hand and one upon the left where were made by Solomon; and further in the city
1973. pp. THE AUTHOR OF THE REVELATION. . This is a very personal statement and is very similar to the opening verses of 1 John 1-9. This would have been shortly after the apostle John died. This is a story that truly ends well for those in Christ. If John wrote about Christ's coming as future from A.D. 90-100, it is said to combat preterists, then Christ did not come back in A.D. 70 (John's writing would be pointless). Calvin didn't write commentaries on 2 John, 3 John, or Revelation. Ultimately when you understand the true meaning of the book when you know whose side you are on that fear will turn to joy and expectation. (Eusebius,
& the extinction of Judaism, Intro 5: The role of
So the only detail we know about any of the
formerly washed in it. The book of Revelation was written around AD 95. Pool in Jerusalem which is
the Parousia. is that John was no longer around after AD 70 because he was killed by the Jews
tarried [on earth] a very long time, and, when a very old man, gloriously and
John Walvoord makes this statement about the authorship of Revelation. only 2 years away. porticos. such as were most courageous in this attack. Who was the last LDS apostle to be excommunicated? The apostle John was later freed, possibly due to old age, and he returned to what is now Turkey. Then in the ninth and tenth verses, that is, Revelation 1:9-10, John refers to himself as I., I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. returned from his exile on the island after the death of Domitian [AD 98, is
12. Then, again, the 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.[10]. No! 7. Modern Footnote: This explanation is curious. 1:4). Me! Therefore this saying went out among the brethren
document such a major event as the rapture of every Christian on earth in AD 66
Once it had five
Who is this John? Revelation was written in the last decade of the first century (ca. Polycarp who was born in AD 81 and died in AD 167, had personally met
[11] He clearly refers to two separate individuals in the phrase. If the present tense there IS a pool proves John was
baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there, Was Jacobs well destroyed? Christ. Other than the statement that after he was 12 years old (Luke 2:42) Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men (Luke 2:52), the New Testament has no other details regarding the gap. & the extinction of Judaism, The role of
Unbeknownst to him, he was writing about things that would happen thousands of years into the future. Yet he succeeded because he was guided by The Holy Spirit, who I guess you could say is technically the one who wrote Revelation. brought unbound by the priests into the bath, whence it received its name.) John was caught up in the Spirit and he was instructed to write all the things he saw. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old . In the last chapter, Revelation 22:8, John uses his name once again. John is the author of five books in the New Testament: - The Gospel of John (this is where he identifies himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved)- 1 John- 2 John- 3 John- Revelation. Those churches were strong and spiritually healthy in the mid-60s, when Paul last ministered in Asia Minor. The silence of the literary sources that document such a
went forth, and they were going to the tomb. red when it is disturbed" (Itin. burning it would then belong to those that forced this to be done, and not to
This perfectly
contradict this fiction. Peter was likely only 70 in AD 70. Revelation to AD 66 and Gospel of John to 98 AD, Old
alive in AD 98. b. No mention of future destruction
through two witnesses, and these should be trustworthy, for they represented
He begins by saying that God sent the visions he is going to relate to his servant John (Rev. Hippolytus quotes extensively from chapters 17 and 18, attributing them to John the Apostle. He states that he is there for the Gospel. 7. Conclusion: The Pool of Bethsaida was not destroyed in
Conclusion: The Pool of Bethsaida was not destroyed in
Bethany, This verse must surely prove John was written after 70
that that disciple would not die, John 21:20-23 is utterly devastating to Full-Preterists
Ante-Nicene Fathers. of the truth, is within. (Iren., Adv. Answer (1 of 10): Worse than drugs, by the time he moved to the island, he was permanently brain damaged from three decades of drinking 20 times the accepted toxicity of lead, [sarpy ?] Even if the gospel of John was written in 60/61 AD,
(Red like
(John
[and demolish it]; because the Jews would never leave off rebelling while that
baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there WAS much water there" (John 3:23), b. 4:56), c.
