proposed contradicts the way the wording is used in Ezekiel. In Ezekiel the phrase refers to the commissioning of the prophet and his consequent divine authority, so that he is singled out among the rest of Israel. Likewise, the point of Rev. 1:10 is to underscore John’s unique prophetic authority in order that the hearers would recognize the inspired nature of the message, and seek to understand and obey it (cf. 1:3; 2:7 [and the following ‘hearing’ formulas]; 13:18; 17:9; etc.). While the writer
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