Apocalipse 1

Apocalipse 1

Vernon McGee - John says that he was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day and, in my judgment, the Day of the Lord and the Lord's Day are two different things. We recognize that anti-fat and fat auntie are two different things and that a chestnut horse and a horse chestnut are two different things. And I would say that the Day of the Lord and the Lord's Day are two different things also, and that the Lord's Day refers to what we call Sunday. And I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet (salpigx/salpinx) - While Christ is never mentioned by name in this description, clearly this is the Lord Jesus Christ speaking. John was prepared for what happened next because he was in the Spirit. Had he been in sin, he would not have heard even this loud voice (megas + phone - think of "megaphone"). Like is a term of comparison. This is the first use of like in the Revelation, and there are 8 uses in 5 verses in Revelation 1:10-16 (Rev 1:10, 13, 14, 15, 16). John under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit is using common terms to help us begin to get a grasp of the incredible sight he beheld - the glorified Christ in all of His radiance and splendor! Like the sound of a trumpet indicates a sound as loud and clear as a trumpet’s blast, which in context signals the necessity to submit to whatever is commanded. While the trumpet is a shofar, here is a link to listen to the clear, loud tone of a shofar that might give us some idea of what John heard.