Book of Revelation Authorship
In the opening verse of Revelation, the author identifies himself as John. The earliest of the church fathers identify the author as John, the Apostle, the Son of Zebedee. While scholars throughout church history have contested John the Apostle as the author of Revelation, evidence within Revelation makes a strong case that John the Apostle wrote the book: Both the Gospel of John and Revelation focus on the number 7 (7 Signs, 7 “I AM” statements in John) Moses/Exodus Parallels (John, Revelation 15-16) Common themes such as manna, living water, life, and light
Verse 2 connects Revelation to the Gospel and First Letter of John (John 1:1, 1 John 1:4) Christ is glorified in death in both the Gospel of John and Revelation