THE LITTLE SCROLL

 

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.”

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.”

(Revelation 10:1-11, NIV)