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103 | In the Margins: To the Edge of the World, Patmos, Part 1
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What does it take to reach the island where the last book of the Bible was written—and what happens when a ship's captain decides to sail through contested waters rather than turn back?
In Part 1 of this two-part journey to Patmos, Anna and John begin with an unforgettable night overlooking the Aegean Sea before boarding a cruise ship that would make history: the first vessel to pass through the tension-filled Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict warnings, opening the passage for five or six ships that followed behind it.
From there, the episode turns to the remarkable story of the Apostle John's exile. Discover why Emperor Domitian banished John to Patmos—a barren, thorn-covered "penal colony" island chosen specifically for its remoteness and lack of resources—and the startling tradition that John survived a poisoned cup in Rome before being sent away. Learn how, rather than being silenced, John continued preaching freely on the island, eventually being recognized by the second century as the founder of the regional church. Featuring reflections from teacher Jonathan Cahn recorded live on Patmos, this episode explores how God delivered the entire book of Revelation to an old man who had lost everything—Paul, Peter, Israel, the world he knew—and reminds us that God is never finished writing new beginnings, even from the most forgotten places on earth.
The episode closes with a striking fact: this ten-square-mile island, intended by Rome to be barren and irrelevant, now holds more than 365 churches and chapels—one for every day of the year.
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