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According to the early church fathers, John was sent out onto the island with a group of criminals. That's where they sent the criminals. And they worked hard labor. They worked in the mines over on the island of Patmos.
Keep in mind that John is in his early 90's when he was sent off to this island. And his illegal activity was that he was a Christian, because Christianity was an illegal religion. And since he was the last remaining original apostle, they really wanted to get him out of the way.
Many don't realize that he was there for 10 years on this island. He didn't just take a ferry over and sit on the island and say, "I don't know why God has me here, but maybe I'll get some kind of revelation."
And that's really not what he was there for. He was sent there as a criminal, under the leadership of Domitian. He sent him over around 86 A.D. And it was not until Domitian died that the Christians asked Nerva if they could have John released and brought back, because after all, he's old and about ready to die. And so, they brought him back over around 96 A.D.
And historical documents tell us that John died at about 99 years old. So just a few years after being brought back over to the mainland, he went to be with the Lord. He was the only original apostle to not die a martyr's death. All the other original apostles were put to death in a very severe way.
John wrote the Gospel of John, 1, 2 and 3 John, and the Book of Revelation.
II. ABOUT THE RECIPIENTS OF THE BOOK:
The Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation to the churches of Asia Minor, over which John exercised his apostolic leadership in his later years.
Most of the recipients of his letters were Jewish believers. But the letters were written for all of the believers in the churches.
Again, it is written for Gentiles if you understand it through a Jewish perspective.
According to the early church fathers, John was sent out onto the island with a group of criminals. That's where they sent the criminals. And they worked hard labor. They worked in the mines over on the island of Patmos.
Keep in mind that John is in his early 90's when he was sent off to this island. And his illegal activity was that he was a Christian, because Christianity was an illegal religion. And since he was the last remaining original apostle, they really wanted to get him out of the way.
Many don't realize that he was there for 10 years on this island. He didn't just take a ferry over and sit on the island and say, "I don't know why God has me here, but maybe I'll get some kind of revelation."
And that's really not what he was there for. He was sent there as a criminal, under the leadership of Domitian. He sent him over around 86 A.D. And it was not until Domitian died that the Christians asked Nerva if they could have John released and brought back, because after all, he's old and about ready to die. And so, they brought him back over around 96 A.D.
And historical documents tell us that John died at about 99 years old. So just a few years after being brought back over to the mainland, he went to be with the Lord. He was the only original apostle to not die a martyr's death. All the other original apostles were put to death in a very severe way.
John wrote the Gospel of John, 1, 2 and 3 John, and the Book of Revelation.
II. ABOUT THE RECIPIENTS OF THE BOOK:
The Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation to the churches of Asia Minor, over which John exercised his apostolic leadership in his later years.
Most of the recipients of his letters were Jewish believers. But the letters were written for all of the believers in the churches.
Again, it is written for Gentiles if you understand it through a Jewish perspective.
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