A Prophecy Again
A little book eaten by John the Apostle who added the seven churches. He was told to prophesy again. Followers of John the Baptist were found in Ephesus by Paul in Acts 19. This is a reasonable explanation of why John uses his name three times in the first chapter of the Apocalypse. Three different Johns.
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A Servant Named John
A pure river of water of life. The revelation is not so clear. Where is clear. Who, when, what and why are not clear at all. John? Three times he identifies himself as John. The same John? Consider three different Johns. John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John Chrysostom have all been considered.
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A Testimony of Jesus Christ
A “bare record”. It was John the Baptist “who bare record”. It was John the Apostle who wrote “to the seven churches”. It was John Chrysostom, “who also am your brother”, who was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing his Vulgate and needed a reliable copy of the Apocalypse. Three Johns.
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A third John who was in Ephesus at the beginning of the fifth century replacing seven corrupt bishops. At this time Jerome was finishing the Vulgate and it would include the Apocalypse. Also at this time five of the seven dynasties of Rome had fallen. Three Johns in the first chapter. Count them.
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A Time
A writer. It was written by John on Patmos. Don’t know when or which John. Are there three of them? Why does John introduce himself three or four times? These questions have not been answered so we are forced to speculate based on what was written by those who read what no longer exists.
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A Book of Revelation
a bare record. A revelation to shew unto his servants. That’s plural. There is more than one John. John the Baptist who bare record. John the Apostle to the seven churches. John Chrysostom who also am your brother. It’s complicated but I can explain if you are really interested.
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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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A Reasonable Explanation
as to when it was written. We all know it was written by John. Which John? We have three to choose from. John who bare record. John to the seven churches. John who is our brother. To say they are all the same John is not reasonable. You have to consider the possibility that they are different.
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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 Working Theory
that addresses why there is little agreement on the Apocalypse. Who wrote it? When was it written? Why was it written? Where was it written? How did it get in the bible? Three johns is pure speculation but it does address all these issues.
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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