A Conjecture
it is a reasonable explanation for the questions surrounding the Apocalypse. The original was about the first coming hence the time was near. Later in Ephesus there were John the Baptist followers who didn’t know Jesus. John the Apostle was well aware of this.
A Problem
with the Apocalypse. Why would he introduce himself three times at the beginning of the first chapter? There is only one reasonable explanation. They are three different Johns. John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John Chrysostom. Nothing else makes sense. It must be considered.
A Reasonable Theory
posed by Josephine Massyngbaerde Ford was that John the Baptist wrote the first version. It was not well received even though many scholars have held that the Apocalypse was the work of more than one author. It has also been held that the Apocalypse was first written in Hebrew and later translated into Greek.
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A Prophecy
made two thousand years ago. This was not about the end times! It was about the first coming. His “time is at hand” was two thousand years ago. John the Baptist knew that and he was preparing the way for the “Lamb of God”. You will find the word “lamb” 27 times in the Apocalypse. This suggests John the Baptist wrote the first version.
A Prophecy
of things which must shortly come to pass. John the Baptist was talking about the first coming. John who bare record. The first Apocalypse. The second, John to the seven churches was written by John the Apostle. The third John is John Chrysostom. Really.
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A Record
that ties John the Apostle to John the Baptist who bare record of the word of God. From Acts 19 we know John the Baptist had followers in Ephesus that did not know Jesus. When John was preparing the way, he didn’t know Jesus was the Lamb, a word found 27 times in the Apocalypse. John the Apostle didn’t use that word.
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A Strange Beginning
in the Apocalypse. Why is John mentioned three times? Has anyone addressed this in a reasonable way? Could they actually be three different people all named John? Victorinus and Eusebius gives us reason to believe that. Victorinus in his commentary doesn’t mention Antipas or the seven churches. He does mention the seven churches Paul wrote to. Eusebius doesn’t mention Antipas. He does mention six of the seven churches but doesn’t associate them with the Apocalypse. Both may be looking at the first version written by John the Baptist.
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A Revelation
of what must shortly come to pass. Who are his servants? Who is his servant? There are three different Johns. John the Baptist who bare record. John the Apostle who knew the seven churches. John Chrysostom who was in Ephesus at the beginning of the fifth century when Jerome was completing his Latin translation. The Vulgate.
A Reasonable Explanation
for all the issues surrounding the Apocalypse. When was it written? Who wrote it? Why was it written? John the Baptist was preparing the way for the first coming. John the Apostle was told to prophesy again to the seven churches. John Chrysostom convinced Jerome that the little book belonged in the bible. And the rest is history. Pay attention to history.
A Missing Martyr
in the Church History by Eusebius. Martyrs from Pergamus are not missing. Carpus and Papylus, and a woman named Agathonice are mentioned as martyrs in Pergamus but not Antipas. Victorinus doesn’t mention Antipas or the seven churches. Eusebius mentions six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse. There is a reasonable explanation for this. Their copy did not have them. The first version written by John the Baptist.
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