he ate 

A Book 

and was told to prophesy again.  Why would John eat a little book?  To get it into the bible.  It is in the bible because certain key players believed it was written by the Apostle.  So who wrote the little book that John ate?  The Baptist.  He was preparing the way for the Lamb.  

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a history 

A Commentary 

a revelation without the churches.  An Apocalypse written by John the Baptist would not have the seven churches.  A careful reading of Eusebius and Victorinus is consistent with this.  The Baptist would use the word lamb about 27 times in his Apocalypse.  John the Baptist was preparing the way for the Lamb.  

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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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caution 

A Commentary 

by Victorinus modified by Jerome who was not happy with it.  What he added and/or edited is not clear.  It is possible that Victorinus was looking at a copy of the original Apocalypse and Jerome was not aware of this.  This would also explain why so many were convinced it was not written by John the Apostle who may have added the churches at a later date.  

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