One Like a Son of Man: Revelation 1:9-20

I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Patmos. A rocky island in the Aegean Sea. Roman exile for political prisoners and troublemakers. John—the beloved disciple, the last surviving apostle, now an old man banished for his faith. His crime: the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.

The Lord's Day. Sunday. Even in exile, John worshiped. And then—the Spirit came. A voice like a trumpet—not gentle whisper but commanding blast.