Bible Explorer · Event · c. AD 95–96

The Apostle John Exiled to the Island of Patmos

Name: The Apostle John Exiled to the Island of Patmos
Start: 95
End: 96

Because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, the elderly apostle John is exiled by the Roman empire to the desolate Aegean penal island of Patmos.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. AD 95–96 · Note: John's banishment to Patmos under Emperor Domitian recorded in Revelation 1:9.

Scripture References

Revelation 1:9

Biblical Figures Involved

John the Apostle

Event Locations

Patmos

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