Revelation

                                               Chapter 10

-There is a pause that occurs here in Revelation

-Two Visions Occur During This Pause

1. The Angel With The Little Book – Rev 10:1-11

2. The Two Witnesses – Rev 11:1-14

             THE ANGEL WITH THE LITTLE BOOK – Revelation 10:1-11

verse 1 – many people believe it is Jesus Christ

-the word angel simply means messenger

cloud – represents the glory of God – His manifest presence

rainbow – the Lord keeps His word

face as the sun – speaks of peace, warmth and comfort

feet like fire – refers to the judgment of God

v3 – lion – Rev 5:5 – speaks of courage and strength

verse 2 – this is the Bible

right and left foot – Jesus is in control of the universe

verse 3 – ther lion of the tribe of Judah roars of His coming judgment

Joel 3:16 & Amos 1:2

vs3-4 – the 7 peals of thunder speaks of the judgment of God that is coming

vs5-6 – The Lord keeps His Word

-the time for the 7th trumpet to blow is here

verse 7 – mystery – means something hidden that is now revealed

-some mysteries have already been revealed such as the mystery of the rapture

vs8-11 – these verses discuss the Little Book

v8 – take the Book – the book is offered and available for everyone – take it and read and practice it…….

v9 – devour and eat all of the Word of God

-in context  – Mark 11:24

verses 9-10 – the Word of God is sweet and bitter

v11 – John prophesies or preaches the Word of God – faithful to the end of his life

                               THE BIBLE
***66 individual books – 39 OT and 27 NT

***one theme – REDEMPTION

***God wrote the Bible – 2 Peter 1:20-21

First – the first thing to consider

v20 – contextualization – our own interpretation of the Bible is not right

-do not say the Holy Spirit revealed this meaning to me – keep everything in context

v21 – no scripture ever came from any human being, but from God  Himself

was ever made – “came @ any time”

moved – means to be influenced…to come upon…to be carried along

-The Bible authors wrote down what the Holy Spirit gave them to write down

             The Word of God

Why read and study the Word of God?

(1.) THE BIBLE ANSWERS ALL OF LIFES QUESTIONS

-Does God exist – Gen 1:1

-Do all religions lead to God? – John 14:6

(2.) THE BIBLE PRODUCES MORAL CERTAINTY

-we will follow the Word of God and not the values of the world

(3.) THE BIBLE GIVES US HOPE – Romans 15:13

-2 Chronicles 34:8-21 – the Bible was discovered and brought hope to Israel