IN THE SPIRIT: John is on an island but in the Spirit. John's geography or physical condition did not rob him of his joy or thwart his purpose. When the Bible says a person is "in the Spirit" in the Old Testament, they find themselves traveling somewhere. See Ezekiel 8:3; 37:1, and Acts 8:39. The same holds true concerning John "in the Spirit." Ezekiel is in the Spirit and moved elsewhere. Ezekiel is bodily by the river Chebar (Ezekiel 10:22) but spiritually transported 600 miles away to the LORD's house in Jerusalem. Ezekiel 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. Notice Revelation 4:2, where John is caught up into the future. He is raptured from the earth. Unfortunately, this phrase has been abused by people who supposedly get "in the spirit" when claiming some supernatural gift from God. No one can honestly imagine what it was like for John to travel forward 2,000 years. No one can imagine what it was like for the man Paul described as traveling to Heaven (2 Corinthians 12:2-3). LORD'S DAY: Christians consider the "Lord's day" the first day of the week, but the Jews worshipped the seventh day—the weekly Sabbath. During this Age, three distinct groups exist—Jew (the lost), Gentile (the lost), and the Church of God (the redeemed) (1 Corinthians 10:32). In the Church, we are all one, with no distinctions for Jew or Gentile. Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 Ther
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