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Much of Revelation employs ancient sources, primarily but not exclusively from the Old Testament. The book is commonly dated to about AD 95, as suggested by clues in the visions pointing to the reign of the emperor Domitian. The "beast with seven heads" and the number [[666]] seem to allude directly to the emperor | Much of Revelation employs ancient sources, primarily but not exclusively from the Old Testament. The book is commonly dated to about AD 95, as suggested by clues in the visions pointing to the reign of the emperor Domitian. The "beast with seven heads" and the number [[666]] seem to allude directly to the emperor Nero (reigned AD 54–68), but this does not require that Revelation was written in the 60s, as there was a widespread belief in later decades that Nero would return. | ||
The author names himself as "John", but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of Revelation also wrote the Gospel of John. He was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] Christian [[prophet]], probably belonging to a group of such prophets, and was accepted by the congregations to whom he addresses his letter. | The author names himself as "John", but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of Revelation also wrote the Gospel of John. He was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] Christian [[prophet]], probably belonging to a group of such prophets, and was accepted by the congregations to whom he addresses his letter. | ||