When was the Book of Revelation written?

Answer 1

Some accounts say in 96 CE, but there is actually no proof that Revelation was written in 96, there is only one vague statement for Iraneus that it could have been, but Revelation was most likely written somewhere between the year 40 and 65 and it predicted tha attack on Jerusalem by the Romans which occured over a 3.5 year period arounf the year 70 CE. Revelation is thus fulfilled. Since it is a Revelation of John, it had to be written much before he died. He died between 81-89 and wrote nothing after his banishment in 65. All records of John's writing are dated between 40 and 65.

He was nearly 100 when he died as, the church noted.

AnswerMost theologians "want" earlier dates because they don't want to deal with the other possibilities----- prophecies yet to be fulfilled!

Answer 2

96 AD

Another Answer - Earlier non-traditional

BaldStatement that Revelation was writtenbefore destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD

"Because church tradition says that Domitian exiled John to the Isle of Patmos , many scholars have dated the Book of Revelation to be during Domitian's reign as Roman Emperor in the 90's. However, Domitian served temporarily as Emperor in AD70 when his father [Vespasian] was away from Rome. The weight of internal evidence in the Book of Revelation suggests that it was written before the destruction of Jerusalem (see John A.T. Robinson's "Redating The New Testament", Westminster Press, Chapter 8, for details}. The little-known fact of Domitian's reign meshes the internal evidence with the testimony of church history quite nicely. "

{ From "Note 56" of "The Untold Story Of The New Testament Church An Extraordinary Guide To Understanding the New Testament" " by Frank Viola 2004 ISBN 0-7684-2236-1 ]

Anyone can make a claim, but it must have proof. Therefore:-

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Proof of previous statement that Revelation waswritten before destruction of Jerusalem in70AD

"Traditionally, the book of Revelation has been dated near the end of the first century, around A.D. 96. Some writers, however, [believe]that the Apocalypse was penned around A.D. 68 or 69, and thus the thrust of the book is supposed to relate to the impending destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70). "

["When Was the Book of Revelation Written?" @ https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1552-when-was-the-book-of-revelation-written ]

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"Aramaic Peshitta Preface - hints to an early date

The preface comment to the Book of Revelation in the Aramaic Peshitta version has a comment which would place the writing of the Book of Revelation to the early date, a time prior to 70 AD. The title page of the Book of Revelation contains the following statement: "The revelation which God gave the evanglist John on the island of Patmos where he had been banned by Nero Caesar." The emperor Nero however died in 68 AD, and according to Roman rules those banned by a Cesaer would be released after the Caesar's death ... thus, John would have been released from Patmos in 68 AD (or shortly thereafter) and the time when he received this revelation and wrote it down would have been prior to 70 AD. John himself mentions in the book that he was at Patmos, when he received this revelation."

[" When was the Book of Revelation written? " @ http://www.biblecenter.de/bibel/studien/e-std310.php ]

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"Warnings to seven churches in Asia

The Book of Revelation specifically mentions that this revelation was of special relevance to the seven churches in Asia and that John wrote it and had it sent to those churches by messengers (cp Rev 1:4). It is important to note that during Paul's ministry in the 50ies AD, there had been nine churches established in Asia. At about 60/61 AD there was a large earthquake in which, as we can read in secular sources, the cities of Colossae, Hierapolis and Laodicea were totally destroyed. Laodicea was the only city of these three which was rebuilt soon afterwards, which then left seven cities with churches in Asia. The period of time where there were only seven churches in Asia was only during the few years from the early 60ies AD to the time prior to the Jewish war.

In order for the book to even be of benefit to the Christians in Asia, it must have been written prior to 66/67 AD, before Vespasian was coming through this area with his armies as they were getting in position for the war against the Jews. Once the war started, the Romans plundered and persecuted the Christians as well as the Jews wherever they came through."

[Also from " When was the Book of Revelation written? " @ http://www.biblecenter.de/bibel/studien/e-std310.php ]

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" Further, John describes the Temple at Jerusalem as being in existence in Revelation 11:1-2 and this would demand a pre-70 C.E. period before the Temple was destroyed. John's indication that Jerusalem had a population of about 70,000 persons (Revelation 11:13) could only apply to the time before the war. In fact, the Tenth Legion occupied the central area of Jerusalem after 70 C.E. and in no way could the population then be about 70,000.

