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Question: Where did
John see the visions (for the Book of Revelation)?
Question: Why was
(is)
Question: Does Patmos have any similarities (Scripture-wise) to
Let’s read Revelation 1:7-11 from www.biblegateway.com
Revelation 1:7-11 (NIV):
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see
him, even those who
pierced him; and all the peoples
of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be!
Amen.
8" I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the
Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is
to come, the Almighty."
One
like a Son of Man
9 I, John, your brother
and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient
endurance that are ours in Jesus, was
on the island of Patmos
of God and the testimony of Jesus.
10 On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice
like a
trumpet,
11 which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and
send it to the seven churches:
to Ephesus ,
Smyrna , Pergamum ,
Thyatira, Sardis , Philadelphia
and Laodicea
Now - let’s look at
some commentaries regarding
Halley, Irwin, Gromacki , and Miller all confirm that
John was “banished.”
Irwin tells us, “
mines or marble quarries.”
Furthermore, www.studylight.org tells us about
“An island of the Aeagean sea, to which the apostle
and evangelist John was banished by
Domitian, A.
D. 95, Revelation 1:9.
It is a rocky and desolate island, about twenty-eight miles in
circumference, with a bold and deeply indented shore; and was used by the
Romans as a place
of banishment for many criminals. It lies between Samos
and Naxos, about forty miles west by
south from the promontory of
mostly Greeks. Its principal port is a deep bay on the northeast side; the town
lying on a high
and steep hill, the summit of which is crowned by the old and castle-like
monastery of
Half way down the hill is a natural grotto, now covered by a Greek chapel, school,
etc. In this cave,
over-looking the sea and its islands towards his beloved
recorded his prophetic visions. The island is now called Patino;
and the port Patmo, or
San Giovanni di Patino. “
Question: Why was
(is)
Question: Does Patmos have any similarities (Scripture-wise) to
(ie. read Irwin’s comments above)
References:
The following were referenced on Dec. 21, 2007:
http://www.pilgrimtours.com/greece/info/patmos.htm
http://www.specialtyinterests.net/map_middle_east.html
http://www.studylight.org/dic/ats/view.cgi?number=T1570
http://dictionary.crossmap.com/definition/patmos.htm
http://www.web-books.com/Classics/YoungFolks/LondonBook/LondonBookC87P1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Skala.JPG
Gromacki, Dr. Robert G. “New Testament Survey.”
Baker Book House Co.
Halley, Henry H. “Halley’s Bible Handbook.” Zondervan
Publishing House.
Irwin, C.H. “Irwin’s
Bible Commentary.” Zondervan Publishing House.
Miller, Madeleine S. &
Harper & Bros. Publishers.