A visit to Ephesus by John Chrysostom at the turn of the fifth century. Jerome was finishing the Vugate which would include the Apocalypse. At that time five of the seven dynasties of Rome had fallen. Chrysostom replaced seven corrupt bishops and may have spent some time on the isle of Patmos.
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A Brother on Patmos –
A third John who was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing his Vulgate that included the Apocalypse. At the time it was not clear if it would be. Jerome had to be convinced that it was written by the Apostle. John Chrysostom was in Ephesus replacing seven bishops at the beginning of the fifth century.
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A Revelation In Storm And Thunder –
A Russian astronomer named Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov found it in the stars. A date for the Apocalypse and the name of the writer. John Chrysostom in 395. He was in Ephesus in 401 replacing seven corrupt bishops. This might be the third John, a brother, on the Isle of Patmos. It is just another sign to read.
A Third John –
A companion in tribulation. Chrysostom was in Ephesus replacing seven corrupt bishops. He could have gone to Patmos for the word of God. He must have known about Jerome who was translating the bible and that many believed the Apocalypse didn’t belong in the bible unless of course it was written by the Apostle. He could find out.
A book with three writers named John: John who bare record, John to the seven churches, and John who am your brother. Lots of unsettled questions: Who?, When?, and now Where? Only the third John admits to being on the Isle of Patmos. Eusebius mentions six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse. Victorinus only mentions the seven churches Paul wrote to. So why not speculate?
A Beast That Was, Is Not, And Yet To Come
A chapter with numbers. Ten horns, seven heads, five are fallen, and two beasts. Babylon the Great ties them all together. Good luck counting kings. If you count dynasties, five had fallen when John Chrysostom was in Ephesus replacing seven corrupt bishops. He is your brother on Patmos.
A Translator
A life and time of Chrysostom by Chrysostomus Baur was translated by Sr. M. Gonzaga so the English might learn that he spent the first three months of 401 in Ephesus replacing seven corrupt bishops. Jerome was in Bethlehem completing the Vulgate which included the Apocalypse that was written on Patmos not far from Ephesus.
A Beginning Of The Fifth Century
A connection of dots: in chapter seven of Book Twenty in “City of God” by Augustine is his first commentary on the Apocalypse of John which came after Jerome put it in his Vulgate and that came after Chrysostom replaced seven corrupt bishops in Ephesus not far from Patmos.
A Revelation In Storm And Thunder
A Russian astronomer named Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov found it in the stars. A date for the Apocalypse and the name of the writer. John Chrysostom in 395. He was in Ephesus in 401 replacing seven corrupt bishops. This could be the third John, a brother, on the Isle of Patmos.
A Place Called Patmos
A man named John. Just one of His servants. There are two more also named John. The first bare record. The second wrote to the seven churches. The third was on the isle of Patmos. Three different Johns. A reasonable explanation for some of the questions surrounding the Apocalypse.
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