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LESSON 15 - CHAPTER 10:1-11
R E V E L A T I O N
Charles Caldwell Ryrie, p. 93-98
A
REMINDER
These lessons are written as an accompanment to
Charles C. Ryrie's [1996] Book
REVELATION
Everyday Bible Commentary
Moody Publishers
Chicago
ISBN: 978-0-8024-1825-8
(You Must Own your own copy)
(Ryrie's book text is not included in these
lessons)
THE ANGEL
AND
THE LITTLE BOOK
10:1-11
Ryrie, Pg. 93 Top
The Character
of the Angel 10:1-2
His Origin v. 1
His Glory v. 1
His book v. 2
His Stand v. 2
The Visualized Text
I saw another strong angel
coming down out of heaven,
clothed with a cloud;
and the rainbow was upon his head, and
his face was like the sun, and
his feet like pillars of fire;
2 and
he had in his hand a little book
which was open.
He placed
his right foot on the sea and
his left on the land;
OUR COMMENT
Certainly, a great angel. Christ Himself does not return to the earth [our verse tells us this one comes down out of heaven] until after the Marriage Feast of the Lamb so it isn’t Him. In Chapter 14 “The Lamb” is seen atop Mt. Zion, but the scene is of the heavenly Zion, Jerusalem, and the city has not yet descended at this time in John’s vision.
The Cry of the Angel 10:3—14
Its
Character 3a
Its Consequences 3b-4
The
Visualized Text
3 and he cried out with a loud voice,
as when a lion roars; and
when he had cried out,
the seven peals of thunder
uttered their voices.
4 When the seven peals of thunder had spoken,
I was about to write; and
I heard a voice from heaven saying,
“Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have
spoken and do not write them.”
Ryrie, Pg. 95 top
Its Character
Its Consequences
OUR COMMENT
Walvoord reminds us once again that
“this illustrates a divine principle that while God has revealed much, there are
secrets which God has not seen fit to reveal to man at this time.”[1]
The
Confirmation by the Angel 10:5—7
THE VISUALIZED TEXT
5 Then
the angel whom I saw standing
on the sea and
on the land
lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and
swore by Him
who lives forever and ever,
who created heaven
and the things in it, and
[who created] the earth
and the things in it and,
[who created] the sea
and the things in it,
that there will be delay no longer,
7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel,
when he is about to sound,
then the mystery of God is finished,
as He preached the gospel to His servants the prophets.
Ryrie, Pg. 95 mid
OUR COMMENT
Throughout the Old and New Testament God’s prophets
were given messages by God as to His purposes and the results of not being
guided by His words. Now, as back then, mankind and their governments (including
Israel) have chosen not to believe God and His written word – and instead lived
as if they were God Himself, but in full violation of His person and attributes.
The time of His judgment lies at hand.
Verse seven is a quite wonderful verse. When John’s vision become reality in earth’s time and the Seventh Angel speaks, God’s plan and program will that was revealed to and by the prophets of both the Old Testament and the New Testament will have come to a conclusion. God’s program to create a blessed kingdom under the headship of His Son as King, putting an end to sin and evil, will now begin to become complete. No more revelation beyond this book is now needed to see God’s Kingdom plan completed.
The Command Involving the Angel 10:8-10
Its Source v.
8
8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven,
Its Substance
I heard again speaking with me, and saying,
“Go,
take the book which is open
in the hand of the angel
who stands
on the sea and
on the land.”
John’s
Obedience vv. 9-10
The Verse’s Object vv. 9-10
John’s Obedience & The Verse’s Object
9 So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little
book.
And he says to me,
“Take it and
eat it;
it will make your stomach bitter,
but
in your mouth
it will be sweet as honey.”
10 I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and
ate it, and
in my mouth
it was sweet as honey; and
when I had eaten it,
my stomach was made bitter.
Ryrie, Pg. 96 2nd paragraph
Its Source, 10:8
Its
Substance, 10:8
John's Obedience,
10:9-10
OUR
COMMENT
How true is
Ryrie’s statement here. As we work our way along this wonderful book we feel
many things. We can see how mankind has forsaken the Lord God in many places and
ways. We can see the rewards to those who have been found by Him and who live
for Him. But… as we dig further and further into the end times in this
revelation… our hearts will become hurt by the price unbelief will bring. How
difficult it is, and will be, to see friends, family, neighbors, and millions
upon millions of strangers face the results of their unbelief. Especially those
people and places who will see great pain and suffering and yet… they “will not
believe.”
As a further look into “the end times” it will become obvious that Satan’s view of the future is to bring all things under his subjection – to rule over the Kingdom which has been given to Christ whom all authority has been given. Satan will offer the world a substitute for Jesus Christ. This substitute will offer the world everything that Jesus will actually provide when He assumes His rightful role as the Rightful King.
In the
next couple chapters Satan will begin establishing a one world government and a
one world religion – all will worship the “beast” or die – and a one world
economy: worship the beast as the christ, or starve to death hiding in the
mountains.
The Commission
of John 10:11
(These prophecies concern many peoples)
THE VISUALIZED TEXT
11 And they [the Angels] say to me,
“You must prophesy again concerning
many peoples and
[many] nations and
[many] tongues and
[many] kings.”
Ryrie, Pg. 97 lower 1/3
OUR
COMMENT
This is the
commissioning of John to preach this massive vision that covers 22 chapters in
the New Testament. In other words, these prophecies concern many peoples, and
this is the content of the little book. The verse makes it clear that this is a
worldwide vision… of great importance because it affects many peoples, nations,
tongues (languages) and kings - The whole world.
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