Another point that shows an early date of composition are two statements made by John in which he indicated that to be reckoned as Jewish was, in that time, an honorable and desirable thing. The two references concern the wish of some Christians to be Jewish, though in actual fact they were not Jews (Revelation 2:9; 3:9). These two statements indicate an early writing of Revelation because after the Jewish/Roman War of 66 to 73 C.E., there was hardly a Christian (especially any Gentile Christian) who wanted to be identified with the Jewish people. During and after the war, the Jewish people were held in disdain throughout the Roman Empire because of the war and (what Gentiles considered) their antisocial behavior. But before 66 C.E. it was quite popular among Christians in wanting to be "Jewish."

[" When Was the Book of Revelation Written? " @ http://www.askelm.com/restoring/res026.htm ]

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"it is common to contend that Revelation was written long after the destruction of the temple in AD 70. ...

First, if the apostle John were indeed writing in AD 95-long after the destruction of the temple- it seems incredible that he would make no mention whatsoever of the most apocalyptic event in Jewish history-the demolition of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple at the hands of Titus. ... Imagine that you are reading a history concerning Jewish struggles in Nazi Germany and find no mention whatsoever of the Holocaust. Would it not be reasonable to suppose that this history was written prior to the outbreak of World War II? ...Just as it stretches credulity to suggest that a history of the Jews in Germany would be written in the aftermath of World War II and yet make no mention of the Holocaust, so too it is unreasonable to think that Revelation was written twenty-five years after the destruction of Jerusalem and yet makes no mention of the most apocalyptic event in Jewish history."

[" Was Revelation written before or after the destruction of the temple in AD 70?

" @ http://www.equip.org/bible_answers/was-revelation-written-before-or-after-the-destruction-of-the-temple-in-ad-70/ ]

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Revelation is often dated to 96AD because Domitian was Roman emperor from 81 to 96AD. However, he was also emperor beforethen.

Domitian's youth and early career were largely spent in the shadow of his brother Titus, who gained military renown during the First Jewish-Roman War. This situation continued under the rule of his father Vespasian, who became emperor in 69

[From article "Domitian " @ http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Domitian.html ]

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In the war with Vitellius he [ Domitian] took refuge in the Capitol with his paternal uncle Sabinus and a part of the forces under him. When the enemy forced an entrance and the temple was fired, he hid during the night with the guardian of the shrine, and in the morning, disguised in the garb of a follower of Isis and mingling with the priests of that fickle superstition, he went across the Tiber with a single companion to the mother of one of his school-fellows. There he was so effectually concealed, that though he was closely followed, he could not be found, in spite of a thorough search. It was only after the victory that he ventured forth and after being hailed as Caesar, he assumed the office of city praetor with consular powers, [ie Emperor with full powers] but only in name, turning over all the judicial business to his next colleague. ... Not to mention all details, ... in a single day he assigned more than twenty positions in the city and abroad, which led Vespasian to say more than once that he was surprised that he did not appoint the emperor's successor with the rest.

[From "The Life of Domitian" [by Suetonius, 'The Lives of the Caesars'] @ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Domitian*.html ]

Since Vespasian died in 79AD, Domitian had to have been called Emperor before that, but it can be narrowed down furthur than that to December 21 69AD..

Domitianus was the second son of the future emperor Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla. During the civil war of ad 69over the imperial crown, Domitian remained unharmed in Rome, but on December 18 he took refuge in the Capitol with his uncle Flavius Sabinus, escaping into hiding when the Capitol was stormed by supporters of Vitellius. On the entry of his father's [that is, Vespasian's] supporters into Rome two days later he [Domitian] was saluted as Caesar, and he became praetor next year. He[Domitian]attempted to turn the repressive military campaign of Petillius Cerialis in the Rhineland into a triumphal operation of his [Domitian's] own; and for this and other excesses he[Domitian]is said to have required his father's[Vespasian] pardon when the latter arrived at Rome in autumn ad 70. Domitian, however, was princeps juventutis (an imperial prince) and was consul six times in Vespasian's lifetime;

[ Article "Domitian" @ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/168802/Domitian ]

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Little is known about Domitian in the turbulent 18 months of the three emperors, but in the aftermath of the downfall ofVitelliusin A.D. 69 he presented himself to the invading Flavian forces, was hailed as Caesar,and moved into the imperial residence. Guided by Gaius Licinius Mucianus, Vespasian's chief advisor, Domitian represented the family in the senate and suggested that other issues be postponed until Vespasian's arrival from the East. Eager for military glory himself, Domitian soon led reinforcements to Germany, where the Batavian auxiliaries of the Rhine legions had revolted. The uprising failed before he could arrive, however, and the literary accounts of his achievements are not to be trusted. It was also during this period, perhaps in late A.D. 70, that he married Domitia Longina, ...

