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Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. <a href="/esv/revelation/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet <a href="/bsb/revelation/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, <a href="/blb/revelation/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like that of a trumpet, <a href="/kjv/revelation/1.htm">King James Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, <a href="/nkjv/revelation/1.htm">New King James Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, <a href="/nasb_/revelation/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, <a href="/nasb/revelation/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord&#8217s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, <a href="/nasb77/revelation/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, <a href="/lsb/revelation/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, <a href="/amp/revelation/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I was in the Spirit [in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowered to receive and record the revelation from Jesus Christ] on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, <a href="/csb/revelation/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet <a href="/hcsb/revelation/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord&#8217s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet <a href="/asv/revelation/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet <a href="/cev/revelation/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On the Lord's day the Spirit took control of me, and behind me I heard a loud voice that sounded like a trumpet. <a href="/erv/revelation/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet <a href="/gwt/revelation/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I came under the Spirit's power on the Lord's day. I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet, <a href="/gnt/revelation/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the Lord's day the Spirit took control of me, and I heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet, speaking behind me. <a href="/isv/revelation/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> I came to be in the Spirit on the Day of the Lord, when I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet, <a href="/msb/revelation/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On the Lord?s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, <a href="/net/revelation/1.htm">NET Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, <a href="/nheb/revelation/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet <a href="/wbt/revelation/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, <a href="/wey/revelation/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast of a trumpet. <a href="/web/revelation/1.htm">World English Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the LORD’s Day, and I heard a great voice behind me, as of a trumpet, saying, <a href="/blb/revelation/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like that of a trumpet, <a href="/ylt/revelation/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, <a href="/slt/revelation/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I was in the Spirit In the day pertaining to the Lord, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I was in the spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, <a href="/cpdv/revelation/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, like that of a trumpet, <a href="/nabre/revelation/1.htm">New American Bible</a> I was caught up in spirit on the Lord’s day and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet, <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I was in the spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The Spirit of prophecy came upon me on the LORD’S day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I was in The Spirit on the first day of the week, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I was in spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice like that of a trumpet, <a href="/godbey/revelation/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet <a href="/haweis/revelation/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I was rapt in spirit on the Lord?s day, and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, <a href="/mace/revelation/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> there I was in an exstacy on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a loud voice, like the sound of a trumpet, <a href="/wey/revelation/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast of a trumpet. <a href="/worrell/revelation/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, <a href="/worsley/revelation/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Here I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day: and heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, <a href="/parallel/revelation/1-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=117" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/1.htm">John's Vision on Patmos</a> 9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus. 10<a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">On</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2960.htm" title="2960: kyriakē (Adj-DFS) -- Of the Lord, special to the Lord. From kurios; belonging to the Lord.">Lord’s</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egenomēn (V-AIM-1S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">I was</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumati (N-DNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">the Spirit,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousa (V-AIA-1S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">I heard</a> <a href="/greek/3694.htm" title="3694: opisō (Prep) -- Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback.">behind</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalēn (Adj-AFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a loud</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnēn (N-AFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/4536.htm" title="4536: salpingos (N-GFS) -- A trumpet, the sound of a trumpet. Perhaps from salos; a trumpet.">a trumpet,</a> 11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a> On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight. <a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a> On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. <a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a> It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. <a href="/john/20-26.htm">John 20:26</a> Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” <a href="/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a> After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. <a href="/mark/16-2.htm">Mark 16:2</a> Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. <a href="/luke/24-1.htm">Luke 24:1</a> On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1-4</a> When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. / Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. / They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ... <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13</a> If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12</a> Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!” <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14</a> So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me. <a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">Ezekiel 3:22</a> And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.” <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1</a> Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,in.