Revelation 10, Strong Angel with Little Book

 

Revelation 10 – Strong Angel with Little Book

This is an Angel clothed with a cloud. This Angel announces that Christ is coming soon. This angel's headgear is a rainbow. This is to reiterate that God is not going to destroy the earth by flood again. His face was shining like the sun. When Moses came from the presence of God his face shone. This angel's face is shining because he has come from the presence of God. His feet were as pillars of fire. This was to signify that judgment is coming. The open book he has in his hands is the same book that was sealed with seven seals. God held this book and handed it off to Jesus because He was the only one that was worthy enough to open it. After He opened it, He handed it off to this Angel who will later give it to John to eat. It contains the judgments we have already studied. It is the angel's authority to claim both sea and the earth for Christ. You may have at one time owned land on this earth, but the ultimate owner is God himself. Now at the end of the tribulation period He is claiming it all back. The book was called “little” because the tribulation period will not last long. It lasts for seven years and Christ says it is for a brief time. The seven thunders are God saying Amen to the angels claim. Psalm 29:3; Job 37:5. John was about to write down what the 7 thunders said but he was instructed not to write it down but to seal it. To this day no one knows what the thunders spoke. This Angel is telling the elect in the tribulation that it won't last much longer. Now we know that they are still on earth Matthew 24:22 says “Don't worry, he that endures to the end will be saved. The 7th trumpet brings us to the end of this. It is at this time the mystery of God will be made clear. God's going to answer all our questions. All the ones we think we know the answers to and those we hadn't thought of. Then Jesus tells John to take the book from the Angel. John is now back to earth in his vision. He takes the book and is instructed to eat it which means to receive God's word with faith. The word of God to the believer is as honey. Psalm 119:103. The bitterness is in knowing that judgment is coming. Many people love to hear the word of God but when it comes to them having to be obedient to it, then they lose interest in it. After this, John was told to go out and prophecy, to warn people that judgment is coming.

 

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