PROCLAMATION
“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. 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, and he gave a loud shout like the
roar of a lion. When he shouted, the
voices of seven thunders spoke.” Revelation 10:1-3 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These
are the words of prophecy which were revealed to, and written by, the Apostle
John, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God. In this tenth
chapter of Revelation, while he was still in the spirit (Revelation 4:2), John
was shown a vision. (Revelation 5:1, 6:1-17, 7:1, 8:1-2, and 9:1) After the smoke John saw a mighty angel
coming down from heaven holding a little scroll in his hand. (Revelation
10:1-2) When this angel spoke, the voices
of seven thunders spoke and John was told not to write what was said. (Revelation
10:3-4) John was told to take the little
scroll from the angel’s hand and eat it.
After he had eaten it, he was told to go and prophesy again. (Revelations
10:8-11)
APPLICATION
When we ingest The Word of God, it is sweet and good.
(Psalm 34:8 and Revelation 10:9-10) After
we digest it and internalize it, The Word of God should burn at our insides, like
“… fire shut up in my bones …” (Jeremiah
20:9) and we are to share it with others.
This experience was given to the Apostle John, a preacher of the gospel,
and he was told to prophesy and share it. (Revelation 10:11) All believers are not preachers, but all
believers know something about the gospel, and all of us have had a unique set
of experiences that The Lord has brought us through which can be shared with
others. We all have kingdom building
work to do before it is too late. Tell
someone about Jesus, The Christ, the gospel, the crucifixion, the resurrection,
or the things that He brought you through.
Your story may make the difference in someone’s life.
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