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# General Information:
John explains how his vision began and the instructions the Spirit gave him.
# your ... you
These refer to the believers in the seven churches. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
# I, John—your brother and the one who shares with you in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus—was
This can be stated as a separate sentence. AT: "I, John, am your brother who who shares with you in God's kingdom and also suffers and patiently endures trials along with you because we belong to Jesus. I was"
# because of the word of God
"because I told others about the word of God"
# I was in the Spirit
John speaks of being influenced by God's Spirit as if he were in the Spirit. AT: "I was influenced by the Spirit" or "The Spirit influenced me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# the Lord's day
the day of worship for believers in Christ
# loud voice like a trumpet
The voice was so loud it sounded like a trumpet. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# trumpet
This refers to an instrument for producing music or for calling people to gather together for an announcement or meeting.
# Smyrna ... Pergamum ... Thyatira ... Sardis ... Philadelphia ... Laodicea
These are names of cities in the region of western Asia that today is modern Turkey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])