Domitian's role in the 70's was determined largely byVespasian's choice of Titusas his successor. To him [Titus]fell a series of ordinary consulships, the tribunician power, the censorship, and the praetorian prefecture.Domitian, on the other hand, was named six times to the less prestigious suffect consulship,retained the title of Caesar,and held various priesthoods. He was given responsibility, but no real power.

[ " Titus Flavius Domitianus(A.D. 81-96)" @ http://www.luc.edu/roman-emperors/domitian.htm }

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Titus Flavius Domitianius was the younger son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla, born in AD 51 at Rome.

He was the younger and the clearly less favoured son of Vespasian who cared much more for his heir Titus.

During his father's uprising against Vitellius in AD 69, Domitian was in fact in Rome. Though he remained unharmed.

When the city prefect of Rome and elder brother of Vespasian, Titus Flavius Sabinus attempted to seize power, during the confusion about Vitellius' alleged abdication, on 18 December AD 69, Domitian was with his uncle Sabinus. He hence went through the fighting on the Capitol, though, unlike Sabinus, he managed to escape.

For a short time after arrival of his father's troops, Domitian enjoyed the privilege of acting as regent. Mucianus (the governor of Syria and ally of Vespasian who had led an army of 20'000 to Rome) acted as Domitian's colleague in this regency and carefully kept Domitian in check.

For example with there being rebels against the new regime in Germany and Gaul, Domitian was eager to seek glory in suppressing the revolt, trying to equal his brother Titus' military exploits. But he was prevented from doing this by Mucianus.

When alas Vespasian arrived in Rome to rule it was made evidently clear to everyone that Titus was to be the imperial heir.

["Titus Flavius Domitianius ( AD 51 - 96)" @ http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/domitian-index.html ]

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Though in AD 66, as a member of Nero's imperial entourage in Greece, ...Vespasian committed the ultimate sin by either walking out or falling asleep during the course of one of Nero's recitals. He fell from grace and fled to some obscure country town, hiding in fear of his life.

But in AD 67 he was offered a province and an army command of three legions by Nero. If the emperor was mad and wanted to see Vespasian dead, he needed him now. The Jewish rebellion of AD 67 called for a commander who knew of ways to oust the Jews from their walled cities. Someone had obviously reminded the emperor of Vespasian's record against the defensive earthworks in Britain.

... Vespasian headed for Judaea, directed the reduction of Jotapata in the north and began the preparations for the siege of Jerusalem.

On hearing of Nero's death Vespasian formally recognized the accession of Galba [was Emperor 68-69AD].

When news arrived of Galba's murder in early AD 69, Vespasian was prompted to consider rebellion. He had on his side the governor of Syria, Gaius Licinius Mucianus. At first the two had not got along well, mainly due to Mucianus resenting that Vespasian's military command had been given higher status by Nero than his governorship, but now they both needed allies to weather the crisis following the death of two emperors.

After Otho's [Emperor 69AD] suicide in April AD 69 they formed plans to take action. They both acknowledged Vitellius' accession [Emperor 69AD], but meanwhile secretly enlisted the support of Tiberius Julius Alexander in Egypt. Mucianus had no sons of his own to be his heirs. Alexander was only of equestrian rank - and a Jew. Neither therefore could be considered as potential emperors. Vespasian though had two sons, Titus and Domitian, was of senatorial rank and had held the consulship. All three agreed, that he should be their candidate for the throne.

On 1 July, [69AD] Alexander commanded the legions in Egypt to swear an oath of allegiance to Vespasian. Within two weeks the armies in Judaea and Syria had followed that example. The plan was that Mucianus would lead twenty thousand men into Italy, with Vespasian remaining in the east, where he could control the all-important Egyptian grain supply to Rome.

