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Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and earth and sea[a] and all that is in them, “There shall be no more delay.(A) At the time when you hear the seventh angel blow his trumpet, the mysterious plan of God[b] shall be fulfilled, as he promised to his servants the prophets.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:6 Heaven and earth and sea: the three parts of the universe. No more delay: cf. Dn 12:7; Hb 2:3.
  2. 10:7 The mysterious plan of God: literally, “the mystery of God,” the end of the present age when the forces of evil will be put down (Rev 17:1–19:4, 11–21; 20:7–10; cf. 2 Thes 2:6–12; Rom 16:25–26), and the establishment of the reign of God when all creation will be made new (Rev 21:1–22:5).

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land(A) raised his right hand to heaven.(B) And he swore(C) by him who lives for ever and ever,(D) who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it,(E) and said, “There will be no more delay!(F) But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet,(G) the mystery(H) of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”(I)

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