6 Bible Verses about John's View Of Inspiration

THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete. And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness.

A REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his servants [things] which must shortly occur, and he sent and made them known by his angel to his servant John, who declared the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ which he saw. Blessed is he that reads, and those that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is at hand.

And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he told me, These are the true words of God. And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his servants what must shortly occur. Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. And I am John who heard and saw these thing; and when I heard and when I saw I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a loud voice as of a trumpet, saying, What you see write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he put his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last and the living, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of hades.