Revelation 10
Today's Passage: Revelation 10
Psalm 19:9b–10, “The rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.”
The Lord’s ordinances and decrees allow us to know him, to bear witness to his heart and character, his goodness. And yet, they bear witness to the attributes that Christian’s will not experience; namely, his judgement and wrath. His rules are righteous, but by them, sinners are condemned. To those who’ve surrendered to the Lord, the eternal, enduring Word of God is as sweet as honey. However, our stomach’s turn as we realize that many people we know and love will spend eternity apart from God in Hell because they’ve never thrown themselves on the grace and mercy of the Lord.
Perhaps, this gives insight into what John experienced as he took the scroll and ate. The text doesn’t tell us, nor does it seem that John was given an interpretation for the strange request. However, considering that verse 11 tells John to continue the prophecy of judgement, maybe the symbolic gesture is as suggested. Either way, the truth remains—most people will be judged by the Word, rather than saved by it.
To be honest, I don’t know any special meaning to the mighty angel that John saw coming down with clouds and rainbows, standing astride the seas and dry land. I think it’s just a descriptive text that John saw for some future event.
Additionally, I think many people believe that if they saw something so great and so mighty, then they would believe in God. The biblical record shows this idea to be false. Look what God did to Egypt in the Exodus and still Jericho fought back. Consider Nebuchadnezzar’s terrible dream from Daniel 2 and his utter contempt of its meaning in the construction of his golden statue. Think about the apostles standing with the resurrected Christ in Matthew 28 and notice what it says in verse 17, “when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.”
People either surrender and trust what God has revealed in history, or they do not. No person should depend on some great miracle or sign to convince them. Either accept the sweetness of the honey, or face the bellyache to come.
Written By: Tyler Short
Psalm 19:9b–10, “The rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.”
The Lord’s ordinances and decrees allow us to know him, to bear witness to his heart and character, his goodness. And yet, they bear witness to the attributes that Christian’s will not experience; namely, his judgement and wrath. His rules are righteous, but by them, sinners are condemned. To those who’ve surrendered to the Lord, the eternal, enduring Word of God is as sweet as honey. However, our stomach’s turn as we realize that many people we know and love will spend eternity apart from God in Hell because they’ve never thrown themselves on the grace and mercy of the Lord.
Perhaps, this gives insight into what John experienced as he took the scroll and ate. The text doesn’t tell us, nor does it seem that John was given an interpretation for the strange request. However, considering that verse 11 tells John to continue the prophecy of judgement, maybe the symbolic gesture is as suggested. Either way, the truth remains—most people will be judged by the Word, rather than saved by it.
To be honest, I don’t know any special meaning to the mighty angel that John saw coming down with clouds and rainbows, standing astride the seas and dry land. I think it’s just a descriptive text that John saw for some future event.
Additionally, I think many people believe that if they saw something so great and so mighty, then they would believe in God. The biblical record shows this idea to be false. Look what God did to Egypt in the Exodus and still Jericho fought back. Consider Nebuchadnezzar’s terrible dream from Daniel 2 and his utter contempt of its meaning in the construction of his golden statue. Think about the apostles standing with the resurrected Christ in Matthew 28 and notice what it says in verse 17, “when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.”
People either surrender and trust what God has revealed in history, or they do not. No person should depend on some great miracle or sign to convince them. Either accept the sweetness of the honey, or face the bellyache to come.
Written By: Tyler Short
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