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AnswerModern biblical scholars say that the John who wrote the Book of Revelation on the island of Patmos was not the apostle John. However, Christian tradition says that the apostle John was exiled to the island of Patmos after having miraculously survived unharmed from being boiled in oil, and there wrote Revelation. Of course, it is unclear how the Romans would have forced John to the island if there was nothing they could do to harm him, on this scenario.

The island of Patmos was an important stopover between Rome and Ephesius, so John could have slipped off the island almost any time he chose. It is hard to find any reason he would have felt despondent if exiled there.

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