Isle of Patmos

Is John's exile on the Isle of Patmos be a type of the Church in Tribulation? Let's examine.

PATMOS (my killing): ELECT IN BABYLON FOR THE WORD OF GOD?

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.

Re 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain FOR THE WORD OF GOD, and for the testimony which they held:

Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and FOR THE WORLD OF GOD, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Re 2:9 I know thy works, and TRIBULATION, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Re 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and KILL THEM.

Re 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have TRIBULATION ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Joh 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever KILLETH you will think that he doeth God service.

Mr 12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and KILLING SOME.

EXILE ON PATMOS: CHURCH CAPTIVE IN BABYLON?

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.

Isa 51:14 The CAPTIVE EXILE <06808> hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

Jer 2:20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou WANDEREST <06808>, playing the harlot.

Jer 48:12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him WANDERERS <06808>, that shall cause him to WANDER <06808>, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

Isa 48:20 Go ye forth of BABYLON, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

Isa 52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O CAPTIVE daughter of Zion.

Jer 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the DUNGEON; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

JOHN’S VISION ON PATMOS: REVELATION OF CHRIST?

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.

Re 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the LORD’S DAY, and heard behind me a GREAT VOICE, as of a trumpet,

Jer 51:55 Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the GREAT VOICE; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

Re 18:2 And he cried mightily with a STRONG VOICE, saying, BABYLON the GREAT is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Re 1:12 And I turned to see THE VOICE that spake with me. And being **turned**, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

De 4:30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou **turn** to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto HIS VOICE;

De 30:10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou **turn** unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Lu 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, **turned** back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

Eze 3:12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a VOICE of a GREAT RUSHING, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.

Isa 17:12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the NOISE OF THE SEAS; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isa 17:13 The NATIONS shall rush like the RUSHING of MANY WATERS: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Re 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the VOICE OF MANY WATERS, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

Jer 51:13 O thou that dwellest upon MANY WATERS, abundant in treasures, thine END is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

Ps 18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of MANY WATERS.

SUMMARY CONCLUSION

John’s exile on the Isle of Patmos appears to be a picture of the Elect being in exile for the Word of God (Christ). The believers first come into tribulation and then at some point, they hear the voice of God in the form of HIS judgment on the Babylon. They then escape the judgment by TURNING to God as they hear the voice of God (Babylon).