What does it mean, i need to know the meaning of this and eat it up. Four times in the revelation does the apostle john use the expression, in the spirit 1. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth rather than heaven, and. Revelation chapter 15 explained book of revelation each. Chapter 10 the second coming of jesus christ the next most glorious prophesied event in the bible is the second coming of gods only begotten son yeshua elohim, jesus christ. Gods plan for all is a powerful and easy to understand free online book about the good news of the true gospel of jesus christ. I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud.
It clearly explains from the bible, gods plan to reconcile and save all, without a single exception, through gods only begotten son jesus christ. Revelation 10 the mighty angel with the little book 1 i saw still. It explains in more detail events that are necessary to understand more fully what is happening in time sequence, so the insets are historical digressions that give greater clarity to the revelation. What might best explain why jesus cried out with a loud voice. The reason is because of what we learned in revelation 6.
A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 10 a little book. The great voice is characteristic of all the heavenly utterances cf. Book of revelation chapter 10 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. It presents other facts and explanations that contribute to the total prophetic scene of the. Revelation 10 bridges the gap between the end of the grace age for the gentiles and the return of the gospel to the jews. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. The collective cloud expresses rain falling or soon to descend from heaven. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity. Chapter 10 does not follow chapter 9 in time sequence anymore than the material in chapter 11 does.
The description of this angel in particular in interesting because it draws on images from several other places. The slain saints were told that there were more servants of god that were going to be killed as they had been killed. This vision of the apostle john actually falls within the half hour silence of the seventh seal when it was opened. Revelation chapter 12 contains a description of a woman, who is clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars atop her head. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise.
Revelation 10 commentary wesleys explanatory notes. The book of revelation or apocalypse is the last book of the new testament and of the. The wrath of god began with the seven seals in chapter 6, and will be finished with the last seven vials. Hello, im in the process of studying the book of revelations and i have stumbled upon something which i cannot find the answer. The angel with the little book verse 1 1 and i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire commentary. Revelation chapter 10 explained discover revelation. An inset chapter is one that does not follow the time sequence established by the rest of the book.
The opened book undoubtedly contained prophetic truth and revelations from god. Apparently, the idea is that the ones in chapter 7 are physical israelites that are the seed of physical government for the millennium, and the 144,000 in chapter 14 are the bride, the firstfruits, the elect of god. The little book in chapter 10 is concerned with time, time no longer. This little book, i believe, is the word of god, the bible.
The first portion of chapter 11 doesnt flow with the chronology of the trumpet judgments. Throughout history god has poured out his wrath in judgment on early sinners. The elect is one of the reasons why some individuals will not accept the pretribulation view. Again, this does not chronologically advance the narrative of tribulation events, but is descriptive, introductory and explanatory. Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our god, and. Sweet as honey the word is so to the spiritual palate. The book of revelation is a book of angels, since about a fourth of all mention of angels in scripture, occurs in the apocalypse. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 10.
And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. Chapters 45 see notes take place in heaven after the rapture of the church chapter 6 see notes details six seal judgments and encompasses the first half of the tribulation chapter 7 see notes is a parenthetical chapter that. Chapter 10 provides an intermission after the description of the events of sixth trumpet the second woe to give us more details about what is happening during the. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 10 a little book and the seven thunders john saw an angel. In chapter 10, an angel has the book and it is opened. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and. From the following chorus the voice would seem to proceed from many inhabitants of heaven.
Revelation 6, new king james version nkjv the bible app. As believers, we are told to eat this book, just as john was told to eat it. In verses 114 of this chapter we have two witnesses that prophesy for 1,260 days or 3 12 years. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. While they preach gods last warning to the human and demonic powers of earth just before the final trumpet sounds, god gives them supernatural protection. Revelation 10 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Also, the letters to the seven churches of asia in revelation 23 also predicted suffering. Chapter 6 closes with the sixth seal and the seventh is not opened until chapter 8. It shows the mysterious coming of christ for his true church at the close of the grace age before. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. However, one aspect of the mighty angel of this chapter is his physical appearance. Each of these instances signifies a vision that john was given to.
A little book and the seven thunders 1 and i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. Within the book of revelation, there are inset chapters. David guzik commentary on revelation 10, where a mighty angels comes down from heaven and seven thunders utter their voices. There are no long drawnout theories or doctrines, but instead focuses on the clues given throughout the.
