seekeroftruth
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Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”
5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’” 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”
Here's the link to the commentary.A rainbow was on his head: Not only is the rainbow a reminder of God’s promise to man, but it is also a natural result when the sun shines through a cloud.
I was about to write… do not write them: Of course, this irritates many commentators and sets speculation running wild. What did they say that John must not tell us?
The mystery of God would be finished: What mystery? One important aspect of this mystery is that it has been declared to His servants the prophets.
In Biblical vocabulary, a mystery isn’t something no one knows. A mystery is something no one could know unless it was revealed to him. If you could know it by intuition or personal investigation, it isn’t a mystery, because mysteries must be revealed. Therefore, something can be known and still be a mystery in the Biblical sense.
You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings: Whatever the content of the scroll, it is connected to John’s command to prophesy to all men. This is not a message just focused to the church.
John’s prophecy spoke of the fate of the entire world, not just one nation, empire or emperor, such as the Roman Empire.
Wouldn't it be something if the mystery was just "Love One Another, as you would have them love you"?I would hope that someone who claims to "love" me... would be willing and able to look past my sins and shortcomings. If someone loves me, I would hope they would accept me for who I am... not who they think I should be. Do you drag people to church because you want to change them into what you think they should be? Do you judge who needs church and who is too far gone to be forgiven? Do you tell those whom you judge to be unworthy of forgiveness they are not welcome?
All I can think of this morning is Skittles. See the rainbow... taste the rainbow.... eat the rainbow....