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U Said: You are in error about when the book of Revelation was written,

Really, then why did John specifically reference Laodicea, which was destroyed in AD 60 and again in AD 65.

U Said: and the Gospel of John is the testimony of Jesus Christ’s life and doctrine, as John gave his own living witness of it, as also Matthew did, which testimonies are also confirmed by Luke and Mark who were neither of them disciples and apostles.

The Gospels generally accepted as being written between 65 and 100 AD, with the Gospel of John being the latest at 90-100 AD.

U Said: So the Revelation Jesus gave John is the last Word from God to mankind,

You keep saying that, and I'd like to know where in the Bible it says that...

U Said: and was given after His teachings were delivered for three and a half years to the Apostles and disciples, and was delivered after His death, after His resurrection, and and after His ascension and seating on the Throne of His Glory.

So if revelation continued after his death, resurrection and ascension, why stop after 100 years? and where is that int he Bible?

I repeat, you are in error about when the book of Revelation was written, and you are terribly misinformed about history of the Church, the message of God’s Word, and who God is, besides.

u said, DelphiUser “Really, then why did John specifically reference Laodicea, which was destroyed in AD 60 and again in AD 65.”

John specifically referenced Laodicia because Laodicia was so wealthy that when the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 60 AD they refused all aid and rebuilt thier city with their own funds.

“Laodicea was a great center of banking and finance (Rev. 3:14-21). It was one of the wealthiest cities of the ancient world! When Laodicea was destroyed by an earthquake in 60 A.D., they refused aid from the Roman empire and rebuilt the city from their own wealth. “One of the most famous cities of Asia, Laodicea, was in the same year overthrown by an earthquake and without any relief from us recovered itself by its own resources” (Tacitus, Annals, 14:27).”....
The remains of the city are basically unexcavated, so most of what we know about the history of the city comes from written sources. The remains of two theaters, one Greek and one Roman, are on the northeastern slope of the plateau. A large stadium which also served as an amphitheater, dedicated by a wealthy citizen to the Roman emperor Vespasian in 79 A.D., can be found on the opposite end of the plateau. The stadium was used for both athletic contests and gladiatorial shows. Archaeologists discovered a life-sized statue of the goddess Isis in the ancient nymphaeum, or monumental fountain.

“The Gate to Ephesus, triple-arched and flanked by towers, was devoted to the Emperor Domition (81-96 A.D.). On the south-west side stand a number of buildings built under Vespasian (69-79 A.D.). An aqueduct bringing water into the city ended in a 16 foot tall water tower which distributed water throughout the city.”

Really, then why did John specifically reference Laodicea, which was destroyed in AD 60 and again in AD 65.

http://www.padfield.com/2005/laodicea.html