John the Divine
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John the Divine is the traditional name given to the Christian visionary believed to have authored the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John the Divine canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1177111 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John the Divine Context triple: [John of Patmos, alsoKnownAs, John the Divine]
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A.
Rury Jezuickie
Rury Jezuickie is a historic district of Lublin, Poland, known as the birthplace of communist leader and postwar head of state Bolesław Bierut.
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B.
Balthazar
Balthazar is a traditional variant of the name Belshazzar, historically associated with a Babylonian ruler mentioned in the Bible and later used in various cultural and literary contexts.
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C.
Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
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D.
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a major Jewish prophetic figure of the 1st century CE, revered in Christianity and Islam for preaching repentance and baptizing followers in preparation for the coming of Jesus.
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E.
Stacker Pentecost
Stacker Pentecost is a central military leader and Jaeger program commander in the science-fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for his stoic resolve and sacrificial heroism in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John the Divine Target entity description: John the Divine is the traditional name given to the Christian visionary believed to have authored the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
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A.
Rury Jezuickie
Rury Jezuickie is a historic district of Lublin, Poland, known as the birthplace of communist leader and postwar head of state Bolesław Bierut.
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B.
Balthazar
Balthazar is a traditional variant of the name Belshazzar, historically associated with a Babylonian ruler mentioned in the Bible and later used in various cultural and literary contexts.
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C.
Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
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D.
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a major Jewish prophetic figure of the 1st century CE, revered in Christianity and Islam for preaching repentance and baptizing followers in preparation for the coming of Jesus.
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E.
Stacker Pentecost
Stacker Pentecost is a central military leader and Jaeger program commander in the science-fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for his stoic resolve and sacrificial heroism in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
New Testament figure ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John of Patmos
ⓘ
John the Revelator ⓘ John the Theologian ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
|
| associatedWith | Seven Churches of Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Patmos
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
|
| associatedWork | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| bookPosition | final book of the New Testament ⓘ |
| canonicalContext | New Testament ⓘ |
| feastType | saint’s feast ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Saint
ⓘ
The Divine ⓘ |
| languageOfWritings | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
prophetic literature ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInRevelation |
narrator of the Book of Revelation
ⓘ
recipient of apocalyptic visions ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
New Heaven and New Earth
ⓘ
apocalyptic prophecy ⓘ final judgment ⓘ second coming of Christ ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD (traditional) ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorOf | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| visionLocation |
Island of Patmos
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
|
| writesTo |
Ephesus
ⓘ
Laodicea ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Laodicea
Pergamum ⓘ
linked to:
Pergamon
Philadelphia ⓘ Sardis ⓘ Smyrna ⓘ Thyatira ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John the Divine Description of subject: John the Divine is the traditional name given to the Christian visionary believed to have authored the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.