Consequently when the author speaks of Jesus as the One who loves us, it is a clue that this is the apostle John. It is important to notice that the Fragment states that John wrote to the seven churches of the Apocalypse. The Book of Revelation was written sometime around 96 CE in Asia Minor. Finally, dating Revelation during Neros reign does not allow time for Johns ministry in Asia Minor to reach the point at which the authorities would have felt the need to exile him.[12]. Votive offerings characteristic of grateful devotees of Serapis or of Asclepius
coming. FICTION as loudly as the lack of archeological evidences for the Book of
InterVarsity Press. Required fields are marked *. All of his books were written later in life and after all the other books in the Bible were recorded. You can read about it in Matthew 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9. And if most of the Christians were already killed by Nero
C. Internal Evidence #3: The Gospel of John was NOT written for Jews
The only way it makes sense is if John is very old, like 100
(239) Now, some of
Aelia replaced Jerusalem under the emperor Hadrian in 135 C.E. The site would therefore have become part of the
Historical records indicate that Nerva reigned from A.D. 96 to A.D. 98. FICTION as loudly as the lack of archeological evidences for the Book of
Of course, when John is almost 100 years old and wrote
The substantiating evidence for any other author than John the Apostle, however, is almost entirely lacking. The elephant in the room, is that no one would equate
Although some date it during Neros reign (A.D. 54-68), their arguments are unconvincing and conflict with the view of the early church. Readers ask: Who Is The New Apostle After Hales? There is nothing unique or unusual about John being
iii. Votive offerings characteristic of grateful devotees of Serapis or of Asclepius
4. Against Heresies. in AD 64 AD, and only a tiny population remain on the earth even fewer in
In general, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve is the most senior apostle in the church, aside from the President of the Church. At that time the Alexandrian School of Theology, including Dionysius, opposed the doctrine of the millennial kingdom which is plainly taught in chapter 20 with its reference to the thousand years. Revelation written in AD 66 2. The arguments for rejecting the apostolic authorship stem largely from the theological climate of the third century. Full-Preterists dismiss Polycarp on the basis that an old man could not run,
Church tradition has held that John is the author of the Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament - the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation. Such explanations are not common
temple, but should leave as many of the towers standing
The external evidence strongly agrees with the internal evidence that the apostle John is the author of the book of Revelation. [4]. Full-Preterists say date the writing of John, 1st
This verse must surely prove John was written after 70
The elephant in the room, is that no one would equate
inscription point to Herodian times, making it one of
My position is that Revelation was written in A.D . The latter not only quotes from the book but confirms that John the Apostle was on the Isle of Patmos. it the pool had been destroyed, he would simply be looking back into the past
Yes he was. John describes in detail a period of tribulation that will come upon the earth, that will be unmatched when compared to any other time in human history. The book itself says it was written by the apostle John. Think of his challenges; the physical toll on the human body. The message of Revelation is a simple one with a lot of challenging symbolism. The place where the apostle John wrote the book of Revelation is actually stated within the book itself. Finally, if the primary purpose of Revelation was to save
It appears that Revelation was written between A.D. 43-47. By Steve Rudd February 2018: Contact the author for
as were of the greatest eminency; that is, Phasaelus, and Hippicus, and
Bethany WAS near Jerusalem, about two
Even if the gospel of John was written in 60/61 AD,
raptured. 3.23), 4. in which He entered with His disciples." (Red like
The evidence agrees with Revelation 1:9. John also, the Lords disciple, when beholding the sacerdotal and glorious advent of His kingdom, says in the Apocalypse: I turned to see the voice that spake with me. Revelation Commentary. The Pool of Bethesda was in continuous as a Roman cult
What are the 3 main themes of the book of Revelation? (243) Then was this assembly dissolved,
Titus proposed to these that they should give
at the second coming. document such a major event as the rapture of every Christian on earth in AD 66
The longer time gap also explains the rise of the heretical sect known as the Nicolaitans (2:6, 15), who are not mentioned in Pauls letters, not even to one or more of these same churches (Ephesians). . Ante-Nicene Fathers. 5. . He refers to this in the first chapter of Revelation: I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus (Revelation 1:9). Write, therefore, what you have seen,what is now and what will take place later (Revelation 1:12-19). 6. with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in Asia, appointed
What language would you use to describe that? AD because it says the Garden where Jesus prayed no longer existed! are twin pools with five porticoes which are called Bethsaida. But Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed
John wrote the book of Revelation during his exile. [Strongs # 2052] in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in
major event as the invisible rapture of every Christian on earth in AD 66 SCREAM
He is sometimes referred to as John of Patmos because he was on the Isle of Patmos when he wrote the book of Revelation. Revelation to John appears to be a collection of separate units composed by unknown authors who lived during the last quarter of the 1st century, though it purports to have been written by an individual named Johnwho calls himself "the servant" of Jesusat Patmos, in the Aegean Sea. The author of Revelation is the apostle John, or as he called himself the disciple whom Jesus loved. Did the same John write John and Revelation? disciples expected John to live long past AD 70 to see the second coming of
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