Rev 10:5Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,6and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer,7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets 8Then the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.” 9So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he *said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”10I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.11And they *said to me, “You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”
Hebrews 10:37 "37FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY". 2 Thessalonians 2:3 "3Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction," This is the message that the Antichrist is about to arrive. We are getting ready for the final battle. It states "there will be delay no longer"!
Notice in verse 6 it uses the word "swore", the angel swore by God. This has never happened before but, this is yet another indication that it is Christ who we are dealing with.
Then we read that the mystery of God is finished!? Yes, it will come down to the purpose of God in dealing with us (human) will be displayed, shown, revealed. It is time for action, the days of words, and seeking, and waiting for us to come to the Father are about to end.
John is instructed to "take" the little book, notice it is told of him twice to "take" the little book. This is just our God being exactly what He promised. We have to "take" the Word, He will NEVER force us to have it or put it in our hands, it is up to us to take it! Amazing, up to the end, God is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow....right up to the very end! AMEN..Please take a minute and get the full meaning of this. His promises are ALWAYS, grab hold of the Word, His promises, His healing, companionship, HIS LOVE! You can have that personal relationship with Him, he wants it too, you MUST take it.
John was then instructed to "eat" the little book. This is not new, we read it in Ezekiel 3:1 & 3 where Ezekiel was asked to eat the scroll. The meaning is the same, we are to devour the Word, to eat it day and night, to digest it as food for the soul. To make it part of our daily diet, to break it down, and add it to our mind, body and spirit as we would break down food we eat and add it. Just having a Bible and going to a building once a week to worship is not enough!
Notice the taste, first sweet. Yes Gods words are sweet! Then the bitterness comes in, why? Because when we are granted knowledge, it is rare when you can just say "okay" and move on. Knowledge usually causes us to act or ponder. It is the same way here, we are granted knowledge through Gods word, and we are then subject to self evaluation or judgment. It is then up to us (with Gods help) to change, to rid ourselves of sin, to go make disciples, to do the right thing, to love others. That, in many cases can be a bitter adjustment. In addition, for John, it was a sweet thing to be chosen for this task. However, he is telling us how things will end, and that would have to be a very bitter, heartbreaking thing to do!
Time for a little self evaluation! It is something we must do daily to make sure we are walking the path Christ has chosen for us. Be in the Word daily, talk with God daily, pray daily! The rewards are infinite!
Blessings on all till next time!
Calabash
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