The Tribulation

…THE LITTLE BOOK

THE ANGEL WITH…

I. THE MYSTERIOUS ANGEL

(Rev 10:1-6) And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a

rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his

right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered

their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea

and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who

created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there

should be time no longer:

A. His Characte

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B. His Clothing

C. His Crown

D. His countena

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E. His conquest

II. THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK

(Rev 10:2-7) And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to

write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are

therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be

finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

A. His Claim

(Rev 10:2) And he had in his hand a little book

open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and

his left foot on the earth,

NOTES

This book is the same book or scroll in chapter 5. We saw that it was the Title deed to the earth. It had seven seals and when they are all opened and completed, Jesus is on the Throne of David.

Jesus is standing on the sea and on the earth as a claim of ownership.

In the Old testament, the way a

person received land from God was to walk on it.

(Gen 13:17) Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it

unto thee.

(Deu 11:24) Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread

shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the

river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your

coast be.

(Jos 1:3) Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto

you, as I said unto Moses.

(Jos 5:15) And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto

Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place

whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

(Exo 3:5) And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from

off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest

is holy ground.

(Eph 2:2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of

this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the

children of disobedience:

(2Co 4:4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the

minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious

gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

NOTES

A lot of people can not except this Angel as Christ because of who he swears to.

(Rev 10:5) And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to

heaven,

(Rev 10:6) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the

earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things

which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

(Col 1:16) For by him were all things created, that are in

heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they

be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

(Joh 1:3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any

thing made that was made.

(Heb 6:13) For when God made promise to Abraham, because he

could swear by no greater, he sware by

himself,

(Rev 10:5) And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon

the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

(Rev 10:6) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who

created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are,

and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should

be time no longer:

NOTES

Even more people get tied up with this statement, and try to apply that he is referring to the end of time

This statement in context is referring to the time that God has allowed the world to be under the rule of Satan

(Rev 10:6-7) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein

are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the

things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in

the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall

begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he

hath declared to his servants the prophets.

(1Pe 1:8-11) Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy

unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the

prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied

of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of

time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it

testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should

follow.

(Rev 11:15) And the seventh angel sounded;

and there were great voices in heaven, saying,

The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,

and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and

ever.

B. His Cry

(Rev 10:3) And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders

uttered their voices.

(Rev 10:4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a

voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(Pro 19:12) The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour

is as dew upon the grass.

(Isa 42:13) The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he

shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

(Isa 31:4) For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his

prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the

noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill

thereof.

(Jer 25:30) Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall

roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he

shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout,

as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the

earth.

C. The Claps of thunder

(Rev 10:3) And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and

when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

(Rev 10:4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a

voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(Psa 29:1-9) Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is

upon many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaketh

the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. He maketh them also to skip like

a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. The voice of the LORD divideth the

flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the

wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and

discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

(Rev 10:3) And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and

when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

(Rev 10:4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I

was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which

the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

C. The Consumption of the

book

(Rev 10:8-11) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and

said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which

standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said

unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy

mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up;

and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was

bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and

nations, and tongues, and kings.

(Rev 1:17) And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his

right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and

the last:

(Rev 10:8-11) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and

said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which

standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said

unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up;

and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my

belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples,

and nations, and tongues, and kings.

(Rev 10:8-11) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and

said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which

standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said

unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy

mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up;

and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was

bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and

nations, and tongues, and kings.

(Rev 10:8-11) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and

said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which

standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said

unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my

belly was bitter. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples,

and nations, and tongues, and kings.

(Jer 15:16) Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto

me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD

God of hosts.

(Jer 15:17) I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone

because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

(Jer 15:18) Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which

refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as

waters that fail?

(Eze 2:8) But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou

rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give

thee.

(Eze 2:9) And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of

a book was therein;

(Eze 2:10) And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without:

and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

(Eze 3:1) Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat

this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

(Eze 3:2) So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

(Eze 3:3) And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy

bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

(Eze 3:1) Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat

this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

(Eze 3:2) So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

(Eze 3:3) And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy

bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.