john received a little book and he ate it while it was sweet as honey.
All we know about the Book of Revelation is that it is signed by 'John', who wrote from the island of Patmos. At some point, the Revelation to John of Patmos was associated with the John's Gospel solely because of the common name. Later still, Christian traditions arose as to how the Apostle John must have found his way to Patmos in order to write the book from there.Because of the association with the Apostle John, Revelation was preserved for posterity and given the status of an apostolic writing. Even so, there were doctors of the church who questioned its authenticity and complained about its theology.The second century Roman teacher, Gaius, called Revelation "heretical" and claimed that it was written by John's worst enemy, Cerinthus. The Church Father, Eusebius, called the Book of Revelation 'spurious'.There were not only serious doubts in the early Church as to the authenticity of Revelation, but we now know from analysis of the text that it was not written by the Apostle John at all.
"To show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass..." (Revelation 1). Additionally, God's "special revelation" is available to specific people (John) at specific times in specific places; it is available now only through Scripture.
The writer of Revelation calls himself John. He also declares that he is on the island of Patmos. Several of the early church father said John the apostle had been banished to othe island by the Roman Emperor Domitian Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, all credit the book to John. More recently a book called the Apocryphon of John (about a.d. 150), was found in Egypt that specifically attributes Revelation to John the brother of James.
So God can reveal himself to us graduallyYes, but more fully I would say, the purpose is to show the people of God that God has not checked out. He is still here and is active.One of the great questions throughout the Bible (and all of humanity) is how can God allow evil and evil people to prosper while good and rightness often suffer. The Book of Revelation is God's answer that in the end He will prevail and His final victory of Justice over evil will be forever.So, in the end, the Book of Revelation is a book of hope and promise.
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.
The book of Revelation is attributed to the apostle John, but it is about the visions and revelations received by John from Jesus Christ. The book primarily focuses on the end times, the final judgment, and the ultimate victory of Jesus Christ over evil.
The book of Revelation is considered by Biblical scholars to be the last book of the Bible written. It was written by the Apostle John through revelation from God. Following is one reference on the approximate dates when books of the Bible were written:http://www.scborromeo.org/truth/b2.htm
By revelation from his God "Allah" through the angle Gibraiel.
He wasn't. Revelations is not the word of God. John betrayed Jesus and God just as Judas did. Revelation is not from God. Read it and understand it. You will see the contradictions to what Jesus said and what God IS!
I think God inspired John to write it. No ordinary man could've wrote that. It has too much symbolism and stuff. God gave John a vision.
The last real or existing person who heard God speak was John the apostle. His experience is recorded in the book of revelation.
The last prophets mentioned in the Roman Catholic Bible come from the Book of Revelation. John of Patmos is generally considered the author of the Book of Revelation. He writes about two witnesses who will be God's prophets during the time of the Second Coming.
The book of Revelation would be the best source, according to the title of the book: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him" - Revelation 1:1
The writer of the book of Revelations in the New Testament is John (inspired by Jesus Christ) meaning that it came from God and he just wrote it. It was written while John was on a island that he was excelled to because of his beliefs he stayed there till he died.
The book of Revelation ( I see that you correctly used the singular ) was written by John on the isle of Patmos. It was written before the gospel of John and before several of the new testament books.
All we know about the Book of Revelation is that it is signed by 'John', who wrote from the island of Patmos. At some point, the Revelation to John of Patmos was associated with the John's Gospel solely because of the common name. Later still, Christian traditions arose as to how the Apostle John must have found his way to Patmos in order to write the book from there.Because of the association with the Apostle John, Revelation was preserved for posterity and given the status of an apostolic writing. Even so, there were doctors of the church who questioned its authenticity and complained about its theology.The second century Roman teacher, Gaius, called Revelation "heretical" and claimed that it was written by John's worst enemy, Cerinthus. The Church Father, Eusebius, called the Book of Revelation 'spurious'.There were not only serious doubts in the early Church as to the authenticity of Revelation, but we now know from analysis of the text that it was not written by the Apostle John at all.
Roman Catholic AnswerOur Blessed Lord is the perfect revelation of God to mankind, from the Catechism, paragraph 73: God has revealed himself fully by sending his own Son, in whom he has established his covenant for ever. The Son is his Father's definitive Word; so there will be no further Revelation after him. Islamic AnswerAll God book revelations to His prophets are perfect. However, these revelations had been altered by some followers in defending their own perspectives and beliefs. Quran, Muslims holy book, revelation to prophet Muhammad by God through the angel Gabriel (Jibril); being the last God holy book; is the only book that was not subject to any alterations and/or modification and hence is considered the present perfect God revelation.