a dispute 

A Writer Named John 

a confirmation that the Apostle wrote the Apocalypse was needed for it to be in the bible today.  Chrysostom was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing the Vulgate.  Many didn’t believe it was written by the Apostle and therefore didn’t belong in the bible.  Thanks to Jerome we have it in the bible today.  

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a patriarch 

A Christian Empire 

a bishop extraordinaire was in Ephesus to replace seven corrupt bishops at the beginning of the fifth century.  John Chrysostom, who never quoted the Apocalypse, could not ignore what John the Apostle may have left there.  At that time Jerome could have been looking for a reliable copy of the Apocalypse.  He was finishing the Vulgate.  

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Chrysostom 

A Third John 

who also am your brother was in Ephesus not too far from Patmos in the year 401 when Jerome was finishing the Vulgate 405.  The big question was whether it should include the Apocalypse.  Jerome had to be convinced it was written by John the Apostle.  Chrysostom would also need that proof.  He had three months to get it.  

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three johns 

A Fact 

that demands some kind of explanation.  Have you heard one?  Probably not.  A reasonable explanation is there were three different Johns connected with the Apocalypse.  John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John Chrysostom.  It fits with history.  Really.  

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