7 events occur between the 6th and 7th trumpet. 10:1-8; 10:9-11; 11:1-6; 11:7-10; 11:11-14; 11:15-19 1. The Angel with the book in his hand - Utterance Hidden. 10:1-7 V.1 a) Shining mighty angel - I. The first strong or mighty angel was seen in 5:2 II. The word another (Gr. allos) means another of the same kind. III. Clothed perhaps with a glory cloud and with a sign of God’ s covenant faithfulness with man on his head - The rainbow. Gen.9:12-17 IV. His face shun like the sun (with glory). V. His feet like pillars of fire - Speaks of God’ s judgment. VI. The angel is not Jesus: A. The angel here is of the same kind as the angel in 5:2, no one should liken Jesus to an angel in nature. Heb. Ch.1; 2:5-9 B. Jesus’ face shines like the sun in its strength 1:16, this angel’ s face also shines like the sun but not in its strength. V.2 b) Setting of his feet - I. The other strong angel was also connected to a scroll like this angel. 5:1-2 II. The angel sat his fiery feet on the land and the sea: A. His message involves the whole world. B. He is taking authority over the sea and earth. 11:13-19; Joshua 1:3 III. The little open book is little because the great tribulation is a short time. IV. The little book (Gr. bibliaridion) is not the scroll (Gr. biblion) of the lamb, the Greek word is not the same. V.3 c) Seven thunders - I. The other strong angel also cried with a loud voice like this angel 5:2, this angel roars like a lion (With holy anger). Prov.19:12; Joel 3:16 II. The 7 thunders speak a message. Jer.25:30 V.4 d) Sealing of the Seven thunders - John 12:28-29; 2.Cor.12:1-4 I. John is not permitted to write the message of the 7 thunders. Dan.8:26 These 7 thunders are the only sealed thing in the book of Revelation. II. Many so-called “ prophets” has proclaimed to know what the message of the 7 thunders is. III. There is one place in Scripture referring to a sevenfold message from a voice of thunder. David sees a gradual storm approaching from afar. Psalms 29:3-9 1. The voice thunders over the waters - Its place. 2. The voice is powerful - Its power. 3. The voice is majestic - Its Majesty. 4. The voice breaks cedars - It breaks. 5. The voice divides fire - It divides. 6. The voice shakes the wilderness - It shakes. 7. The voice makes the deer give birth - It delivers. IV. If the 7 thunders have anything to do with Psalms 29:3-9 only God alone knows, perhaps He will reveal the 7 thunders message in the future. V. The 7 thunders are probably judgments that are released at this time. V.5-6 e) Swearing that delay has ceased - I. The angel swears by God in heaven - Emphasis on the importance of the saying. Dan.12:7; Gen.14:22 II. Why God has delayed this time of judgment: A. God began delaying the time when Christ was rejected as the Messiah. Dan.9:24-27 B. God takes no pleasure in judging man; judgment is called God’ s strange ways. Isaiah 28:21 C. God delays because He wants no man to be eternally damned into the lake of fire. 2.Peter 3:9 V.7 f) Secrecy of God is finished when the Seventh angel Sounds - I. The 7 thunders sounds before the 7th angel sounds his trumpet. II. When the 7th angel blows the trumpet then the mystery of the kingdom of God would be finished. 11:15-19 III. There are many mysteries in the New Testament: 1. The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Matt.13:11 2. The mysteries of the kingdom of God. Luke 8:10 3. The mystery of Israel’ s hardened heart. Rom.11:25 4. The mystery hidden in ages but now revealed. Rom.16:25-26 5. The entrusting of the servants of Christ with the mysteries of God. 1.Cor.4:1 6. The mystery of His will. Eph.1:9 7. The administration of the mystery of God's grace. Eph.3:2-3 8. The mystery of Christ. Eph.3:4; Col.4:3 9. The mystery kept hidden for ages. Eph.3:9 10. The mystery of Christ and the church. Eph.5:32 11. The mystery kept hidden for ages and generations. Col.1:26 12. The mystery of Christ in you. Col.1:27 13. The mystery of God, the Father and Christ. Col.2:2 14. The mystery of lawlessness already at work. 2.Thes.2:7 15. The mystery of the faith. 1.Tim.3:9 16. The mystery of godliness. 1.Tim.3:16 17. The mystery of the seven stars. Rev.1:20 18. The mystery of God that will be finished. Rev.10:7 19. Follows the 7 thunders that is a mystery for all Christians. 20. The mystery of Babylon the great. Rev.17:5 IV. The mystery of the kingdom of God is the gradual stage of His kingdom being manifested in the world. Matt.13:11 (1-52); Luke 8:10; Rev.11:15-19