John was given care of Mary (John 19:25-27)and the apostles left Jerusalem in 37-44 A.D. He settled in Ephesus with Mary (67 A.D.); lived there 27 years, then he was arrested at age 90. John penned his name 3 times (Rev. 1:1, 1:4 and 1:9). John wrote the book of Revelation from Patmos, an island off the coast of Turkey (Rev. 1:9). John was a political prisoner on the island, tradition says for about 18 months. About 93 A.D., John was arrested and went to Rome, he was boiled in oil and survived. After his survival, the Emperor Domitian ordered him banished to Patmos, an island in the Aegean Sea, where the worst political prisoners were taken.It was located 24 miles off the coast of Asia Minor, now Turkey and 60 miles from Ephesus. It was 10 miles long and 6 miles wide; the coast was jagged rocks. John lived in an abandoned cave on top of the island acropolis overlooking the Aegean Sea. There was a niche where John slept, it was called the "Cave of the Revelation." A "companion in tribulation" means excruciating distress and pressure." In 2 B.C. the island was dedicated to Hermes, the "messenger of the gods."Just like death couldn't hold Jesus down, the same thing goes for his followers. You will complete the tasks assigned to you. Our times are in God's hands. You shall live and not die. You shall declare the works and the words of the Lord to the glory of God.
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