Revelation

I. Background a) Author and When It Was Written The book of Revelation was written by Apostle John, son of Zebedee, when he was exiled to the island of Patmos (Ch 1:9) by the Romans for his teaching of the Gospel. John was said to be born in 6 AD, and died in 100 AD at age of 94. He was one of the "inner circle" of Jesus's disciples. The other in the inner circle were Peter and James.  The year that John wrote Revelation was controversial. Some said is the 40's AD, others said in the 90's AD. Most people also believe that John wrote Revelation just before he died. If he wrote it when he was 90 years old, then it should be around 96 AD.  I wonder what will we be doing when we are 90 years old! b) What is the basic message? Revelation basically describe the 7 years of tribulation, starting with warnings and praise to the 7 churches, and ending with the coming of Jesus, where He will reign for 1000 years. After that, God will create a new heaven (universe) and earth,