As a book already opened it could have contained old testament truth, but it also could well have contained new revelation that john was about to write as contained in the rest of revelation regarding the subjects mentioned in verse 11. Whether what is contained between this and the sounding of the seventh trumpet be a distinct prophecy from the other, or only a more general account of some of the principal things included in the other, is disputed by our curious enquirers into these abstruse writings. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and. In chapter five, the book is in gods hand and it is sealed. It is clear that revelation, chapter 12 is written from the perspective of the end of the age shortly before the return of christ to establish his heavenly fathers government on earth. The messenger who appears at the close of the 6th millennium appears godlike, but he is a restorer and unifier of the elect, sent in endtimes to prepare them for the coming day of yhvh. Revelation chapter 10 r evelation 10 bridges the gap between the end of the grace age for the gentiles and the return of the gospel to the jews. Revelation 10 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Which does not identify the one who john saw coming down from heaven holding a little book.
The book of revelation chapter 10 from the first verse of this chapter to chap. But the judgments are hard on the heart, and bitter to the belly. Be faithful even unto death, and i will give you the crown of life. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Some contend that there are two groups of 144,000, one in revelation 14, the other in chapter 7. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and then he cried out in a loud voice as a lion. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Chapter 10 the little book, the mighty angel, and seven. Revelation chapter 15 begins the preparation for the last seven vials. The only other book of the bible that specializes in time is the book of daniel. In revelation 11, during the great tribulation and the day of the lord, john describes the two witnesses as having godgiven power to witness and, if need be, call fire down from heaven to destroy their enemies. And i heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our god, and the power of his christ. This first appearance was before the throne of god when a mighty angel asked who is worthy to open the seals and open the scroll, revelation 5.
Commentaries for revelation chapter 10 the angel with the open scroll. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Revelation chapter 17 explained book of revelation each. This chapter is an introduction to the latter part of the prophecies of this book. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. In the last chapter, we saw that everyone was hiding in the rocks and caves because they correctly saw that wrath or judgment was coming upon the earth from the lamb. The bible is abundantly clear that jesus christ will return to earth, and he will return in the same way as he left. Chapter 10 the second coming of jesus christ gods plan. The lord will evidently explain and reveal this himself when we are with him. The angel and the little scroll then i saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. See how much you learned about the tenth chapter of revelation by taking this interactive quiz. The first vision describes an angel astride sea and land like a colossus, with a small scroll open, the contents of which indicate that the end is imminent. It consists of two parts, which run parallel to each other.
Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter 10 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. The fourth beast possessed ten horns, which were explained to. The christians went to heaven in the rapture, in revelation chapter 4 verse 1, and sang in chapter 5 about how they were redeemed. The angel with the little book verse 1 1 and i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. Why would elect angels, known for their steadfast service and power, be said to be. The messenger having an opened bookscroll shows revelations in which he is appointed to share with the world. The angel of the covenant presents a little open book, which is followed with seven thunders. In chapter 2, verse 10, it reads, do not be afraid for what you are about to suffer. There was a previous occasion when a mighty angel was made known to john. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. Revelation chapter 10 discussion page 3 king james bible. We have already looked at trumpets 16 in revelation 8. Chapters 23 gave us a history lesson on seven churches that existed in asia minor.
Chapter 11 merely continues the vision begun in chapter 10. Chapter 15 is an introduction to these last seven and final plagues on mankind. Here in chapter 10, john sees a mighty angel and is instructed to symbolically eat a little scroll. This interpretation is based upon the angels explanation of the beast in.
The importance of the little book will be seen shortly. At the beginning of chapter 11, john is tasked with measuring parts of the temple and provided with further endtimes prophecies. Being clothed with a cloud shows that his work has many witnesses, clothed in a cloud of witnesses see heb. See, i have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. Most may not stay hidden because after the great ear. The second part of chapter 10 is the sweetbitter book experience representing the honest misunderstanding of gods people whom god allowed to base their disappointed expectation of his soon coming on a misunderstanding of the 2,300 days of daniel 8. Chapter 11, however, does not begin this way because it is not the beginning of the inset. Also, the letters to the seven churches of asia in revelation 23 also predicted suffering and death for those christians revelation 2. The church and her fortunes are the subject of this episode. Chapters 4 and 5 begin scenes of heavenly worship of god and christ the.
The wounding and healing of the head of the beast will be explained in chapter xvii. We have already covered most of the entire scope of the book of revelation, that is, the scroll in the hand of the lamb, in one short chapter. The two witnesses and the seventh trumpet 1 and there was given me a reed like unto a rod. Your score results are displayed on the page immediately. And i went unto the angel, and said unto him, give me the little book. He holds in his hand a little scroll, distinct from the. In contrast to the sevensealed book in christs hand rev. The messiah is seen in revelation with burnished brass feet, revealing the completion of refinement, whereas the messengers feet show the process and a fiery work in preparing the kingdom elect. She is being pursued by a great red dragon, whose tail has swept a third of the stars from heaven and cast them to earth. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 1. Unlike many other books on end time prophecy, this is a simple, easy to read commentary.