1 The Angel hath the book open. 6 He sheweth there shalbe no more time. 9 He giveth the book unto John, which eateth it up.
1.And I saw another mighty aAngel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the brainbow upon his head, and his face was as the csun, and his dfeet as pillars of fire.
2.And he had in his hand a little ebook open, and he put his right foot upon the sea, and his left on the earth,
3.And cried with a floud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven gthunders uttered their voices.
4.And when the seven thunders has uttered their voices, I was about to write: but I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, *hSeal up those things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.
5.And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth, lift up his hand to heaven,
6.And sware iby him that liveth for evermore, which created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth and the things that therein are, and the sea and the things, which therein are, that time should be no more.
7.But in the days of the voice of the seventh Angel, when he shall begin to blow the trumpet, even the kmystery of God shalbe finished, as he hath declared to his servants the Prophets.
8.And the voice which I heard from heaven, spake unto lme again and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the mAngel, which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9.So I went unto the Angel, and said to him, Give me the little nbook. And he said unto me, *Take it, and oeat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shalbe in thy mouth as sweet as honey.
10.Then I took the little book out of the Angel’s hand, and ate it up, and it was in my mouth as psweet as honey: but when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11.And he said unto me, Thou must prophecy qagain among the people & nations, & tongues, & to many Kings.
Which was Jesus Christ that came to comfort his Church against the furious assaults of Satan and Antichrist: so that in all their troubles, the faithful are sure to find consolation in him.
The faithful shall understand and see this mystery of the last judge- ment, the damnation of Antichrist and infidels, and also the glory of the just at the resurrection.
Which signifies that the ministers ought to receive the word into their hearts, and to have grave, & deep judgement, and diligently to study it, and with zeal to utter it.
Signifying that albeit that the minister have consolation by the word of God, yet shall he have sore, and grievous enemies, which shalbe troublesome unto him.