Did John The Revelator Die?
Note: The Bible is silent regarding when or how John died. Information regarding his last days comes to us primarily from tradition. All agree that John left the isle of Patmos where he was banished for preaching the gospel (see Revelation 1:9).
St. John 21:23 “Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”
Note: It is said John the apostle and John the Revelator is the same person.
Rev. 10 “And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.”
My thought: The Bible gives us enough info for us to know that God took him. The kind of disciple that he was, it’s not impossible that he could be alive in heaven with Enoch, Elisha, and Moses. The Bible said he must prophesy again. The word MUST is used. So I leave it the way it is. The way it is written in the Bible.
