The Angel and the Little Scroll
1Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven. The angel was dressed in a cloud. He had a rainbow around his head. The angel’s face was like the sun, and his legs were like poles of fire.
2The angel was holding a small scroll.
3The angel shouted loudly like the roaring of a lion. After the angel shouted, the voices of seven thunders spoke.
4The seven thunders spoke, and I started to write. But then I heard a voice from heaven. The voice said, “Don’t write what the seven thunders said. Keep those things secret.”
5Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
6The angel made a promise by {the power of} the One who lives forever and ever. He (God) is the One who made the skies and all that is in them. He made the earth and all that is in it, and he made the sea and all that is in it. The angel said, “There will be no more waiting!
7In the days when the seventh angel is ready to blow his trumpet, God’s secret plan will be finished. This plan is the Good News
8Then I heard the same voice from heaven again. The voice said to me, “Go and take the open scroll
9So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll.
10So I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand. I ate the scroll. In my mouth it tasted sweet like honey. But after I ate it, it was sour in my stomach.
11Then I was told, “You must prophesy
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