Apocalipsis 10:1-6

1 Y vi a otro ángel poderoso que descendía del cielo, envuelto en una nube; y el arco iris estaba sobre su cabeza, y su rostro era como el sol, y sus pies como columnas de fuego;

2 y tenía en su mano un librito abierto. Y puso el pie derecho sobre el mar y el izquierdo sobre la tierra;

3 y gritó a gran voz, como ruge un león; y cuando gritó, los siete truenos emitieron sus voces.

4 Después que los siete truenos hablaron, iba yo a escribir, cuando oí una voz del cielo que decía: Sella las cosas que los siete truenos han dicho y no las escribas.

5 Entonces el ángel que yo había visto de pie sobre el mar y sobre la tierra, levantó su mano derecha al cielo,

6 y juró por el que vive por los siglos de los siglos, QUIEN CREO EL CIELO Y LAS COSAS QUE EN EL hay, Y LA TIERRA Y LAS COSAS QUE EN ELLA hay, Y EL MAR Y LAS COSAS QUE EN EL hay, que ya no habrá dilación,

Apocalipsis 10:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 10

This chapter contains a vision of an angel of a wonderful appearance, the voices of the seven thunders, and an order to John to take the book in the hand of the angel, eat it, and prophesy. The angel is described by his strength, a mighty one; by his descent from heaven; by his attire, being clothed with a cloud; by a rainbow on his head; by his face being like the sun; by his feet, which were as pillars of fire, the one foot set on the sea, and the other on the earth; by having a little book open in his hand, and by the loud cry he made, like the roaring of a lion, Re 10:1-3, upon which seven thunders uttered their voices, which John was going to write, but was forbid, Re 10:4; next follows a solemn oath of the angers; the gesture he used, lifting up his hand to heaven; the person by whom he swore, the living God; what he swore to, that time should be no more, and that the mystery of God would be finished at the beginning of the seventh trumpet, Re 10:5-7; then several orders are given to John, as to take the open book in the hand of the angel, which he did, to eat it, as he accordingly did; when he found it to be as it was told him it would be, namely, sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his belly; and then to prophesy again before people, nations, tongues, and kings, Re 10:8-11.