Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Not to turn this into a religious discussion, but the book of Revelations was not written by John the Apostle. It was written by John the Divine, approximately 300 years after the crucifixion. Different John.
Normally I am in agreement with you on most things Lady's Human but I believe you are incorrect here. This is from a Bible commentary and is what I have been taught since childhood.

The apostle and evangelist, John, seems to have been the youngest of the twelve. He was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so as to be spoken of as the disciple whom Jesus loved. He was very sincerely attached to his Master. He exercised his ministry at Jerusalem with much success, and outlived the destruction of that city, agreeably to Christ's prediction, ch. 21:22. History relates that after the death of Christ's mother, John resided chiefly at Ephesus. Towards the close of Domitian's reign he was banished to the isle of Patmos, where he wrote his Revelation.

I believe the Book of Revelation was finished in 70 A.D.