Reader, are you ready to hear
an interesting thing about the Apostle John? He was given the gift of prophesy, and oh boy, he had it abundantly! As I was reading Revelation 10, I noticed the prophetic anointing that was placed inside of him. In this section, in verses 9-11, I saw that the purpose of the mighty angel that comes down from Heaven! His purpose was to deliver a little scroll to the Apostle John. And that little scroll that was packed with a punch! It’s important for us to know the power was NOT in the angel that was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head, nor was the power in the angel’s face that shined like the sun with the glory of the Lord. No! The power was in the little scroll that the angel held in his hand. The angel that John saw was standing with one foot on the sea and one foot on land. The angel rose his right hand to heaven and swore, “There will be no more delay!" It's as if the angel was in the court room of God - declaring God's truth! The angel went on and this is what he said, "But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.” Jesus! What a magnificent revelation! Then the voice of the angel spoke in John’s ear, and this is what is recorded as having been said, “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” The Apostle John did exactly as told. He went up to the angel and asked him to give him the little scroll. The angel said to John, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’” Wow! This is the same thing that happened to the prophet Ezekiel. He took the scroll from an angel of the Lord, the scroll tasted like honey and it too turned bitter in his stomach. In both instances, with both human men, John the Apostle and Ezekiel the Prophet, were given both great wisdom and an unbearable burden. Both men saw the angel of the Lord, and both were told to prophesy about people living in rebellion. Ezekiel was told to speak to directly to Israel, and John was told to prophesy to many “peoples, nations, languages and kings.” Revelation 10:5-11 And that, my friend, is the end of Revelation Chapter 10. When you get a chance, go and read Ezekiel Chapter 2. "Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.” Ezekiel 2:8-10 I am not going to jump ahead to Revelation Chapter 11, but I am going to prepare my heart to get ready to receive whatever words are contained within it. I fully believe the Book of Revelation is exactly what is needed for God's people to sing Maranatha. I pray the Lord will continue to give me knowledge and wisdom to understand His Word. I pray that the words of my mouth, and those expressed on paper bring many to Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith. I know my words are not my own, I pray I am able to continue to walk on this path that I have been called, which is to deliver His message through Little Scroll poems to a lost, lonely and broken generation.
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