Revelation Chapter Ten Breakdown

1 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.

John sees another angel coming from heaven wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow upon his head. His face was bright like the sun and his feet were like fiery pillars. Many believe this angel is Yeshua.

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, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.

This angel holds a small book and stands on water and land. When He spoke, thunder roared.

4 Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”

John is commanded not to write what the thunder says. We are not permitted to know this, and it makes me wonder if there was a clue here that would be the total giveaway.

5 The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven 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, 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.

It is at this time, there will be no more delay, the seventh angel is about to blow the trumpet. YHWH’s mystery will finally be finished.

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.”

John is told to take the booklet.

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.”

John is told to eat the booklet, it is sweet, but will give him a stomach ache.

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.

What was said came true.

11 And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

Now John is told he must prophecy AGAIN about all the people, nations, languages, and kings of the world.