~ Who Wrote Revelation ~

The Scriptural truth is that John the Baptist wrote the book of Revelation, NOT John the disciple. This is solidly proven in the Word, itself. When you take any man's word for things, instead of finding the Scriptural answers, it will always be wrong; it matters not when that person lived.

Much of history has been told and re-told; and deliberately changed to suit someone's purpose. History is certainly NOT a reliable source of TRUTH.

You must go by the Word. What is the Revelation? It is the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Re 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Rev. 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

Now, stop and study this. This says that this John (a servant) bore record of Jesus.  It also says he bore record of all things that he saw.  He saw who Jesus was.  He told the world who the Son of God is.

So, who is revealed in the Word to have done this? Go to John 1:8 (speaking of John the Baptist)-He was not that Light, but was sent to BEAR WITNESS OF THAT LIGHT.

Bear witness and bear record means the same thing. I ask you to find one Word which designates John the disciple to do this.

Now, another proof is this: Revelation is a prophetical book; therefore HAD to have been written by a prophet. Now since, the prophets stopped with John the Baptist, him being the last one, it had to be this John. Proof: Luke 16:16-The law and the prophets were UNTIL JOHN: since that time the kingdom of God is preached and every man presseth into it.

That stopped the prophets. Since that time, preaching is God's way of getting the Word of God to people.

So, since it had to be a prophet who wrote Revelation, it had to be John the Baptist.

More proof: Back in Rev. 1:1-and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.

This is saying an angel brought this message to this John. Angels were used by God to bring the Word of God to the prophets. This was not done so to the NT. writers. The disciples were personally taught by Jesus. He opened their understanding AFTER his resurrection. They were not taught by an angel. That was the method of bringing the Word to prophets; strictly OT. method.

Not only that, but the prophets are the ones called 'servants'. The disciples were not called Servants.

John's whole purpose was to prepare the way of the Lord; to reveal him to the world; to bear record of Jesus. The disciple did not bear this record; John the Baptist did.

John said he was in the wilderness for the Word of God. He is the one who stayed in the wilderness until his showing to Israel. He received this revelation of Jesus BEFORE he started his ministry. God had given him a sign by which he would know the one he had written about. John bore record of Jesus when he baptized him.

Read Jesus' own words: John 5:33-Ye sent unto John, and he BARE WITNESS unto the truth.

v36-But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do , bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

Mt 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mt 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

This shows that John the Baptist was such an important man in the plan and works of God, that he was prophesied of by the Prophet Isaiah. It was told that he stayed in the wilderness until his showing to Israel. He was the one who received the revelation of the Son of God and made the way for Jesus. John was an Old Testament Prophet, and the very last one of them. Therefore, He was the one that an angel came to and gave the word of God to. John the disciple was no prophet. None of the NT ministers were of this type of prophet. They were taught the Word and had their understanding opened by Jesus, not an angel.

At the Baptism of Jesus, John declared that God had spoken to him previously about this Son of God and given him a sign by which he would know when he met the One. This alone proves that John the Baptist was the one to whom God had given the revelation of Jesus to and the one to reveal Jesus to the world. John the Baptist is the one who prepared the way for Jesus and bore witness of Jesus. No Scripture shows that John the disciple bore witness of Jesus nor that he made the way for Jesus. Only a prophet of the Old Testament type could have written the prophetical Book of Revelation.

Re 1:9- 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.

Now history teaches us that John the disciple was EXILED or imprisoned on the isle of Patmos. But I find no Scripture saying this. This is the one and only time Patmos is mentioned in Scripture. There is no mention here of being exiled or imprisoned here. It is made-up stuff. How long will people continue to accept made-up stuff instead of studying and accepting the truth of the Written Word of God?

Being in this isle of Patmos is also the wilderness which John the Baptist stayed in until his showing to Israel. Here on this isle, John the Baptist was given the last prophetical Book of the Scriptures, the REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST. See, that it said John was on this isle FOR THE WORD OF GOD. He was not there as a prisoner. He was not there for punishment or anything of that nature. He was there to receive the Word of God, the REVELATION of Jesus Christ.

After having written this marvelous Book, John came preaching the kingdom of Heaven and repentance to Israel. His entire purpose for doing so was to reveal the Son of God to the world. John the Baptist is the one who BORE WITNESS OF JESUS, so says the Written Word of God.

John 5:33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

John 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

Now the above verses are CLEARLY speaking of John the Baptist. We have no record where the Jews, to whom Jesus was speaking in John 5:33, ever sent unto any John except the Baptist, to inquire of the truth. The John which the Jews sent unto, is the same John who bore witness of the true Light, Jesus. This is the very purpose God sent John to the world, to bear witness of Jesus, the Light. Those two Scriptures alone placed together, prove beyond a doubt that John the Baptist is also the Revelator. To reveal is the same as to make known or bear witness of someone. Only John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus. That is what the Revelation is about, making the way for Jesus and revealing Him to the world. This was accomplished by John the Baptist.

Now, one last Scripture; the words of the John who wrote the book:

Rev. 22:8-And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things.

v9-Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am they fellowservant, and of thy BRETHREN THE PROPHETS, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

Now see, this angel told this John that he was the fellow servant of his BRETHREN, THE PROPHETS. This clearly identifies this John as a PROPHET. The prophets ended with John the Baptist. So says the Word of God.

Jesus himself taught his disciples; not an angel.

Lu 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Mt 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Mt 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Mt 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

The above verses prove that the Jews sent unto John the Baptist and that the law and prophets were only until John. These verses prove solidly that John the Baptist is the one who made the way for Jesus, as the prophesied Elijah. This proves John the Baptist was the true Revelator, who was the one to reveal Jesus.

By: Jo Smith