📖 Revelation — Chapter 10 (KJV)
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Red lettering identifies words spoken by Jesus; it is an editorial reading aid. Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Revelation 10:1 And I saw Ranother 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:
Revelation 10:2 And he had in his hand Ra little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
Revelation 10:3 And cried with a Rloud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Revelation 10:4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, RI 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.
Revelation 10:5 And the angel which I saw Rstand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
Revelation 10:6 And sware Rby 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:
Revelation 10:7 But Rin 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.
Revelation 10:8 And Rthe 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.
Revelation 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, RTake it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
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 Rsweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, RThou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Revelation 10:1–4 — The mighty angel and sealed thunder
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
John sees a mighty angel with a little book and hears thunder whose words he is forbidden to record.
Key Truth: Respect what the text reveals and what it withholds.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And I saw ____ mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: …” (Revelation 10:1)
Find it in Revelation 10:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and …” (Revelation 10:3)
Find it in Revelation 10:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And when the ____ thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: …” (Revelation 10:4)
Find it in Revelation 10:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Revelation 10:5–7 — The sworn announcement
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The angel swears by the eternal Creator and announces the fulfillment of God's mystery at the seventh trumpet.
Key Truth: Trust God's purpose rather than claiming knowledge of withheld detail.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the …” (Revelation 10:5)
Find it in Revelation 10:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created …” (Revelation 10:6)
Find it in Revelation 10:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But in the ____ of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall …” (Revelation 10:7)
Find it in Revelation 10:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Revelation 10:8–11 — The little book and renewed commission
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
John eats the book, sweet in the mouth but bitter within, and receives a commission to prophesy before many peoples.
Key Truth: Receive God's word with readiness for its costly task.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and …” (Revelation 10:8)
Find it in Revelation 10:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… hand, and ate it up; and it was in my ____ sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten …” (Revelation 10:10)
Find it in Revelation 10:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And he ____ unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and …” (Revelation 10:11)
Find it in Revelation 10:11 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ezekiel 3:3 — Ezekiel also receives a scroll that tastes sweet when eaten.
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Reflect and Apply
What part of receiving God's word calls for costly obedience?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Revelation 10:1–4 (The mighty angel and sealed thunder) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Revelation 10:5–7 (The sworn announcement) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Revelation 10:8–11 (The little book and renewed commission) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What instruction limits John's recording of the seven thunders?
5. What further task is given to John?
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