Revelation letter sender, fellow sufferer, visionary witness, and servant
John, Seer of Revelation
letter sender, fellow sufferer, visionary witness, and servant
People
also: John
John is named as the servant who receives the revelation and addresses seven assemblies in Asia.
John, Seer of Revelation, is the servant to whom the revelation of Jesus Christ was made known and the sender who addresses seven assemblies in Asia (Revelation 1:1; Revelation 1:4). He calls himself a brother and fellow participant in pressure, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, and says he came to be on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus (Revelation 1:9). He identifies himself as the one who heard and saw these things and reports falling before the angel who showed them to him (Revelation 22:8). John is named in at least 4 verses in Revelation.
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Revelation 1:1
First named
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Revelation