Please read Revelation chapter 10.
The Angel and the Small Scroll
Verses 1-3: One foot on land and one on the sea... Why is that significant? Maybe this is showing that the authority he has is over everything in both land and sea?
Verse 4: "Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down." Here is another example of the number seven being used... Also, why did he have to keep it a secret? Would this information give away too much information? Would this information have been too much for us to take? It could have been horrifying, or it could have been the most amazing thing ever!
Verses 5-7: That was a huge oath. How much stuff did the prophets foretell that we just don't know as "end times" prophesy? And even if we do know about all the scriptures referring to the end times... That's a lot of scripture!
Verses 8-11: This is not the only place in the Bible someone is told to eat a scroll... In Ezekiel chapter 3, Ezekiel is told to eat a scroll as well. In both instances the scroll was sweet as honey in their mouth. I believe this signifies the words going deep into ones being. In Peter's case the words weren't the most pleasant things to prophesy about (maybe that's why his stomach was turned sour after eating it.) In Ezekiel's case, it was during his call to commission. I think it was signifying God putting His word's inside Ezekiel to begin his life as a prophet.
This chapter is pretty short... Not as much activity going on as in a few chapters leading up to it. Remember, the seventh trumpet (the third woe/terror), has not sounded yet.
Blessings!
~ S*