Though by late August the Danubian armies also declared themselves for Vespasian.

Antonius Primus, commander of the Sixth Legion in Pannonia, and Cornelius Fuscus, imperial procurator in Illyricum, now led the Danube legions in a rapid descent on Italy. They commanded a relatively modest force of five legions, perhaps 30'000 men, which was only half of what Vitellius had at his disposal in Italy.

The Second Battle of Cremona began on 24 October AD 69 and ended the next day in complete victory for Primus and Fuscus.

On 17 December AD 69 an army sent to fight Primus and Fuscus defected to them at Narnia, leaving the way free to Rome.

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When Vitellius learned of this he tried to abdicate and Vespasian's elder brother Titus Flavius Sabinus, city prefect of Rome at the time, attempted to take control of the city. But he and his supporrters were attacked by Vitellius' soldiers and killed.

Two days later, on 20 December, the army of Primus and Fuscus fought its way into Rome against a determined defence. The following day [21 December] the senate confirmed Vespasian as emperor. Mucianus arrived soon after.

Until Vespasian's arrival Mucianus ruled on his behalf alongside the emperor's younger son Domitian who had been in Rome throughout the troubles .

Vespasian now headed for Rome, leaving his son Titus behind to capture Jerusalem, and arrived at Rome in October AD 70. He was almost 61 but he was still fit and active.

Soon after Titus in Palestine brought an end to the Jewish revolt …. In effect Vespasian, an old military veteran, was the man who could finally deliver peace to the empire.

Vespasian possessed insight and the sense of how to maintain peace, too. Though the destruction of Jerusalem and the retaliation against the Jews were carried out with unnecessary severity, and restrictions were placed on some of their practices, Jews were excused from Caesar-worship.

Vespasian's ... chose to date his accession [not on] 21 December AD 69, when the senators had recognized him, but 1 July AD 69 when he had first been acclaimed emperor by his troops. ...

On his son Titus' return to Rome from Palestine in AD 71, Vespasian formally made him his associate in government, granting him the title of Caesar, and appointed him commander of the imperial guard, a sound move considering the role teh praetorians had plaid in establishing and overthrowing previous rulers. …...............

[" The Success of Vespasian" @ http://www.josephus.org/FlJosephus2/warChronology5Pg3.htm ]

Dec 22, 69

The people of Rome declare Vespasian emperor.

The next day, Mucianus arrives with his forces. He supports V's nephew Domitian as acting Emperor until V can arrive. The people of Rome acclaim Vespasian emperor. (4.11.4 655)

Some time later

Vespasian hears the news in Alexandria, determines to go to Rome.

Vespasian reaches Alexandria and hears the news from Rome. The city celebrates. He determines to sail for Rome as soon as the winter is over. (4.11.5 658)

[from " The Judaean Campaign, 68-69 CE & Emperor Vespasian, 69 CE " @ http://www.josephus.org/FlJosephus2/warChronology5Pg3.htm]

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Vespasian waits until weather improves before he can leave Alexandria:-

"In the months during which Vespasian was waiting at Alexandria for the periodical return of the summer gales and settled weather at sea, .."

[http://poetry.rapgenius.com/Tacitus-histories-481-annotated#note-2710928]

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Date Vespasian left Alexandria for Rome:-

"he had departed Alexandria in the second part of August [in year 69AD]

[Note 23 from book "Vespasian" by Barbara Levick

@ http://books.Google.com.au/books?id=auqGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234&dq=when+did+Vespasian+leave+Alexandria+to+return+to+Rome&source=bl&ots=iSLoN8hiWl&sig=DA_VQLH3-5v2He4CbyN-2LE-P7E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ePuXU4qHCMfckgW7yoGIBQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=when%20did%20Vespasian%20leave%20Alexandria%20to%20return%20to%20Rome&f=false]

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Date Vespasian arrived in Rome from Alexandria :-

"Upon his arrival in Rome in late summer, A.D. 70, ..."

[ @ http://www.luc.edu/roman-emperors/vespasia.htm]

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Vespasian now headed for Rome, leaving his son Titus behind to capture Jerusalem, and arrived at Rome in October AD 70.

[ " The Success of Vespasian" @ http://www.josephus.org/FlJosephus2/warChronology5Pg3.htm ]

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Even though Vespasian had been declared Emperor by the army while he was in Judea, he had made Domitian acting-emperor until he returned to Rome.

