REVELATION 10

REVELATION 10

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   1) 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 no longer delay:

   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.   King James Version (KJV), public domain

 COMMENTARY

     Here is another mighty angel, the sight of which is so overwhelming to mortal man.  He is a strong angel with clouds draped across his shoulders, which is symbolic of Jesus' return for His church.  He has a rainbow upon his head, which will reassure Believers that God has not forsaken them.

   The cloud is a symbol of divine glory.  The rainbow is a symbol associated with the judgment on mankind in the days of Noah.  "The face as it were the sun" is the same face seen by Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road (his encounter with Jesus).  His feet were as pillars of fire--refer back to Chapter 1 of Revelation.  All of these descriptions are of Jesus.

   The "little book" is interesting.  One commentary says it is the title deed which was sealed with the seven seals.  Another commentary says it is not THAT title deed, but rather, Christ is giving a portion of His deed to His joint-heirs.  This "little book" was not sealed.  It appears that this might be the deed to a portion of His possession to believers who have been raptured (as represented by John).  The Word is sweet, but His saints will also be expected to participate in judging the angels and those who rejected Him.  Psalms 149: 6 - 9.  And we will reign with Him a thousand years.


  Dear friend, please don't tarry to accept your priceless gift of salvation.  Jesus paid the price for your sin and set you free.  All that is required of you is to accept His gift.  You are not guaranteed that you will live past tomorrow, much less through any of these trumpets.  Please click this link to go to our "Pathway to Salvation" page:  http://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html


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