Revelation 1:10 Meaning and Explanation
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Revelation 1:10 Mean?
John describes the moment the vision came upon him. He was in the Spirit, lifted beyond ordinary sight, on the Lord's day, the day Christians gathered to remember the resurrection. Then he heard behind him a great voice, loud and clear as a trumpet, calling for his attention.
The trumpet was a sound that summoned and announced, the herald of something momentous about to be declared. Though John was alone and exiled, he was not cut off; the Spirit drew near and a voice broke the silence. This is a comfort to any believer who feels distant from the gathered church, for the Lord can meet His servant anywhere. What John is about to see did not arise from his own mind but came as a gift from above.
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What does Revelation 1:10 mean?
On the Lord's day, caught up in the Spirit, John hears behind him a great voice like a trumpet.