Bible Explorer · Event · c. AD 96-98
Following the assassination of Emperor Domitian and the imperial amnesty decreed by Nerva, the aged apostle John returned from exile on Patmos to Ephesus to guide the expanding network of Asian house churches.
Date: c. AD 96-98 · Note: Post-Domitianic return and late pastoral leadership in Ephesus.
3 John 1:13-14