A common ploy taken from your second link.
"It was written in Patmos about A.D. 68, whither John had been banished by Domitius Nero, as stated in the title of the Syriac version of the book; and with this concurs the express statement of Irenaeus in A.D. 175, who says it happened in the reign of Domitianou – i.e., Domitius (Nero). Sulpicius, Orosius, etc., stupidly mistaking Dimitianou for Domitianikos, supposed Irenaeus to refer to Domitian, A.D. 95, and most succeeding writers have fallen into the same blunder. The internal testimony is wholly in favor of the early date."
They say the similarity of names Domitius and Domitian is often used, but it is nonsense as Domitiu was one of Nero's birth names and not one of his regal names.
the most compelling evidence for a late date is that practically all the Early Church Writers (aka ECF) taught that the antichrist was still to come, he would follow the ten kings who would suceed the Roman empire and would continue till the end of all things. Few preterist or futurist views in them.
The following extracts are taken from an appendix in the 4th edition of Mr Elliott's book.
Pseudo Sibil (hinted) that antichrist would be nero restored to life. Wrote of Rome as Babylon. as well as Rome.
Justin Martyr, Antichrist was still future in his day but based mainly on Daniel.
Irenaeus, Directed his readers to look out for the division of the Roman Empire into ten kingdoms which would be immediately followed by Antichrist. Considered Antichrist would fix the abomination in Jerusalem and sit in a rebuilt temple as god.
Tertullian, Chronologically agreed with Irenaeus but not with his views about antichrist.
Tertullian considered pseudo christian heretics like the Marcionites sitting in the church as fulfilling Paul's prophecy of Antichrist sitting in the temple.
Hipolytus, and immediate sucessor to
Tertullian. Antichrist would revive the old empire as an image or ghost of the fomer, giving life to the image of he beast, just as Augustus once did by giving new laws and constitution.
Origen. Considered the 144,000, in Rev 7 and 14 as true Christians, similar to
Tertullian who considered them as 144,000 christian martyrs.
Victorianus, the first to leave us a commentary on Revelation. Rather long but he mainly equates it to the church age. The abomination being heresy in the church.
None of them equated Revelation with the period before AD 70
You can look up their original writings on the Romanist New Advent ste. Start here
CHURCH FATHERS: Home