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The theophanies. (Revelation 1:9-20); (Genesis 12:7).
I was in the Spirit - This cannot refer to his own spirit, for such an expression would be unintelligible. The language then must refer to some u...
I was in the (h) Spirit on the (i) Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, (h) This is a holy trance expressed, with which t...
The Prologue gives an account of the vision of the Son of Man, and the manner in which the messages to the seven churches came to the seer. Rev...
Spirit. App-101. See Revelation 4:2 ; Revelation 17:3 ; Revelation 21:10 . on . in (Greek. en) . the Lord's day . the day of the Lord ( Isa...
DISCOURSE: 2478 BEING IN THE SPIRIT Revelation 1:10 . I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day . WE are told by our blessed Lord, “Not to fear tho...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, I was in the Spirit - That is, I received the Spirit of pr...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,— That is, the day which we in general call Sunday; denominated the Lord's day, in memory of his resurrecti...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, I was - `I came to be:' 'I became.' In the Spir...
The Vision of the Son of Man St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in...
Spirit] RV 'Spirit.' John was in a prophetic trance: cp. Acts 10:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:2 . Lord's day ] the earliest known use of the term for '...
I was (or, I became ) in the Spirit. — The mind, drawn onward by the contemplation of things spiritual, is abstracted from the immediate conscio...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1-20 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which...
From the Living Lord to the Churches Revelation 1:9-20 The tribulation and patience of Jesus are essential conditions of His Kingdom. We cannot...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our o...
(9) I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called P...
THE LORD’S DAY ‘I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.’ Revelation 1:10 Our subject is the question of Sunday observance as distinct from Sa...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day ,.... Not on the Jewish sabbath, which was now abolished, nor was that ever called the Lord's day, and had Joh...
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Ver. 10. I was in the Spirit ] Acted by him, and carri...
I was in the Spirit That is, in a trance, a prophetic vision; so overwhelmed with the power, and filled with the light of the Holy Spirit, as to be...
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with...
John's Vision of Christ. A. D. 95. 9 I Joh...
I was in the Spirit; not only in spiritual employment, suppose meditation and prayer, but in an ecstasy; my soul was (as it were) separated from my...
‘I was in Spirit on the Lord's day.' The phrase ‘in Spirit' refers in Revelation to the work of the Spirit in bringing John to a specific point or p...
‘And I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, saying “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyr...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Revelation 1:9 . Companion .—As having a full share in the experience of those who confess and serve Christ. Trib...
Revelation 1:10 The Lord's Day. I. What is the meaning of the expression, "the Lord's Day"? Does it mean the day of judgment, and is St. John say...
Revelation 1:1-2 . The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and h...
Revelation 1:1-2 . The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and h...
Revelation 1:1 . The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE . The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψι...
John's commission to write:
I was in the spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
1 Corinthians 16:2 ; 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 ; Acts 10:10 ; Acts 20:7 ; John 20:19 ; John 20:26 ; Matthew 22:43 ; Revelation 10:3-8 ; Revelatio...
Christ Among the Churches Revelation 1:8-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We enter in this marvelously descriptive chapter, centering our thoughts upon t...
I was in the Spirit — That is, in a trance, a prophetic vision; so overwhelmed with the power, and filled with the light, of the Holy Spirit, as to...
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,