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Many writings from the early Church Fathers however testify that John, the beloved apostle of Jesus, indeed wrote Revelations and also was banned by the tyrant Domitian, who reigned after his brother Titus from 81 to 96 AD.
After the death of Domitian in 96 AD John was able to leave Patmos.
When Trajan, not long since, succeeded to the empire of the Romans, Ignatius, the disciple of John the apostle, a man in all respects of an apostolic character, governed the Church of the Antiochians with great care, having with difficulty escaped the former storms of the many persecutions under Domitian... Ignatius Martyrdom 1,1
For when, on the tyrant's death, he returned to Ephesus from the isle of
Patmos, he went away, being invited, to the contiguous territories of the nations, here to appoint bishops, there to set in order whole Churches, there to ordain such as were marked out by the Spirit.
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John left Patmos after the death of Domitian. Certainly the guards appointed by the tyrant were no longer interested in keeping him in exile, for after the death of Domitian the persecutions stopped for a short time.
A: We do not know how or how often John left Patmos. In fact we do not even know who "John of Patmos" was, in spite of a later tradition that he might have been the apostle John, based on the coincidence of names. Patmos was a busy transit port and it would have been easy for John to catch any one of the many boats plying the route and stopping over at the Island of Patmos. It is for this very reason that Patmos would be one of the least likely places to incarcerate anyone.
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∙ 8y agoAnother answer from our community:
Yes. John was on the island of Patmos, according to the New Testament, in Revelation 1:9. Early Christian scholars came to the conclusion that John of Patmos, as mentioned in Revelation was the same as the apostle John..
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∙ 11y agoJohn, the author of the Book of Revelation certainly does seem to have had a number of visions of a quite vivid nature, reporting that he saw and heard angels. The consensus of scholars is that Revelation could not have been written by the apostle John nor by the author of John's Gospel, so its author is now generally known as 'John of Patmos'.
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∙ 8y agoNo. Revelation 1:1 merely states that the Book of Revelation was written by a person called John. Revelation 1:9 simply says that he wrote from Patmos, without at any stage saying that he had been exiled to the island. In any case, Patmos, a busy trading port, would have been an unwise place to exile anyone to.
Revelation gives us no clue as to who this John was, and modern scholars say that he would certainly not have been the apostle John. They therefore prefer to call him John of Patmos in order to distinguish him from the apostle John.
During the second century, it was decided that the author of Revelation must have been the apostle John, merely because of the coincidence of names. It then became necessary to explain why the apostle John came to be on the Island of Patmos. It was decided that the emperor had him boiled in oil, but that this did not harm him, so he was exiled to Patmos. It is never explained how it was possible to exile John anywhere, if his enemies were unable to harm him.
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∙ 8y agoThere is no evidence that John the apostle was ever on the island of Patmos. Revelation 1:1 merely states that the Book of Revelation was written by a person called John and Revelation 1:9 says that he wrote from Patmos, without at any stage saying that he had been exiled to the island. In any case, Patmos was a busy trading port and it would have been impossible to prevent anyone leaving the island on one of the many ships that stopped over.
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∙ 12y agoAfter the legend he writed the text of Revelation (The Apocalypse).
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Was Jacob exiled to Patmos?
Yes, according to tradition, the Apostle John was exiled to the island of Patmos, not Jacob. John was exiled there for his Christian beliefs and later wrote the Book of Revelation while on the island.
What happened to St. John the Apostle?
When the Romans failed in their attempt to boil John in oil, he was exiled to the island of Patmos.
What island was the apostle john on when he wrote revelation?
John was on the island of Patmos "Revelation 1:[9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Who was the John on the isle of patmos?
John the disciple was banished to the isle of Patmos.
How long was the Apostle John on the island of Patmos?
There is no evidence that the apostle John was ever on the island of Patmos. Simply because the Book of revelation was signed by a person called John, it was decided late in the second century that this must have been the apostle John. Whoever this John was, it clearly was not the author of John's Gospel, as the style and the theology are too different. Today, many theologians refer to the author of Revelation as "John of Patmos", although some continue to believe that both authors really were the apostle John.After the decision to attribute Revelation to the apostle John, a tradition evolved that the apostle John was exiled to Patmos because he miraculously survived all attempts to kill him. Even if true, the tradition does not seem to say how long he lived in exile.
What was the name of the island that John was exiled to as recorded in Revelation?
A:Revelation 1:9 says that the book was written by a person called John, writing from the island of Patmos. Nowhere does the book say that John was exiled to Patmos, nor was the island, a busy stopover for trading vessels, a likely place for exile. However, the second-century Church Fathers had decided that this John was the apostle John who had been a disciple of Jesus. It became necessary to explain why the apostle John was on the island of Patmos, and a tradition arose that he was exiled there by the Roman emperor.
What island was John the Baptist condemed to and why?
That was a different John (the apostle) and the island was called Patmos. Rev 1:9 says he was put there because of his testimony of Jesus Christ.
Did Mary ever go to Patmos?
No, John the Apostle did.
What island was John when he was given the vision of Revelation?
The Book of Revelation is signed by a person called John, who wrote from the island of Patmos. Conservative theologians insist that the author was the apostle John, while liberal theologians accept the different style and theology, and simply refer to him as John of Patmos.
Who exile to the island of patmos?
There is no evidence that John was ever exiled to Patmos. The John who wrote Revelation (apparently not the apostle John) might have been on the island out of choice.Brian Mark Rapske (Christian Origins and Greco-Roman Culture, Exiles, Islands, and the Identity and Perspective of John in Revelation) says that there is no evidence that Patmos was a penal colony, although it certainly would have been suitable for use as a place of exile. There were were no mines on ancient Patmos, although a later tradition says that John was made to work in the mines.
Why was John sent to Patmos?
It was actually John the Apostle and this occurred late in the first century AD. John the Baptist was beheaded on the orders of Herod quite some years earlier, before the death of Jesus in 33 AD.
Was the book of revelations wrote while john was at island patmos?
A:Simply because the Book of Revelation was signed by a person called John, it was decided late in the second century that this must have been the apostle John. Whoever this John was, it clearly was not the author of John's Gospel, as the style and the theology are too different. Nevertheless, after the decision to attribute Revelation to the apostle John, a tradition evolved that the apostle John was exiled to Patmos because he miraculously survived all attempts to kill him. It is never explained how it was possible to exile John anywhere, if his enemies were unable to harm him. There is no evidence that the apostle John was ever on the island of Patmos. Revelation 1:1 states that the Book of Revelation was written by a person called John, and Revelation 1:9 says that he wrote from Patmos, without at any stage saying that he had been exiled to the island. So unless there is proof that he was forcibly restrained, it should be assumed that John of Patmos could leave the island whenever he chose, and return at any time he chose.
