John the Revelator

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John the Revelator is the traditional name given to the visionary author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, who is said to have received apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.

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Label Occurrences
John the Revelator canonical 4
John the Elder 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
New Testament figure
biblical figure
visionary
alsoKnownAs John of Patmos
John the Divine
John of Patmos
surface form: John the Seer
associatedWith Book of Revelation
New Testament
centuryOfActivity 1st century
commemoratedBy liturgical readings in Christian churches
feastDay 27 December
gender male
genreOfWorkAuthored apocalypse
prophetic literature
hasRole author of the Book of Revelation
prophet
hasVisionOf New Jerusalem
Almighty
surface form: the Alpha and Omega

the Beast
the Dragon
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: the Four Horsemen

the lake of fire
surface form: the Lake of Fire

the Lamb
the Seven Seals
the Seven Trumpets
the final judgment
the throne of God
influenced Christian art
Christian hymnody
Christian mysticism
apocalyptic literature
languageOfWorkOrName Koine Greek
mentionedIn Book of Revelation 1:1
Book of Revelation 1:9
religion Christianity
saidToHaveExperienced apocalyptic visions
subjectOf Christian eschatology
theologicalDebate identity with John the Apostle
identity with John the Evangelist
traditionalNameOf author of Revelation
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
visionLocation island of Patmos
surface form: Patmos
work Book of Revelation

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John of Patmos alsoKnownAs John the Revelator
John honorificTitle John the Revelator
subject surface form: John of Patmos
Third Epistle of John possibleAuthor John the Revelator
this entity surface form: John the Elder
John the Divine alsoKnownAs John the Revelator