These three letters by the Apostle John were written in around 90 A.D. from the Island of Patmos where he was exiled by the Roman government because he was a stalwart Christian who loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all of his heart. While on that island, John also wrote the Gospel of John and the book of Revelation. He did not let the imprisonment and persecution by Rome and other anti-Christian forces impede his living a victorious Christian life standing up for the Lord Jesus Christ and God’s Words.