Revelation #32

Alright lets resume our study of Revelation this morning!



Revelation 10:1-7



The Angel and the little scroll

1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. 2 He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. 4And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down." 5And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 6and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, 7but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.



Inverse 1 John tells us he sees another mighty angel in a cloud coming down from heaven, this is a clue as to who this is. If we refer back to Revelation 1:7:



Revelation 1:7



7Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.



Many times in scripture Jesus is on or in a cloud! Verse 1 continues on to tell us a rainbow was over his head...this represents his divinity as we seen the emblem of divinity encircling the throne of God in Revelation 4:3:



Revelation 4:3



3And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.



Verse 1 goes on to tell us that his face was like the sun which takes us takes us back to the transfiguration in Matthew 17:2



Matthew 17:2



2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.



Then verse 1 tells us his legs were like pillars of fire which takes us to Exodus 13:21-22:



Exodus 13:21-22



21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.



So we see this is Jesus and verse 2 says He had a little scroll open in his hand....this is the scroll he had just opened the four seals from! Then we are told He set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land telling us his destination was the earth and Jesus is overwhelming! Verse 3 tells us He called out and it sounded like a roaring lion and seven thunders came forth. In verse 4 we are told John was about to write when these seven thunders came forth but he was told not to write what the message of the seven thunders were...so this is a mystery to us! In verses 5 we are told Jesus makes an oath to God that there would be no more delay....basically saying judgement is now and the mystery of God will be fulfilled as we are told in verse 7. What is this mystery of God?



Actually there are 11 mysteries which I will briefly detail here:

1. Mystery of the church- Ephesians 3:8-9-Love for Christ and each other.

2. Mystery of the Kingdom of heaven-Matthew 13- result of gospel introduced into the world.

3. Mystery of Israels blindness-Romans 11:25

4. Mystery of Rapture-1 Corinthians 15:51-53

5. Mystery of The Bride of Christ-Ephesians 5:28-32

6. Mystery of the indwelling of Christ- Colossians 1:26-27

7. Mystery of Incarnate Christ-Colossians 2:2,9 God infused himself into man.

8. Mystery of Man's restoration to godliness-1 Timothy 3:16

9. Mystery of iniquity (sin)-1 Thessalonians 2:7-8

10. Mystery of the seven stars-Revelation 1:20

11. Mystery of Babylon-Revelation 17:5-7 immoral religious system at end times.



These mysteries are complete at the will of God!



See you tomorrow!



Tom