March 16, 2024
“Revelation 10
New King James Version
The Mighty Angel with the Little Book
10 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. 2 He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 Now when the seven thunders [a]uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying [b]to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”
5 The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his [c]hand to heaven 6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.
John Eats the Little Book
8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”
9 So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.”
And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. 11 And [d]he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 10:4 NU, M sounded,
- Revelation 10:4 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 10:5 NU, M right hand
- Revelation 10:11 NU, M they
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” (BibleGateway.com)
“10:1-7.
The angel and the little scroll
1-6. The identity of the mighty angel.
This angel is an actual angel who symbolizes Christ (cf. 5:2; 8:3). As representative of Christ, the angel reflects His glory and bears the insignia attributed in 1:15-16 and 4:3 to Christ Himself, 1. His stupendous act of setting his foot on land and sea shows Christ’s right to claim the earth as His own, 2 (Ps 95:5; Eph 1:13-14). The angel’s loud cry and the seven thunders give full testimony to Christ’s authority over the earth, 3-4a. His oath that ‘there will be no more delay’ shows Christ’s divine sovereignty and control in these matters of judgment, 6.
7. The mystery of God fulfilled. ‘The mystery of God’ is the theme of the ‘little scroll,’ and concerns Christ as incarnate Redeemer of the earth. It is a previously hidden truth, now fully revealed, which focuses upon Christ, in whom God’s plan for this earth is centered and unfolded. This truth is the grand theme of the rest of Revelation where ‘the mystery of God’ is ‘accomplished,’ i.e., completed. It will be ‘as He [God] announced [Gr. ‘evangelized; announced the good news’] to his servants the prophets,’ who declared the grand themes of Christ’s redemption, kingdom and eternal glory.’
’10:8-11.
John and the little scroll
8-10. What the little scroll is. The little scroll (book) is not only the record of the fulfillment of the mystery of God, 7, and distinguished from the seven-sealed book of 5:1, but it seems to be, in part at least, the book Daniel was told to seal up till the time of the end (Dan 12:4, 9). This passage in Daniel appears to be the foundation for these verses. This is the reason the scroll was ‘sweet as honey’ when first eaten (Ezk 2:8-9; 3:1-3; Ps. 19:10; 119:103), but when digested, ‘sour’ (Jer 15:10; 20:14-18). The bright promises of deliverance for Daniel’s people were preluded by terrible suffering and judgment.
11. Its effect on John’s ministry. As a result the seer must prophesy again, as he had done in the previous section, ‘about many peoples.’” (The New Unger’s Bible Handbook-Merrill F Unger-Revised by Gary N. Larson-MOODY PRESS-Chicago)
‘. . . “Daniel 12:4
Amplified Bible
4 But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the scroll until the end of time. Many will go back and forth and search anxiously [through the scroll], and knowledge [of the purpose of God as revealed by His prophets] will [greatly] increase.”
Daniel 12:4 in all English translations”
“Daniel 12:9
Amplified Bible
9 And the angel said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are concealed and sealed up until the end of time.
Daniel 12:9 in all English translations”
“Ezekiel 2:8-9
Amplified Bible
8 “As for you, son of man, listen to what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.” 9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out toward me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
“Ezekiel 3:1-3
Amplified Bible
Ezekiel’s Commission
3 He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
“Psalm 19:10
Amplified Bible
10
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Psalm 19:10 in all English translations”
“Psalm 119:103
Amplified Bible
103
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:103 in all English translations
Amplified Bible (AMP)
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Let him who has an ear, hear what the Holy Spirit says to His church. Amen.
Beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS, this morning, it was as if I could hear someone saying, “Didn’t we just go over these Scriptures a few days ago?”
Well beloved, for those of us who know how to cook for ourselves, and particularly for our families, there is the knowledge that when we cook and enjoy our meal, tomorrow when we reheat that delicious meal, something has happened that it tastes even better than it did yesterday when we cooked it.
Because we learn that all the seasonings, all the juices, all the flavors of the meal, has had time to cool then, on reheating, all the different, savory, flavorings have become in unity, and the result, is our taste buds exploding with flavor that was there, but had not had time to cool and then come together as one.
Therefore, beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS, this one knows the experience of “Left Overs” that causes the taste buds to explode with flavor.
Well beloved, how much more is the sweet nectar of the Most Holy Word of GOD, than natural food? How much more is the experience of partaking of the Most Holy Word of GOD, again, that not only our natural experience the sweet nectar that we did not receive at the first meal, but the spiritual experience the sweet nectar; that we receive of the Most Holy Word of GOD, all the sweet nectar that is in the Most Holy Word of GOD; at each breakfast, lunch, dinner, desert, and a snack?
Beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS, this one will partake of the first meal and I will savor the sweet nectar/honey of the next meal. Amen. For beloved, there are no “Left Overs” in the Most Holy Word of GOD. Amen. For our LORD causes His Most Holy Word to be as the sweetest honey, the sweetest nectar, each and every time we partake of the Most Holy Word of GOD. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Therefore beloved, thank you for joining with me, as I/we partake of the daily living bread from our heavenly Abba-Father-GOD, that is His Most Holy Word. Amen.
“Adversity is the test of faith; prosperity is the test of integrity.”
(THE JEREMIAH STUDY BIBLE—DR. DAVID JEREMIAH—NEW KING JAMES STUDY BIBLE—WORTHY)
Have a blessed Saturday beloved of YESHUA CHRIST JESUS. Amen.
With much awesome (undeserved) (magnanimous) love, grace, and mercy, from our heavenly Abba-Father-GOD, our Savior and LORD-YESHUA CHRIST JESUS, and His Holy Spirit, to Israel and to you and I; Sincerely: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. and Linda Shephard. Amen.