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A Premise 

that the only reason the Apocalypse is in the bible is because someone believed it was written by John the Apostle.  That person is Jerome who defined the bible we have today.  His authority was Pope Damasus I.    His Vulgate would later become the official bible of the Catholic Church.  Before this you won’t find a complete copy of the bible and certainly not a complete copy of the Apocalypse.  We have to trust Jerome.  Many wanted his ear and his ability to translate.  
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the works of Jerome

A Survivor 

unlike previous copies of the Apocalypse.  During the chaos of the Protestant Reformation the Church first turned to the Vulgate and made it the official Bible.  You won’t find copies of the Apocalypse prior to Jerome’s version.  They don’t exist.  We have to trust Jerome.  He was there.  His travels are well documented.  His authority came from the Pope.  

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The Bible

A Canon 

that includes the Apocalypse for one reason only.  Jerome was convinced it was written by the Apostle John.  Jerome communicated with everyone except Chrysostom.  Chrysostom quoted every book of the Bible except the Apocalypse.  He didn’t think it was written by the Apostle.  His visit to Ephesus may have changed his mind.  

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The Vulgate

A Bible

to be trusted.  Jerome didn’t just translate the Bible.  He had to find reliable manuscripts.  Augustine warned him that another translation would just add to the confusion that already existed.  Chrysostom may have determined the final version of the Apocalypse.  Before this there was little agreement as to whether it belonged in the Bible. 
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Jerome Augustine Chrysostom

A First Resurrection 

for those who reigned with Christ.  Fathers of the Church who kept the faith during troubled times.  Jerome gave us the Bible.  Augustine taught there was no reason without faith.  Chrysostom gave his life trying to correct corruption within the Church.  They were major figures at the beginning of the fifth century.  What can they teach us?    
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