{"id":114317,"date":"2026-11-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114317"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:05:52","slug":"who-wrote-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/who-wrote-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wie schreef het boek Openbaring? De Johannes die het zag op Patmos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A man named John wrote the Book of Revelation, and he tells us where he was when he saw it: &quot;I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ&quot; (Revelation 1:9). Which John he was, Christians have asked for almost as long as they have read the book. About\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revelation names its writer John, on Patmos. Justin Martyr called him an apostle, Dionysius of Alexandria doubted it, and scholars still answer both ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11624,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/john-bible-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":114317,"position":0},"title":"Is John in the Bible? Yes: The Hebrew Yohanan, &#8220;Yahweh Is Gracious&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes. 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