Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
Before writing today’s reflection, I went back to the Revelation 1 reflection to double check that I remembered correctly that this book, like so many others, began as a letter to churches—encouraging, instructing, guiding. That familiarity of structure seems very far away.
Revelation 10:4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”
And I find myself with today’s reading wondering about a lot of things—How did John feel about this prophetic dream? Were these prophecies no big deal, not troubling for him at this point? What does the content of this prophetic dream have to do with the seven churches he was writing to in Revelation 1? It logically seems that they are somehow connected.
Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’ ”
Lord, Once again I am faced with more questions than answers as I read Your word. But somehow, that seems as it should be. Help me always approach Your word with an open mind and an open heart, always seeking You. Amen.
Revelation 10:11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”
Have a blessed day.