it takes time but
A Careful Reading
of Eusebius and Victorinus will show that they were not aware of Antipas or the churches in the Apocalypse. Eusebius spends a lot of time on martyrs and even mentions two from Pergamus but does not mention Antipas. He mentions all but one of the churches in the Apocalypse but never associates them with the Apocalypse. Victorinus has the same problem. He mentions all the churches Paul wrote to but never mentions the churches John wrote to and doesn't mention Antipas. So what were they looking at? The first version of the Apocalypse written by John the Baptist. It didn't have Antipas, the churches, or Jesus.
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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