有人认为他即是 使徒约翰、 拔摩岛的约翰（John the Divine），但也有不同的说法。在 帕皮亚的著作中，提到这位约翰长老。
双语例句
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Milton's alluding to what he took to be the divinely inspired prophesy of Saint Johnthedivine that ends the New Testament.
弥尔顿的暗示是从，圣约翰的布道中启发的，他是那位完结了《新约》的神学家。
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JohntheDivine had written in Revelation 14 -- you know this: and no man could learn that song but the one hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.