Revelation 1:9-11

I am John. He mentions himself for the third time. [The fourth and fifth times are in Revelation 21:2; Revelation 22:8.] I share with you in suffering. All the church was being persecuted. Kingdom. Enduring. Being part of Christ's Kingdom also means enduring patiently, Island named Patmos. In some way, John's loyalty to Christ had caused his exile to this cruel island. Historical evidence points to 95-96 A.D. for the date of this book. Patmos is a rocky "prison house" in the south part of the Agean Sea about thirty miles in circumference. On the Lord's day. The resurrection of Jesus on Sunday caused that day to be known as the Lord's day. The letters written by Barnabas, Ignatius and Dionysius near this time, speak of the Lord's day in this way, and this "name" is commonly used from that time onward. It is not to be confused with the "Sabbath day" which was Saturday (see Smith's Bible Dictionary, etc.).

The Spirit took control of me. He was "lifted up" to that spiritual state in which revelations are given (John 14:26; 2 Peter 1:21). Write down what you see. This message was to be circulated among all the Christians (Revelation 1:4).