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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:5

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven ; the right hand (Revised Version) is supported by א , B, C, P, Syriac, Coptic, AE thiopic, Armenian, Andreas, Arethas, Primasius. It is omitted in the Textus Receptus, which follows A, 1, 17, 36, Vulgate; of. Daniel 12:7 , a chapter also referred to in the preceding note ( vide supra ) . In Daniel both hands are uplifted, here only one; in the other is the book. The action was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:6

And sware by him that liveth forever and ever. The Triune God (cf. Revelation 1:11 ; Revelation 4:10 , etc.; also Deuteronomy 32:40 ; Psalms 45:6 ; Hebrews 1:8 , etc.). 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. Though the balance of authority is in favour of the last clause, yet it is omitted by )*, A, and some cursives (cf. Exodus 20:4 ). These two characteristics of God—his... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:6

No more time. "The angel … sware … that there should be time no longer." This word of the angel is capable of being rendered, and has been rendered, in three different ways. Take it as meaning— I. THE TIME IS NOT YET COME . It is easy to believe that the persecuted people of St. John's day, as often since, might have thought that the judgments which they witnessed and the distresses they endured could not but be the beginning of the end. Our Lord knew that they would think... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:7

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel. The meaning naturally seems to be, "There shall be no longer time; but, on the contrary, in the days of the seventh trumpet, the last judgment shall tall, the end will come, and all things will be made manifest; the mystery of God will be finished." Wordsworth renders, "No delay, save only in the days," etc., and believes that the passage points to a brief respite, during which men may yet repent. When he shall begin to sound ; when he is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:8

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said ; and the voice which I heard out of heaven, [I heard] again talking with me and saying. The construction is irregular." The voice, viz. that mentioned in Revelation 10:4 , which is probably that of Christ himself (see on Revelation 10:4 ). Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth; ( Go, take the book, etc., according to A, C, which is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:8-11

The little book and its mission. In one of the most interesting chapters in Mr. Elliott's 'Horae Apocalypticae,' the correspondence between this vision of "the little book open" and the bringing forth of the open Bible at the time of the Reformation is indicated at considerable length. According, however, to the plan of exposition which alone seems to us to accord with the aim of the Apocalypse, the production of an open Bible at the Reformation was but one illustration at a particular... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:8-11

The little book; or, the sweetness and bitterness of the prophetic office. The consolation of an assured end having been given, the holy seer, and in him the Church in all ages, becomes prepared to receive tidings that shall prove "bitter" and painful. The final victory is assured. The word is "sweet as honey" in the mouth of him who receives it, which reception is represented by the figure of "eating the little book." It is sweet, for it is impossible to be an agent of God for any work... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:8-11

God's Word. "And the voice which I heard from heaven," etc. The "little book," or roll, here might be fairly taken to illustrate God's redemptive truth, or the gospel. The following thoughts are suggested. I. THIS GOSPEL IS BROUGHT TO MAN FROM HEAVEN . "The voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go, and take the little book." Redemptive truth is a special revelation to man sent by God from heaven, Men could never have reached the redemptive... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:9

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book; and I went away to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. Alford understands that the seer goes from his position in heaven to the angel on earth. But he is probably, in his vision, already on the earth (see on Revelation 10:1 ). And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; he saith. This part of the vision is founded on Eze 2:9-3:3. The act is no doubt intended to convey the idea that the seer is to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 10:10

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 (see above). The angel, foreseeing the nature of the contents, alludes to the bitterness first; the writer narrates his experiences in the historical order. read more

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