These are photographs of the oldest pages of Scripture still in existence — papyrus leaves from the 200s AD, holding the very words of Revelation and John. The P47 leaf below is one of the manuscripts our Revelation studies are checked against, verse by verse.

P47 papyrus leaf with Revelation 13:16–14:4
P47 — a papyrus leaf from around 250 AD, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin. It holds Revelation 13:16–14:4: the mark of the beast, and the 144,000 standing with the Lamb.
Credit: Chester Beatty Library — public domain.
P66 papyrus with John chapters 7–8
P66 — a papyrus from around 200 AD, Bodmer Library, Geneva. John chapters 7–8, where Yehoshua says ‘I AM the light of the world.’
Credit: Bodmer Library — public domain.
P66 papyrus with John 19:8–15
P66 — Yehoshua before Pilate, John 19:8–15, on papyrus nearly 1,800 years old.
Credit: Bodmer Library — public domain.