A Clue
ignored by biblical scholars. John the Apostle knew Jesus was the Lamb. John the Baptist didn’t and John the Apostle knew this as well. So why would he use the word “lamb” 27 times and the word “Jesus” only 12 times? Who “bare record”? John the Baptist.
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A Chapter
in Acts finds Paul in Ephesus with followers of John the Baptist. John the Apostle must have known about that. He may have been asked to prophesy again. He would eat the little book then add the churches, Antipas, and Jesus. The little book would not have made it into the bible unless they believed the Apostle wrote it. Many didn’t.
A Courageous Author
willing to challenge established views on the Apocalypse. Josephine Massyngbaerde Ford may have been the first to suggest it was first written by John the Baptist. It was not well received and she later changed her mind. John the Baptist was preparing the way for the first coming, the Lamb of God. You will find the word “lamb” 27 times in the Apocalypse.
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A Reason
to suspect another writer of the Apocalypse. Not just a different John but a second John. Few would dare to consider it. Most couldn’t believe it was possible even though there were reasons to suspect it. Once considered there were additional signs to be found that would support this theory.
A Clue
that there is more than one writer of the Apocalypse. John is told to eat the little book and then is told he must prophesy again. It could be John the Apostle eating the little book written by John the Baptist. The Apostle would add Jesus, Antipas, and the seven churches.
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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