King James Version KJV
The Message Bible MSG
1 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:
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I saw another powerful Angel coming down out of Heaven wrapped in a cloud. There was a rainbow over his head, his face was sun-radiant, his legs 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,
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He had a small book open in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on land,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
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then called out thunderously, a lion roar. When he called out, the Seven Thunders called back.
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.
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When the Seven Thunders spoke, I started to write it all down, but a voice out of Heaven stopped me, saying, "Seal with silence the Seven Thunders; don't write a word."
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
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Then the Angel I saw astride sea and land lifted his right 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:
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and swore by the One Living Forever and Ever, who created Heaven and everything in it, earth and everything in it, sea and everything in it, that time was up -
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.
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that when the seventh Angel blew his trumpet, which he was about to do, the Mystery of God, all the plans he had revealed to his servants, the prophets, would be completed.
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.
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The voice out of Heaven spoke to me again: "Go, take the book held open in the hand of the Angel astride sea and 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.
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I went up to the Angel and said, "Give me the little book." He said, "Take it, then eat it. It will taste sweet like honey, but turn sour in your stomach."
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.
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I took the little book from the Angel's hand and it was sweet honey in my mouth, but when I swallowed, my stomach curdled.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
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Then I was told, "You must go back and prophesy again over many peoples and nations and languages and kings."
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