This means Domitian was Caesar in Rome from mid-August 69AD to late October 70AD, so Domitian was acting Emperor for more than a year.

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Answer 3

Revelation was a brand name used by Western Auto back when they dealt in firearms and ammunition. This was in the nineteen fifties and sixties, as you would know if you ever bothered to read the Bible.

Answer 4

Irenaeus identified the "Disciple whom Jesus loved" in the fourth gospel as being John, and drew the conclusion that John was the author of this gospel. At some point, either Irenaeus or another associated the Revelation to John of Patmos with John's Gospel because of the common name, thus preserving a book that might otherwise have been forgotten. Irenaeus, who did much to establish what should be included in the New Testament canon, considered Revelation to be authentic. However, by the end of the second century, Origen was questioning the authorship of Revelation, and Eusebius (260-340 CE) considered the book spurious.

In the fourth century, Bishop Eusebius of Caesaria provided the first complete surviving list of what the Christian Bible should contain. After listing those that he recommended for inclusion, he said, "To these may be added, if thought proper, the Revelation of John."

Answer 5

One view is that the Book of Revelation was written in the late 60s as a reaction to the persecutions under Emperor Nero. However scholars believe that there was no general or widespread persecution under Nero, apart from the Roman Christians being, perhaps unfairly, blamed for the Great Fire or Rome. They point out that Acts of the Apostles never mentions any such persecution, in spite of being written long afterwards. In fact, no Christian writing in the first two centuries of Christianity referes to a period of persecution in the sixties.

Another view is that the Book of Revelation was written in the 90s as a reaction to the persecutions under Emperor Domitian (81-96), but it is now accepted that there was no widespread official persecution under this emperor either.

We do not really know when Revelation was written, but scholars do say that the author, now known as John of Patmos, could not have been the author of John's Gospel. The style and theology are too different.

Answer 6

The majority of Revelation is in the future. Most Christians writers agree chapters 2 and 3 relate to the Church age, which we live in now, and the rest of the book is still in the future.

ANOTHER ANSWER:

Only Jesus is found worthy to strip away the symbolic "seven seals" from the scroll [book] that His Father in heaven held in His right hand [see Rev.5:1-7]. These "seven seals" are "seven major global events" that either exist in the world... or shall come into existence in the future, that Jesus reveals to His servants in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21; as well as tidbits of them here and there among all of the things Jesus talked about throughout His earthly ministry. Which is mainly, the future establishment of the Kingdom of God on the earth.

While the symbolic seven seals on the scroll aren't explained by Jesus in the book of Revelation... which is written as a "parable" that He spoke exclusively to the general public so that they wouldn't know what He meant. He does explain their meanings to His servants, privately, in the chapters of Matthew, Mark and Luke, mentioned above. These chapters follow the same chronological order as the book of Revelation does. And Jesus' plain, clear language in Matthew, Mark, and Luke are His explanation of Revelation's "seven seals."

As it turns out... of the "seven seals" stripped away from the scroll... only the first four, the Four famous Horsemen of the Apocalypse, have been fulfilled and HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT FULFILLMENT SINCE MAN FIRST BEGAN TO SIN [which is, and has always been, disobedience to God's Commandments - I John 3:4].

Read Jesus' plain explanation of the meaning of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Matthew 24:

"'Take care,' Jesus answered, 'that no one mislead you; for many will come in My Name saying, ''I am the Christ,'' and will mislead many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. SUCH THINGS MUST HAPPEN, BUT THE END IS NOT YET. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom (Isa.19:2), and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ALL THESE THINGS ARE THE BEGINNING OF BIRTH-PANGS." (Matt.24:4-8 MNT Montgomery New Testament)

This is Jesus encapsulation of Revelation's "first four seals" stripped away from the scroll. And all they are are the things that have been going on on planet earth since man first ran away to hide from God in the beginning [see Gen.3:8].

And the effects of the first four seals began to come to pass early on in man's generations.

