the Simpsons cartoon predictions. Reply reply. DirectCaterpillar916. •. For many years I have thought Revelation was either a psychotic or druggy dream sequence.
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2. John exile to Patmos was a way to get rid of him. They tried killing him by immersing him in boiling oil, but God preserved his life. I think more out of shock and fear, his Roman captors sent him to Patmos to keep his influence away from the populace. For further reading see the 1883 book Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.
Patmos is an island in the Aegean Sea roughly thirty-seven miles (59.5 kilometers) southwest of ancient Miletus. It contains an area of about 13 square miles (33.7 square kilometers) of land. The Last One. The Apostle John, the last of the original twelve disciples still alive, is banished to the island by Roman Emperor Domitian around 95 A.D.