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Revelation 10
…another mighty angel…
…ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν…
Chapter Outline:
Another Mighty Angel
I.
THE ANGEL AND THE SEVEN THUNDERS, VV 1-4
A. He comes down from Heaven, V. 1
B. A description of the angel, VV. 1-3
C. Seven thunders are heard, VV.2-3
D. John instructed not to write what he had just heard, V. 4
II.
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS TIME NO LONGER, VV. 5-7
III.
THE EATING OF THE LITTLE BOOK, VV. 8-11
A. John is given a rather odd instruction, VV. 8-9
B. John commissioned to preach, VV. 10-11
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Brief intro:
Here in the start of chapter 10 another parenthetical chapter is introduced.
Just as we
had one back in chapter 7 and in between the 6th and 7th seal judgment so too now we
have one here in the 10th chapter extending till the 11th chapter and the 14th verse and is
in between the 6th and the 7th trumpet judgment.
These parenthetical sections do not advance the narrative but give important
information concerning the whole prophetic scene during the tribulation period.
“These interludes serve a dramatic purpose, but also show mercy in allowing more
opportunity for repentance.
It is as if God brings things to the brink, then pulls back a
little to grant mankind more time to repent.” 1
I.
THE ANGEL AND THE SEVEN THUNDERS, VV 1-4
A. He comes down from Heaven, V. 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:”
1.
Who is this angel?
Well he is not the angel that is mentioned back in 9:13 nor
is he the angel that will sound the 7th and finale trumpet in 11:15.
We have
seen the former and wait to see the later.
This angel is in between those two
and there is (as is the case often through the book of Revelation) many who
think one way concerning him and many who think another.
2. Some think this is the Lord Jesus Christ himself.
As we have mentioned in a
previous study that it is not uncommon for us to see in the Old Testament preincarnate appearances of Jesus as the “Angel of Jehovah”.
That this angel in
Revelation 10 appears in great splendor and glory and that he has his feet
(the one on land and the other on the oceans) in such a way as to show
himself as lord over all, perhaps this could it is Jesus and some conclude that
it is.
3. Others think that this angel is indeed simply another angel.
As to what angel it
is some think him to be the “strong angel” that we saw back in 5:2.
Some
think this is Michael the arch angel the same angel seen in Revelation 12
casting satan and the wicked angels out of heaven.
Though both might be
possibilities if he is an angel we are not certain what angel he would be.
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David Guzik, Commentary on Revelation, Taken from www.blueletterbible.org
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4. I think for two reasons that this is not Jesus he is not Jesus.
a) The text says the he is “another” angel.
The word for “another” is a greek
word which means another of the same kind.
There are actually two greek
words for the word “another”.
One is heteros i.e. one not of the same
nature, form, class, or kind and therefore different altogether.
This word is
not used here which if this angel were Jesus one would think that this
word would have been used to differentiate between the nature of an
angel and the nature of Christ.
The word used here however, is allos
which as stated above means another of the same kind.
In other words
this angel is another like the other angels that have been mentioned
previously in the Revelation.
b) The text says that this angel comes down from heaven and stands upon
the earth.
We know then that this canʼt be Jesus because no wear in the
Bible are we taught that Jesus will return to the earth before his second
come in the middle of the tribulation period.
B. A description of the angel, VV. 1-3
“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: 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, And cried with a loud
voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered
their voices.”
1.
He is clothed with a cloud
2. A rainbow is upon his head
3.
He was shinning as the sun
4. His feet were like fiery pillars
5.
He had a little book in his hand that was open…not the same scroll as is back
in 5:1-7, John uses biblaridion here which is the diminutive form of biblion
which is used back in chapter 5. We have no clue what is written in this book.
6.
His right foot was on the sea and his left on land…Both land and see under
his feet to represent his God granted authority over the situation on earth.
7. When he spoke it sounded like the roaring of a lion
8. Forth from his roaring voice came seven comprehendible thunders
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C. Seven thunders are heard, VV.2-3
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