Thereafter, by about 98 C.E., when he was probably 90 or 100 years of age, John wrote the Gospel and the three epistles bearing his name.
(‏ مکاشفه ۱ :‏ ۱ ،‏ ۲‏ )‏ ظاهراً وی بعد از چندی به دستور نِروا ،‏ امپراتور روم ،‏ از بند و تبعید آزاد شد .‏