What is the Lord's day?

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What is the Lord’s day?

The apostle John wrote, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day…” (Rev. 1:10). The only other time the word “Lord’s” appears in the Bible is “the Lord’s supper” (1 Cor. 11:20). The Lord was raised from the dead on the first day of the week (Mk. 16:1-5), disciples in Troas observed the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7), and disciples were taught to give on the first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:2). Those facts make the first day of the week special. The Old Law, taught Jews to rest on the Sabbath (Ex. 20:8-11; 35:2,3) and offer two lambs as a sacrifice every Saturday (Num. 28:9,10). Sunday is not the Sabbath, but some churches meet many Sundays without taking the Lord’s supper, and will take a collection any day of the week.