Apr
15
Revelation 10:7-11
Filed Under Book of Revelation
v7 The time during the 7th angel is interesting in that he covenants with God in v6 “that there should be time no longer” implying the end has arrived but there is still more to come. Importantly, this is the time when the “mystery of God should be finished”. I expect that all of us will know then if we don’t now that Jesus is the living Son of the Holy Father, more than that I’m certainly not qualified to speak, although the prophets apparently knew about this time.
v8-9 John is commanded by the voice from Heaven not the angel to take the book, which as he does, he receives more instruction. I find this principle to happen much in my personal life. As I’m guided by the Lord, I don’t usually get all the instruction at the same time. I get a little, then do what I’ve been instructed and then more inevitably comes. I don’t ever get more unless I’ve acted on what I was previously given. John is told the book he is to eat will taste sweet but be bitter in his belly. I take this to mean that it will appear good, but the digesting of it will be unpleasant. Much of prophesy is like this to me easy as first but as I labor to bring it to pass it becomes personally difficult.
v11 John is commanded to prophesy again to the people. It may be easy to say the words (sweet) but the consequences will be hard to bear (bitter). Also John wants the Saints to be saved (sweet) but to have that happen the wicked must be purged (bitter).
