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No More Delay!
Scripture reading for December 12: Revelation 10
“Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him Who lives forever and ever, Who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as He announced to His servants the prophets.” Revelation 10:1-7
John saw another angel of majestic power with a little scroll open in his hand. This angel called out over the earth and sea, sounding like a lion roaring. Answering his call, seven thunders rumbled out and evidently John understood what message they were conveying. But God spoke from heaven telling him to seal up what he had heard. He was not to write it out. There are some mysteries that God has hidden until the proper time comes for their understanding. God’s infinite knowledge is shared with man as needed and sought out.
God never does anything in judgment except He warns His people through His prophets. (Amos 3:6-7) He always gives mankind time to repent and to make necessary changes. He is patient towards us, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) But John was told that the time for delay was past. What God had warned of through His prophets was now at hand. The mystery of God’s mercy and justice would soon be fully revealed and prophetic words fulfilled by God Who is true to His Word. The seventh trumpet would sound across earth and heaven.
Does the message of the seven thunders make you want to seek out God and His Word for answers? When there are delays that make it seem like God is distant or out of touch, how do you keep yourself and your own soul in the rest of faith?
Prayer: Father, watch over me and my family, and keep us in faith trusting Your amazing Word. Reveal to us daily truth and understanding of the signs and the times that we might be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Seventh Trumpet
Scripture reading for December 13th: Revelation 11, Psalm 125-26, Proverbs 2
Key Scriptures: Revelation 11:15-18 “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, “We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, Who is and Who was, for You have taken Your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but Your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding Your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear Your Name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.””
The drama in heaven was coming to a glorious conclusion. The seventh angel blew the seventh and last trumpet causing the announcement of the completed conquest of the kingdom of the world by the kingdom of the Lord Jesus. The Lord took the throne and would reign eternally! The elders worshiped God and thanked Him for His glorious rule, righteous judgments and rich reward!
Faith Confession: I wait expectantly for this final trumpet and the completion of salvation for the saints and prophets as well as the judgment of the wicked. Our God reigns forever and ever!
Psalm 125:1-2 “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.”
Eat that little scroll!
Scripture reading for December 14th: Revelation 10
“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. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land and gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 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.” (Revelation 10:1-4)
John saw this angel between the sixth and seventh trumpets. This mighty angel could put his feet on land and sea, signifying that his message was for the whole earth. As he shouted, sounding like the roar of a lion, seven thunders answered! John understood what they said, but was told not to write it down. This angel was telling John (and us) that there will be surprises in what happens on earth during the time of the great tribulation. All must be careful to stay close to the Lord and not to think that we have everything figured out! God has hidden some of his plans!
This angel with his feet on the sea and land spoke a message from God the Creator: “There will be no more delay!” (Revelation 10:6,7) Soon the seventh angel would sound his trumpet and the “mystery of God will be accomplished. just as He has announced to His servants the prophets.” John was told to take the scroll and eat it and prophesy about nations and peoples. It was sweet in his mouth, but sour in his stomach! (See Ezekiel 2:8-3:3) God’s word must be eaten by those proclaiming it. All of it is sweet to the believer, but brings holy fear over the judgments on the wicked. God’s holy word is a balanced diet bringing health to body and soul for those who eat it and digest it’s heavenly truth!