010:003 he cried out in a loud voice which resembled the roar of a lion.
And when he had cried out, each of the seven peals of thunder
uttered its own message.
010:004 And when the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about
to write down what they had said; but I heard a voice from
Heaven which told me to keep secret all that the seven peals
of thunder had said, and not write it down.
010:005 Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land,
lifted his right hand toward Heaven.
010:006 And in the name of Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages,
the Creator of Heaven and all that is in it, of the earth
and all that is in it, and of the sea and all that is in it,
he solemnly declared,
010:007 "There shall be no further delay; but in the days when the
seventh angel blows his trumpet--when he begins to do so--
then the secret purposes of God are realized, in accordance
with the good news which He gave to His servants the Prophets."
010:008 Then the voice which I had heard speaking from Heaven once
more addressed me. It said, "Go and take the little book
which lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing
on the sea and on the land."
010:009 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book.
"Take it," he said, "and eat the whole of it. You will find
it bitter when you have eaten it, although in your mouth it
will taste as sweet as honey."
010:010 So I took the roll out of the angel's hand and ate the whole of it;
and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten
it I found it very bitter.
010:011 And a voice said to me, "You must prophesy yet further
concerning peoples, nations, languages, and many kings."