<a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Revelation 4:2</a> And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.<a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.<a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,on the.<a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19,26</a> Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you… <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a> And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.<a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a> Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.as.<a href="/revelation/4-1.htm">Revelation 4:1</a> After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.<a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Revelation 10:3-8</a> And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/1_john/1-3.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/1-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jude/1-24.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_john/1-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jude/1-24.htm">Present</a> <a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Resembled</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Present</a> <a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Resembled</a> <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/4-1.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 1</div>1. <a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">The preface.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">John's salutation to the seven churches of Asia.</a> 7. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">The coming of Christ.</a> 8. <a href="/revelation/1-8.htm">His glorious power and majesty.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "Lord's day" is distinct from the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday) and reflects the shift in worship practices among early Christians. This day became significant for gathering, worship, and breaking bread, as seen in <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a> and <a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a>.I was in the Spirit Being "in the Spirit" indicates a state of spiritual ecstasy or prophetic vision, where the Holy Spirit enables a deeper level of revelation. This experience is similar to those of Old Testament prophets, such as Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/2-2.htm">Ezekiel 2:2</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Daniel 10:7-10</a>), who were also transported into a divine realm to receive God's messages. It suggests a heightened awareness and receptivity to divine communication.and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet The "loud voice like a trumpet" signifies authority and urgency, often associated with divine revelation. In biblical times, trumpets were used to announce significant events or to gather people (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16, 19</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>). This imagery connects to the theophany at Mount Sinai, where God's presence was accompanied by trumpet sounds. The voice's position "behind" John may indicate the unexpected nature of the revelation, drawing his attention to turn and see the source of the message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified as John the Apostle, who was exiled on the island of Patmos when he received this revelation. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_day.htm">The Lord’s Day</a> This term is generally understood to refer to Sunday, the first day of the week, which early Christians observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. 3. <a href="/topical/i/in_the_spirit.htm">In the Spirit</a> This phrase indicates a state of spiritual vision or ecstasy, where John was enabled to receive divine revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/a/a_loud_voice_like_a_trumpet.htm">A Loud Voice Like a Trumpet</a> This symbolizes a clear and authoritative message from God, often associated with divine revelation or a call to attention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_lord's_day.htm">The Significance of the Lord’s Day</a> The Lord’s Day is a time set apart for worship and reflection on Christ’s resurrection. Christians are encouraged to honor this day as a time for spiritual renewal and community worship. <a href="/topical/b/being_in_the_spirit.htm">Being in the Spirit</a> Believers are called to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in their daily lives. Being "in the Spirit" involves prayer, meditation on Scripture, and openness to God’s leading. <a href="/topical/h/hearing_god's_voice.htm">Hearing God’s Voice</a> Just as John heard a loud voice, Christians should cultivate a sensitivity to God’s voice through Scripture, prayer, and the counsel of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Authority of God’s Revelation</a> The trumpet-like voice signifies the authority and clarity of God’s message. Believers should approach Scripture with reverence, recognizing its divine authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 1</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_significance_of_lord's_day.htm">What is the significance of The Lord's Day?</a> <a href="/q/who_are_christian_mystics_and_their_beliefs.htm">What do Christian mystics believe and who are they?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_time_travel.htm">What does the Bible say about time travel?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_christian_calendar_days.htm">What are the days of the Christian calendar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) I was (or, I became) in the Spirit.