Revelation 1:10 (DRB)

Passage

I was in the spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and your partner in tribulation and in the kingdom and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 1:10 I was in the spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

Revelation 1:11 Saying: What thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

Revelation 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "lord's", "heard", "behind", "great", "voice", and "trumpet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "lord's", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "I John your brother and your partner..." into verse 11's "Saying What thou seest write in a...", so "Spirit" and "lord's" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "lord's" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.