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John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος, romanized: Iōannēs ho Theologos) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:9 states that John was on Patmos, [1] an Aegean island off the coast of Roman Asia ...
Songwriter (s) Not listed [ 1 ] " John the Revelator " is a gospel blues call and response song. [ 2 ] Music critic Thomas Ward describes it as "one of the most powerful songs in all of pre-war acoustic music ... [which] has been hugely influential to blues performers". [ 3 ] American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John ...
The Vision of John on Patmos by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld 1860. The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'.
St. John of Patmos (also known as John the Revelator, John the Divine, or John the Theologian) was a member of Jesus Christ's inner circle (The Twelve Disciples). [5] The Roman Empire deemed the early Christians as a strange cult and were recognized as troublesome individuals and potential issues for the Empire.
John the Apostle[ 12 ] (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes[ 13 ]c.6 AD – c.100 AD; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, [ 14 ] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he ...
The Apocalypse (2000 film) Apocalypse or The Apocalypse (known in Australia as Revelation, the original title is San Giovanni – L'apocalisse) [ 1 ] is a biblical telefilm produced for European television [ 2 ] released in 2002 starring Richard Harris (in one of his final film roles) [ 3 ] and co-starring Bruce Payne.
t. e. The authorship of the Johannine works (the Gospel of John, the Johannine epistles, and the Book of Revelation) has been debated by biblical scholars since at least the 2nd century AD. [1] The debate focuses mainly on the identity of the author (s), as well as the date and location of authorship of these writings.
Seven seals. The Lamb opening the book/scroll with seven seals. The Seven Seals of God from the Bible's Book of Revelation are the seven symbolic seals (Greek: σφραγῖδα, sphragida) that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision. The opening of the seals of the document occurs in Rev Ch 5–8 and marks ...