-Praying The Book of Revelation: 10

Read Revelation 10 in your favorite version or in the following KJV and then join us in praying below:

10 And I saw another 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:

² And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

³ And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

⁴ And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I 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.

⁵ And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

⁶ And sware by 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:

⁷ But in 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.

⁸ And the 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.

⁹ And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

¹⁰ And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

¹¹ And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Our Father;

We thank you Father God that our history is ultimately in your hands; all humanity and even each one of us individually. When the angel presents the Little Book written by you, all of creation responds. The seven thunders roar and prophetically proclaim the coming fulfillment of all of the prophets.

When Apostle John is given the book and commanded to eat it, it is sweet to taste but gives him indigestion. The Word of God is always sweet and fulfilling; but this word brings judgment upon the nations, governments, and all the people of the earth and John is told to prophesy what is to come.

We rejoice that the word that he gives will proclaim the coming culmination of all history and end with the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. We can rejoice in the results but still be sad for those who reject the Lord and coming king-Jesus. Believers will continue to be protected and blessed in the midst of it all; but not so those who do not receive the coming King.  We are sad for all those who reject King Jesus; but we will rejoice at his coming. We say, come Lord Jesus, come; and come soon.

And in Your name we pray, Amen.