Apocalisse 10:5-11

5 E l’angelo che io avea veduto stare in piè sul mare e sulla terra,

6 levò la man destra al cielo e giurò per Colui che vive nei secoli dei secoli, il quale ha creato il cielo e le cose che sono in esso e la terra e le cose che sono in essa e il mare e le cose che sono in esso, che non ci sarebbe più indugio;

7 ma che nei giorni della voce del settimo angelo, quand’egli sonerebbe, si compirebbe il mistero di Dio, secondo ch’Egli ha annunziato ai suoi servitori, i profeti.

8 E la voce che io avevo udita dal cielo mi parlò di nuovo e disse: Va’, prendi il libro che è aperto in mano all’angelo che sta in piè sul mare e sulla terra.

9 E io andai dall’angelo, dicendogli di darmi il libretto. Ed egli mi disse: Prendilo, e divoralo: esso sarà amaro alle tue viscere, ma in bocca ti sarà dolce come miele.

10 Presi il libretto di mano all’angelo, e lo divorai; e mi fu dolce in bocca, come miele; ma quando l’ebbi divorato, le mie viscere sentirono amarezza.

11 E mi fu detto: Bisogna che tu profetizzi di nuovo sopra molti popoli e nazioni e lingue e re.

Apocalisse 10:5-11 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.