My Revelation on the Island of Patmos: Part 1 of 5

The Island of Patmos

Having suffered two years from trigeminal neuralgia and then having a near three years of respite from the pain, it was terrifying to feel the sensations of electricity begin again.

The benefits of the first two brain surgeries began to wane in 2012. I was still recovering from the trauma of the torturous pain and from the two months in a hospital undergoing the surgeries and overcoming the complications.

And now again, with each passing day the pain in my face was substantially increasing.

When the pain first began my stubborn spirit was against having yet another surgery. Because of my resistance to medical treatments, my loved ones and I felt that a change of scenery away from the spiritual and physical intensities of Jerusalem could be helpful.

On the island of Patmos there is a lovely couple who owned a quaint and quite stunning bed and breakfast. Their refuge was on a hill with a picturesque and impressive view of the turquoise Aegean Sea.

This couple have a unique affinity towards Israelis and those whose lives have been consecrated to God. Two Israeli friends, the Burger brothers, yearly escaped to this island home for extended time alone with God. They paved the way for my own arrival.

The apostle John was imprisoned for the gospel on this small island of Patmos. It was here that he had the astounding and in-depth “revelation of Yeshua the Messiah” that is recorded in the book of Revelation,

Though I was crazily afflicted with attacks of pain, my hopes were high that the Transcendent One would heal my body and perhaps visit me with a dream or vision like He gave John.

He did it for John, so why not me?