Revelation 1:10 — I was in the Spirit [in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowere… — AMP | maBible
Read Revelation 1:10 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Revelation 1.10, Revelation 1v10, Ap. 1:10. 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…
Other reference formats: Revelation 1.10, Revelation 1v10, Ap. 1:10.
10 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,
Notes and references
Or spirit. The Greek wording is not decisive, so John could be referring either to being in special communion with the Holy Spirit, or to being in a trance-like state in his own spirit like that experienced by Peter at Joppa (cf Acts 10:10, 11).
The early church used this term to refer to Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection. The term Kyriake is also the regular word for Sunday in modern Greek.