--The mind, drawn onward by the contemplation of things spiritual, is abstracted from the immediate consciousness of outward earthly forms of life. In great natures this power is usually strong. Socrates is related to have stood rapt in thought for hours, and even days, unconscious of the midday heat, or the mocking wonder of his comrades. To high-souled men, set upon the spiritual welfare of the race, this power of detaching themselves from the influence of the outward is the result of their earnestness; the things spiritual are to them the real; the things seen are temporal. It is the Holy Spirit alone which can give the power of this spiritual abstraction; but it is through the ordinary use of means that this power is bestowed. In St. John's case it was on the Lord's Day that this spiritual rapture was vouchsafed.The Lord's day.--There is no ground whatever for the futurist interpretation that this expression refers to the "Day of the Lord," as in <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-2.htm" title="That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.">2Thessalonians 2:2</a>. The phrase in this latter passage is totally different. The phrase here is. en te kuriake hemera. The adjective is applied by St. Paul (perhaps coined by him for the purpose) to the Lord's Supper: from the Supper it came to be applied to the day on which Christians met for the breaking of bread. The day is still called ??????? (kuriake) in the Levant. On the Lord's Day the vision came to the Apostle. It was the hour of sweetest, closest communion, when the memories of Christ risen, and the fellowship he had enjoyed at Ephesus, would work on his spirit, and aid in raising him in highest adoration, like St. Paul (<a href="/context/2_corinthians/12-2.htm" title="I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.">2Corinthians 12:2-4</a>). When so rapt, he heard a voice, strong, clear, and resonant as a trumpet. The Apostle's voice could not be heard among his beloved flock at Ephesus; but there was a voice which would reach from the exile at Patmos, not to Ephesus and its sister churches, but to all churches and throughout all time. The mouth which persecution closes God opens, and bids it speak to the world. So St. Paul, through the Epistles of his Captivity, still speaks. Luther, by his translation of the Bible, spoke from his confinement at Wartburg; and Bunyan, by his divine allegory, shows how feeble were the walls of his cell at Bedford to silence the voice of God. If speech be silver and silence golden, it is also true in the history of the Church that from the captivity of her teachers she has received her most abiding treasures.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - I was in the Spirit. I came to be (see on ver. 9) in a state of ecstasy capable of receiving revelations; like γενέσθαι με ἐν ἐκστάσει (<a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17</a>; comp. 10:10; <a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">2 Corinthians 12:2-4</a>). On the Lord's day. The expression occurs here only in the New Testament, and beyond all reasonable doubt it means "on Sunday." This is, therefore, the earliest use of the phrase in this sense. That it means Easter Day or Pentecost is baseless conjecture. The phrase had not yet become common in A.D. , as is shown from St. Paul writing, "on the first of the week" (<a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a>), the usual expression in the Gospels and Acts (<a href="/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a>; <a href="/mark/16-2.htm">Mark 16:2</a>; <a href="/luke/24-1.htm">Luke 24:1</a>; <a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a>; <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a>; comp. <a href="/mark/16-9.htm">Mark 16:9</a>). But from Ignatius onwards, we have a complete chain of evidence that ἡ Κυριακή became the regular Christian name for the first day of the week; and Κυριακή is still the name of Sunday in the Levant. "No longer observing sabbaths, but fashioning their lives after the Lord's day" (Ign., 'Magn.,' 9.). Melito, Bishop of Sardis (A.D. 170), wrote a treatise περί Κυριακῆς (Eusebius, 'Hist. Eccl.,' IV. 26:2). Dionysius of Corinth (A.D. 175), in an epistle to the Romans, mentions that the Church of Corinth is that day keeping the Lord's holy day (Eusebius, 'Hist. Eccl.,' IV. 23:11). Comp. also Clem. Alex., 'Strom.,' VII. 12:98 (p. 377, Potter); Tertull., 'De Con.,' 3. and 'De Idol.,' 14, where Dominicus dies is obviously a translation of Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα; and fragment 7 of the lost works of Irenaeus. That "the Lord's day" (ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα) in this place is the same as "the day of the Lord" (ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ Κυίου) is not at all probable. The context is quite against any such meaning as that St. John is spiritually transported to the day of judgment. Contrast <a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a>; <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-17.htm">1 John 4:17</a>; <a href="/john/6-39.htm">John 6:39, 40, 44, 54</a>; <a href="/john/11-24.htm">John 11:24</a>; <a href="/john/12-48.htm">John 12:48</a>. Whereas, seeing that the visions which follow are grouped in sevens (the seven candlesticks, seven seals, seven trumpets, seven vials), the fact that they begin on the first day of the seven is eminently appropriate. Great voice. The voice is evidently Christ's; but throughout the Apocalypse the speaker is frequently not named. By a construction common in Hebrew, "saying" agrees with "trumpet," the nearest substantive, instead of with "voice" (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a>). "Therefore it is from behind, for all the symbols and references are to be sought for in the Old Testament" (I. Williams); comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a>. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/1-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>On ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord’s κυριακῇ (kyriakē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2960.htm">Strong's 2960: </a> Of the Lord, special to the Lord. From kurios; belonging to the Lord. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. I was ἐγενόμην (egenomēn) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] Spirit, Πνεύματι (Pneumati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I heard ἤκουσα (ēkousa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. behind ὀπίσω (opisō) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3694.htm">Strong's 3694: </a> Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback. me μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. a loud μεγάλην (megalēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. voice φωνὴν (phōnēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a trumpet, σάλπιγγος (salpingos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4536.htm">Strong's 4536: </a> A trumpet, the sound of a trumpet. 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