Revelation 1:10 Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’ s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, "Spirit" To be in the "Spirit" here, is not only to be in a spiritual frame, as the true worshippers are, who worship God in spirit and truth, John 4:23, praying in the spirit, and signing in the spirit, \ but also to be in a spiritual rapture, or ecstasies, as Peter was, when he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened; \ or, as Paul was, when he was caught up into the third heaven into the visions and revelations of Christ. \ "on the Lord’ s day" The time when John was in the "Spirit" is here called, "the LORD’ S DAY." Had the text been here, "in the day of the LORD" or, "in that day of the LORD;" it might have been understood and expounded of any notable day of the LORD recorded in the Holy Scripture; (as 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; and 2 Peter 3:10). But the text here being "on the LORD’ S day," it must be understood and expounded of that day only and most properly so called; which was well known to all the churches of saints to belong peculiarly unto Christ, then being the day of His resurrection, on which day the disciples met together to break bread, Acts 10:7 being the first day of the week. The like propriety of speech we have so expressed by the apostle; \ "the LORD’ S Supper;" which was indeed Instituted by the LORD himself. And the Lord’ s Day, properly so called here, was the first day of the week, \ In the end of the Sabbath; that was, the seventh day Sabbath, which then was done away, as it began to dawn "towards the first of Sabbaths;" \ [Valde mane une Sabbatrum; the Sabbath being finished,] ( to which, the seventh day Sabbath being now ended) very early in the morning, that is, early of the first of Sabbaths. And the reader may observe, that where in our English translation the LORD’ S day is called the first day of the week, it is in the Greek text called the first of Sabbaths. This is the gospel Sabbath that remaineth unto the people of God, from the day of Christ’ s resurrection unto His Second Coming. As the Lord’ s Supper ought to be celebrated in remembrance of Christ’ s death; \ so the Lord’ s Day ought to be observed in remembrance of his resurrection from the dead. "And heard behind me a great Voice, as of a Trumpet" This vision (and all the visions of God) consists of two parts, viz., something heard and something seen. That which the apostle heard was a voice behind him, (according to God’ s promise, Isaiah 30:20-21) an articulate voice, words that he understood, and whereby he was directed what he ought to do in the day of his exile; when he could not preach unto the churches in Asia; which direction is given in the next verse. It is called [a great voice], to wit, the voice of the great God our Saviour Jesus Christ; as of a trumpet, \ that is, a loud voice, and thereby a certain and distinct sound and voice of words in a tongue or language, which John did well understand, as appears by the verse following.