Revelation's Seals FIVE, SIX, and SEVEN are still in the future -- the VERY NEAR FUTURE -- as the false religion [including 'false Christianity'], wars, famines, diseases and earthquakes of the Four Horsemen grow in frequency and intensity... to eventually explode into SEAL FIVE: the GREAT TRIBULATION! Which, chronologically, Jesus describes as "global persecution against His NAME and His church; His servants":

"Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will PUT YOU TO DEATH, and you WILL BE HATED BY ALL NATIONS FOR MY NAME'S SAKE. And then many will stumble and fall (Isa.8:15), and will betray one another, and hate one another. Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many; and because of the increase of iniquity [sin; disobedience to God's Laws] the love of the majority will grow cold; but he who endures to the end will be saved. And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE INHABITED EARTH, for a testimony to the Gentiles, and THEN WILL COME THE END.'" (Matt.24:9-14 MNT)

Jesus' description of "Seal FIVE" [the Great Tribulation] continues through Matthew's verses 15-28. This hasn't come to pass... yet. And Seal FIVE sets up the "Divine Intervention" into the affairs of men: SEAL SIX:

Compare "Seal SIX" of Revelation 6:12-17 with Jesus' explanation in Matthew 24:29:

"But immediately after the Tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken (Isa.13:10; 34:4)."

None of Seals FIVE [the Great Tribulation] nor SIX [the heavenly signs that shall cut the Great Tribulation short] has occurred... yet. The Four Horsemen's continuous ride back and forth across planet earth over the generations hasn't brought them to fruition... yet.

But notice that SIX SEALS are all opened [stripped away by Jesus] in Revelation's SIXTH CHAPTER; leaving the last SIXTEEN chapters of Revelation's TWENTY-TWO chapters to deal with SEAL SEVEN!

"Seal SEVEN" is the main theme of the book of Revelation: the time of the global event that shall shake the earth to its roots -- the DAY THAT JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH WITH HIS KINGDOM -- the DAY OF THE LORD!

THE "LORD's DAY!"

"I was IN THE SPIRIT on THE LORD's DAY, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like a Trumpet..." (Rev.1:10 MNT)

"The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon will turn bloodred BEFORE that Great and Terrible DAY OF THE LORD arrives. And anyone who calls on the Name of the LORD will be saved. There will be people on Mount Zion in Jerusalem who escape, just as the LORD has said. These will be among THE SURVIVORS whom the LORD has called." (Joel 2:31-32 NLT New Living Translation)

Most of the book of Revelation deals with the SEVENTH SEAL on the scroll; the Day of the LORD: the Day that Jesus returns to earth. Seal SEVEN is broken down into "Seven TRUMPET Plagues." And the "Seventh Trumpet" is broken down into the final "Seven VIAL Plagues" filled up with God's WRATH just before He makes His final descent upon the earth [see Rev.16].

None of Seals FIVE, SIX nor SEVEN have come to pass... yet.

Only the continuously fulfilled global occurrences of Seals ONE through FOUR: false Christianity and the other false religions in the world, wars, famines, pestilences, diseases, earthquakes around the world... have come to pass thus far; and shall continue to do so until the frequency and intensity of these first four seals [Horsemen] bring about the fulfillment of Seals FIVE and SIX, which shall finally usher in Christ's return: Seal SEVEN.

"Then the sign of the Son of Man WILL APPEAR IN THE SKY; and then ALL THE TRIBES [nations] OF THE EARTH WILL LAMENT, when THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING UPON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN, with POWER and GREAT GLORY. And He will send forth His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and THEY WILL GATHER HIS ELECT TOGETHER from the four winds [every compass direction on earth], from the utmost part of heaven to utmost earth... when you see these SIGNS, know that He IS NEAR, at the very doors." (Matt.24:30-33 MNT)

Only within the last few decades have "all the nations of the earth" [including the once-greatest nation of the United States of America] begun to "hate the name of Jesus Christ," The Bible, and His Commandments, globally. Only now, the first hint of the ushering in of Seal FIVE is able to be seen in the world with increased frequency and intensity. And now can the beginnings of the fulfillment of Seal FIVE be seen on a global scale.

"Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and put you to death, and you will be hated by ALL NATIONS FOR MY NAME'S SAKE." (Matt.24:9 MNT)

Answer 7

The Bible Book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John while he was exiled on Patmos in the year 96.

See attached link for further discussion.

Answer 8

John was in exile on the island of Patmos when he wrote Revelation. (Revelation 1:9.)

Answer 9

The Book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John around the year 96 CE

Answer 10

They have not all come to pass yet.