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Revelation 10:1
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1 And [kai] I saw [eido] another [allos] mighty [ischuros] angel [aggelos] come down [katabaino] from [ek] heaven, [ouranos] clothed [periballo] with a cloud: [nephele] and [kai] a rainbow [iris] was upon [epi] his [autos] head, [kephale] and [kai] his [autos] face [prosopon] was as it were [hos] the sun, [helios] and [kai] his [autos] feet [pous] as [hos] pillars [stulos] of fire: [pur] KJV-Interlinear
1 And 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; NASB
The Bible teaches that God is a God of love and tremendous patience. He has waited throughout all of these many generations, so that every person who lived and every person who would believe in truth, would have that opportunity, and finally when all have had their chance and have made their choices, and when there is no other living person to make their choices, then ‘enough’ will be the cry of God, and human rule will come to a swift end.
This is the chapter of the end of Gods policy of patience, and the end of human rule and human evil will come to a swift close.
After two devastating onslaughts of demon hoards, there will come a pause, an interval, before the next increment of judgments are initiated. This will give all peoples time to pause and reflect on just what is important in life – their things or their eternal future.
Between trumpet six and trumpet seven this interval or pause will bring everyone to their own personal moment of truth and decision.
From the beginning of the removal of the seals, God outlined in writing exactly what was going to occur in the final days of history.
With the trumpets, the last moments of free decision become obvious as the trumpets announce that which was written is actually and in fact about to occur. Here it comes.
With the sixth trumpet, then the pause, then the reality of judgment in all of its power and fury will become a reality.
Some things we will not know. The thunders, and their explanation is withheld from us today. But those folks who will actually live in that future time, will find out their meaning first hand.
Given what we have already studied, and given what we are about to study (the seven bowls), we will have a pretty clear picture of massive judgment, destruction, terror, fear, and death beyond even our imagination. But the seven thunders will be far worse. So much so, that we are now being spared the mental picture and anguish of their meaning, purpose and affect. More on that in verses 3-4.
And now John sees the beginning of another vision, ‘eido,’ marks the beginning of another vision.
Before, John saw an angel descending out of heaven with a message or with instructions, or with actions.
But now John sees a mighty, ‘ischuros,’ angel. This is an angel which up until now, John has not yet seen. And the might implies phenomenal power and authority, far beyond that which has thus far been revealed. A notable and dramatic change in the events from what has occurred, to what is about to occur.
This is an angel, and not Christ Himself. The word for another, ‘allos’ refers to another of the same type, an angel, just as those mentioned previously. Christ does not descend over and over, again and again throughout this period of history.
This angel comes clothed with a cloud and a rainbow.
The cloud draped across his shoulders, is a picture of judgment being brought to bear, Matt 24:30; Mark 13:26; 14:62; and Luke 21:27.
The rainbow is representative of glorious splendor and promise, Mal. 3:16-4:2
Both judgment and promise are coming to earth. They have always been available on this earth. For those who reject Christ, there is judgment, but there is always the promise of release from judgment through salvation. That release is but a thought away in everyone's mind.
His face was like the sun, which represents the brilliant and radiant glory of God, the source of truth and judgment and salvation, Ex. 34:29-35.
His feet as pillars of fire represent the unbending holiness and perfection in destroying all evil, Mal. 4:1.
This angel comes with all the fullness of the message of the final and permanent end to mans evil rule.
The clock has run out.
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