Places of the Bible

Patmos

Aegean island · New Testament · 1 verse

A small rocky island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor. The name appears in Revelation in the King James text.

About Patmos

A small rocky island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor.

Its place in the story

Patmos was where the apostle John was exiled for his faith. There he received the visions recorded in the book of Revelation.

Patmos in Scripture (KJV)

“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.”

Revelation 1:9 (KJV)

Where it leads

On Patmos John saw the risen and glorified Christ and received the Revelation of Jesus Christ.

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