Sunday, July 24 I . . . was on the island called Patmos for speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus.​—Rev. 1:9.

[Áine]

Sunday, July 24

I . . . was on the island called Patmos for speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus.—Rev. 1:9.

 

Even while confined for preaching about Jesus, the apostle John proved that he was thinking of others. For example, he recorded the revelation that he received and had it sent to the congregations so that they would know what “must shortly take place.” (Rev. 1:1) Then, likely after he was released from Patmos, John wrote his Gospel account of Jesus’ life and ministry. He also wrote three letters in order to encourage and strengthen his brothers and sisters. You can imitate John’s self-sacrificing life course and prove that you love people by what you choose to do with your life. Satan’s system would have you spend all your time and energy on yourself, trying to make money or to make a name for yourself. Instead, self-sacrificing Kingdom proclaimers all over the world spend as much time as they can preaching the good news and helping people to draw close to Jehovah. w21.01 10 ¶9-10

[Wayne]

Sunday, July 24

I...was on the island called Patmos for speaking about God and bearing witness concerning Jesus.- Rev. 1:9.

 

Going along today's text and jumping forward to now, the WT, December 1, 1999 brings this out: 💕

 

The circumstances in which this Bible book was written are very significant for Christians living today. John was undergoing persecution because he was a witness for Jehovah and His Son, Christ Jesus. He and his fellow Christians were living in a climate of hostility because, while endeavoring to be good citizens, they could not practice emperor worship. (Luke 4:8) In some countries, true Christians today find themselves in a similar situation, where the State assumes the right to define what is “religiously correct.” How comforting, therefore, are the words found in the introduction to the book of Revelation: “Happy is he who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and who observe the things written in it; for the appointed time is near.” (Revelation 1:3) Yes, attentive and obedient readers of Revelation can find true happiness and many blessings.

Edited July 24, 2022 by Wayne
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[Doug]

So, is this saying that the Gospel according to John was the last of the inspired scriptures to be written?

[Áine]

3 hours ago, Doug said:

So, is this saying that the Gospel according to John was the last of the inspired scriptures to be written?

Yes I think it was the fourth and final one