Revelation · 11 verses
Revelation 10
Every verse links to the people and places named in it, and to the passages readers connect it with.
The chapter
What happens here
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The seven thunders speak, and not one of their words is allowed onto the page.
A voice beneath the thundersvv. 1–7
A mighty angel comes down from heaven wearing a cloud, a rainbow above his head, a face like the sun, and legs like pillars of fire. He plants one foot on the sea and one on the land, then cries like a lion; the seven thunders answer, though their words are promptly put under seal. The angel raises his hand and swears that there will be no more delay, and that the mystery of God will be fulfilled when the seventh angel begins to sound.
The scroll with two aftertastesvv. 8–11
A voice from heaven sends the speaker to collect the small open scroll from the angel. The angel offers the most peculiar instruction in the chapter: eat it. It is sweet as honey in the mouth and bitter in the stomach, after which the speaker is told to prophesy again about peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.
The text
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Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Names the Hebrew and Greek put in the verse link to the person, place or people they name; the address beside each verse is a link to that verse, which is what a reader copies and shares.
Rev 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
Rev 10:2He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
Rev 10:3Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
Rev 10:4When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
Rev 10:5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
Rev 10:6And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
Rev 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
Rev 10:8Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
Rev 10:9And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
Rev 10:10So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
Rev 10:11And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”
02 — Read alongside
Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 114 passages were voted onto 11 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 9Ezekiel 3:1–3“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
- 9Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- 7Ephesians 3:3–9that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
- 9Ezekiel 2:8And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
- 10Ezekiel 3:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
- 1Ezekiel 1:28The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
- 7Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
- 1Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- 1Revelation 1:15–16His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- 7Luke 24:44–47Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- 10Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- 10Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- 1Daniel 10:6His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
- 1Revelation 5:2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
- 4Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- 5Daniel 12:7And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
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