Modern name: Patmos, Greece
Patmos demonstrates that God's revelation cannot be imprisoned. Even in exile, John received the grandest prophetic vision in Scripture, revealing God's ultimate triumph over evil.
A small rocky island in the Aegean Sea where the apostle John was exiled during Roman persecution. Here he received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation, the final book of the Bible.
Patmos demonstrates that God's revelation cannot be imprisoned. Even in exile, John received the grandest prophetic vision in Scripture, revealing God's ultimate triumph over evil.
Latitude
37.3214°
Longitude
26.5453°
Known today as: Patmos, Greece
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