有人认为他即是 使徒约翰、 拔摩岛的约翰（John the Divine），但也有不同的说法。在 帕皮亚的著作中，提到这位约翰长老。
Milton's alluding to what he took to be the divinely inspired prophesy of Saint John the divine that ends the New Testament.
弥尔顿的暗示是从，圣约翰的布道中启发的，他是那位完结了《新约》的神学家。
John the Divine had written in Revelation 14 -- you know this: and no man could learn that song but the one hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
圣约翰在《启示录》第14卷中写道--你们都知道：,没人唱的了这首歌，除了那四千一百四十人,那些被从人间救赎的人。
Milton's alluding to what he took to be the divinely inspired prophesy of Saint John the Divine that ends the New Testament.
弥尔顿的暗示是从,圣约翰的布道中启发的,他是那位完结了《新约》的神学家。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
John the Divine had written in Revelation 14 -- you know this: and no man could learn that song but the one hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
圣约翰在《启示录》第14卷中写道--你们都知道：,没人唱的了这首歌，除了那四千一百四十人,那些被从人间救赎的人。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
John the Divine featuring performances by Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Hilary Kole and other jazz stars.
The latter incident, at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, triggered a response from an emergency swat team and more than 100 police officers.
John the Divine had received permission to lease for 99 years.