John on Patmos Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992. Click picture to visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site.

Revelation 1:9-10 9: I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10: I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, [1:9,10 John was exiled to Patmos for preaching the Word of God and testifying as a witness of Jesus Christ. Patmos is located about 60 miles from Ephesus and about 35 miles off the coast of Asia Minor. Tribulation refers to present affictions, not to the future Tribulation period. Believers live in a present form of God's kingdom (the church) though not yet in the promised messianic kingdom. Patience is preserverance or endurance (Gr. hupomonē). True believers in Christ will perserver through all their present afflictions, with John as their example. In the Spirit: John was in a state of receiving prophetic revelation from God. The Lord's day refers to Sunday, the first day of the week, as the new day of worship for Christians. The word kuriakos occurs elsewhere in the New Testament only in 1 Corinthians 11:20.]            Seekers so far! Artwork © 1992 Pat Marvenko Smith. All Rights Reserved. Text copyright © 0095-0096, Jesus Christ, All Rights Reserved. References and notes are © 1988 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sanctuary uses GoDaddy.com for all our domain needs. We proudly recommend BlueHost for all your webhosting needs. Page copyright © 2001 - 2008, Sanctuary!, All Rights Reserved. Last revised: 8/1/2008 Graphics ©  Rebel Gypsy Graphics, All rights reserved. Contact: