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An Angel With a Scroll Says The Mystery Will Be Finished With The Seventh Trumpet

10 And I saw another strong angel coming down from heaven, having been clothed-with a cloud. And the rainbow[a] was over[b] his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire. And he was holding[c] in his hand an opened little-scroll. And he placed his right foot upon the sea and the left one upon the land, and he cried-out with a loud voice— as indeed a lion roars. And when he cried-out, the seven thunders spoke their voices. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them”. And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land lifted-up his right hand to heaven and swore by the One living forever and ever— Who created the heaven and the things in it, and the land and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it— that there will be no more time[d] [of delay]. But during the days of the sound of the seventh angel, when he is about-to trumpet, the mystery of God was indeed finished[e], as He announced-as-good-news-to His slaves, the prophets. And the voice which I heard from heaven was again speaking with me, and saying “Go, take the opened scroll in the hand of the angel standing upon the sea and upon the land”. And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little-scroll. And he says to me, “Take, and eat[f] it up. And it will make your stomach bitter. But in your mouth it will be sweet like honey”. 10 And I took the little-scroll out of the hand of the angel, and I ate it up. And it was like sweet honey in my mouth. And when I ate it, my stomach was made-bitter. 11 And they[g] say to me, “You must prophesy again for[h] many peoples and nations and tongues and kings”.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:1 That is, the well-known multi-colored rainbow; or, the emerald rainbow of 4:3.
  2. Revelation 10:1 Or, upon.
  3. Revelation 10:2 Or, having.
  4. Revelation 10:6 This answers the question of 6:10. Or, time, in an absolute sense.
  5. Revelation 10:7 Or, completed, accomplished, fulfilled. It is stated as an accomplished fact.
  6. Revelation 10:9 Or, consume it, devour it.
  7. Revelation 10:11 That is, the voice from heaven and the angel, v 8. Or, this may be an indefinite ‘they’ meaning ‘it was said’.
  8. Revelation 10:11 That is, things destined to occur to them. Or, against, about, before.

The angel has the book open. He swears that there shall be no more time. He gives the book to John, who eats it up.

10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon his head. And his face was as the sun, and his feet as it were pillars of fire. And he had in his hand a little book open. And he put his right foot upon the sea and his left foot on the land, and bellowed with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. And when he had cried out, seven thunders spoke their voices. And when the seven thunders had spoken their voices, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Seal up those things that the seven thunders spoke, and write them not.

And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land lifted his hand up to heaven, and swore by him who lives forevermore, who created heaven and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that time shall be no more, but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to blow, even the mystery of God shall be finished, as he preached by his servants the prophets.

And the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, Go, and take the little book that is open in the hand of the angel that stands upon the sea and upon the land. And I went to the angel and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it and eat it up; and it will make your belly bitter, but it will be in your mouth as sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of his hand and ate it up. And it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said to me, You must prophesy again among the people and nations and tongues, and to many kings.