This is the only place in the Bible where the phrase "the Lord’s day" occurs. If his vision occurred on Saturday, St. John would have written "the Sabbath" instead of using a new phrase.

the biblical concept of the Sabbath is much more than a weekly day of rest. The Hebrew Bible at key junctures connects what ...

Shulevitz herself isn't Orthodox—she doesn't believe in divine authorship of the Bible, for instance, or even God (at least in the traditional sense), and will break the Sabbath laws when pressed.