It seems that when John was well into his 90 ’ s, he was exiled on the Isle of Patmos “for speaking about God and bearing witness to Jesus. ”
Tõenäoliselt millalgi siis, kui Johannes oli ligi 100 - aastane, pagendati ta Patmose saarele „Jumala sõna ja Jeesuse Kristuse tunnistuse pärast ”.