Revelation 10
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
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. 2 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, 3 and he cried-out with a loud voice— as indeed a lion roars. And when he cried-out, the seven thunders spoke their voices. 4 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”. 5 And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land lifted-up his right hand to heaven 6 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]. 7 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. 8 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”. 9 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
- Revelation 10:1 That is, the well-known multi-colored rainbow; or, the emerald rainbow of 4:3.
- Revelation 10:1 Or, upon.
- Revelation 10:2 Or, having.
- Revelation 10:6 This answers the question of 6:10. Or, time, in an absolute sense.
- Revelation 10:7 Or, completed, accomplished, fulfilled. It is stated as an accomplished fact.
- Revelation 10:9 Or, consume it, devour it.
- 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’.
- Revelation 10:11 That is, things destined to occur to them. Or, against, about, before.
Revelation 10
King James Version
10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
