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1Then I saw another extremely powerful messenger coming out of heaven, robed in a cloud. There was a halo over his head like a rainbow; his face shined bright like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.[#10:1 This mighty messenger is Jesus Christ, whose face shines as bright as the sun ( Matt. 17:1–2).; #10:1 The Aramaic can be translated “a rainbow of heaven was over his head.”; #10:1 This extremely powerful messenger is Christ ( Dan. 10:5–6; Rev. 1:12–16). He holds the scroll ( Rev. 5–8) and now gives it to John. He is like the roaring Lion of Judah ( Isa. 31:4–5; Jer. 25:29–36; Hos. 11:10–11; Joel 3:16; Amos 3:8) and will give the two witnesses their power ( Rev. 11:3).]
2He held an opened scroll in his hand. He set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land[#10:2 Although some manuscripts have “little book/scroll,” it is likely the same scroll opened by the Lamb in chapters 5–7.]
3and gave a tremendous shout, like a lion’s roar. When he shouted, the seven thunders responded, rumbling out their messages .[#10:3 Or “with their own voices.” See Ps. 29. The seven thunders are the complete message of God sent out by the seven Spirits of God. This is the thunderous voice of God ( John 12:28–29).]
4I was about to write the messages of the seven thunders, but I heard a heavenly voice say to me:[#10:4 The Aramaic can be translated “I heard a voice from the seventh heaven.”]
5Then the mighty angel whom I saw astride the sea and the land raised his right hand to heaven
6and swore an oath by him who lives for an eternity of eternities, the Creator of heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them:
8Then the heavenly voice spoke to me again:
9I went up to the angel who stood on the sea and the land and told him to give me the little scroll. Then he said to me, “Take it, and eat it. It will be sour in your stomach but sweet as honey in your mouth.”[#10:9 Or “innermost being” or “womb.” The message of the unrolled scroll would be bittersweet.]
10I took the little scroll from the hand of the mighty angel and ate it. Indeed, it was sweet as honey to taste, but after I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.[#10:10 Honey is a picture of revelation-knowledge ( Ps. 19:7–13). See also Ezek. 2:8–9; 3:1–3.]
11Then they said to me, “You must go back and prophesy again to many peoples, and nations, and languages, and kings!”[#10:11 Some Greek manuscripts read “he.”; #10:11 See Jer. 1:10. This was an encouragement to John that he would be freed from his exile on Patmos to yet prophesy to us today through his writings.]