liveth, &c. As Revelation 4:9 . created. Compare Revelation 4:11 . therein = in ( App-104 .) it. that . . . longer. Literally that time shall be no longer. i.e. no more delay in executing final vengeance. See Revelation 6:10 , Revelation 6:11 . should = shall. time. Greek. chronos. See App-195 . no longer. Greek. ouketi. read more
Revelation 10:1-11. I saw another mighty angel come down, &c.— St. John, in the conclusion of the last chapter, having touched upon the corruption of the Western church,proceedsnowtodeliversome prophesies relating to this lamentable event: but before he enters upon this subject, he, and the church with him, are prepared for it by an august and consolatory vision. Another mighty angel came down, described somewhat like the angel or Personage in the last three chapters of Daniel, and in the... read more
6. liveth for ever and ever—Greek, "liveth unto the ages of the ages" (compare :-). created heaven . . . earth . . . sea, &c.—This detailed designation of God as the Creator, is appropriate to the subject of the angel's oath, namely, the consummating of the mystery of God ( :-), which can surely be brought to pass by the same Almighty power that created all things, and by none else. that there should be time no longer—Greek, "that time (that is, an interval of time) no longer shall be."... read more
2. The announcement of the mighty angel 10:5-7 read more
The oath emphasized the certainty of what he announced. What was about to happen was extremely important. He appealed to God as the eternal Creator who can cause whatever He pleases to happen. This appeal strengthens the force of the oath and the certainty of its outcome. His message was that there would be no more delay. The Greek word used here, chronos, commonly means "time," but that is obviously not what the angel intended here. "Delay" is the only acceptable translation that makes sense... read more
The Little BookBetween the sixth and seventh trumpets, as between the sixth and seventh seals, is an episode consisting of two visions. The first vision is related in this c.Another mighty angel (cp. Revelation 5:2), depicted as clothed with God’s power and mercy, which he is commissioned to minister, comes from heaven (Revelation 10:1), holding a little book open in his hand. The book is different from that of Revelation 5, and contains a special revelation for St. John to make: cp. Revelation... read more
(5-7) And the angel . . .—Translate, And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted his right hand to the heaven, and sware in (or, by) Him who liveth unto the ages of the ages, who created the heaven, and the things in it, and the earth, and the things in it, and the sea, and the things in it, that time (i.e., delay, or postponement) should no longer be: but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, whenever he is about to sound (his trumpet) was finished the... read more
Revelation 10:7 Compare Savonarola's outburst, with a similar oxymoron, in his Advent addresses to the Florentines in 1494. After a scathing exposure of Rome's iniquities, he cries: 'Hasten the chastisement and the scourge, that we may quickly return to Thee.... The only hope that now remains to us, is that the sword of God may soon smite the earth.' Reference. X. 8. A. Whyte, Christian World Pulpit, vol. xliii. p. 403. Revelation 10:10 Although Divine inspiration must certainly have been... read more
CHAPTER VII.FIRST CONSOLATORY VISION.Revelation 10:1-11.AT the point now reached by us the regular progress of the Trumpet judgments is interrupted, in precisely the same manner as between the sixth and seventh Seals, by two consolatory visions. The first is contained in Rev. 10, the second in Revelation 11:1-13. At Revelation 11:14 the series of the Trumpets is resumed, reaching from that point to the end of the chapter. "And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 10:1-11
Interval before the seventh trumpet (10:1-11)During the lengthy interval before the blowing of the final trumpet, John has several other visions. First he sees a huge angel towering over land and sea, and holding a small scroll in his hand. The meaning apparently is that this angel is to make announcements that will affect the whole world. This results in a further series of visions, the seven thunders, but John is not allowed to record them (10:1-4). The angel announces that when the seventh... read more