It is true that John the Beloved is the writer of the book of Revelation,but he is not the author.The Author of  Revelation is the Lord Jesus, Himself.The Apostle John was the scribe... the holy man to whom God spoke these words.It seems that the Holy Spirit desires to make this known clearly and unmistakably.Revelation1:1 and Revelation 22:8 clearly declare that the revelation came from God Almighty-not from man.Revelation is  the only book in the New Testament that Jesus personally closes with His own signature "I,JESUS,HAVE SENT MINE ANGEL TO TESTIFY UNTO YOU THESE THINGS IN THE CHURCHES!"(Rev.22:16).The book of Revelation is not history,as some would have you believe.This book records past, things present,and things to come.The angel is unnamed.He is simply referred to as "HIS angel."The order of the Revelation is FROM God,TO Christ-then BY Christ's angel to John,and then TO US......to all believers,servants,bondsmen......all who are born again.The first verse closes with the words ".....unto His servant, John."John the Beloved always writes in the third person in the four books bearing his name,but here in the book of Revelation he writes in the first person.He names himself three times in the introduction:Chapter1,verses1,4,and 9.He names himself two times in the closing chapters of the book:Chapter21:2,chapter22:8.Verse 2:"Who bare record of the Word of God,and of the testimony of Jesus Christ,and of all things that he saw."The Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ form the sum total of all the visions and revelations beheld by John the Beloved in Revelation John not only heard the words recorded here,but he also saw the visions.In the Spirit,John saw what will literally take place upon this earth and in the heavenlies at the consummation of all things.COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS I PRAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN JESUS NAME!