The Book of Revelation is traditionally dated to the end of the first century, around AD 95-96. This dating aligns with the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian (81–96 AD), during which the author, John of Patmos, is believed to have written the book while exiled on the island of Patmos. Early Christian sources such as Irenaeus (around AD 180), Victorinus (late 3rd century), Jerome (4th century), and Eusebius (early 4th century) affirm this late dating and the context of John's exile under Domitian. There are alternative views suggesting an earlier date around AD 68-69 during Nero's reign, with some scholars considering that parts of the book reflect events around the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, but the stronger and more widely accepted historical and internal evidences favor the late first-century date near AD 95-96. In summary, the most supported scholarly consensus is that the Book of Revelation was written near the end of the first century, around AD 95-96, during Domitian's persecution of Christians.
