A mighty angel said (in Rev 10):
"There will be no more delay! But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as He announced to His servants the prophets."
Some amazing stuff happened before John in this vision. In chapter 11 he writes about "two witnesses" who are given power to prophesy with signs, but they are struck down and killed by "the beast" and their bodies lay out in the open for three days. God breathes life into them and they come alive -- to the astonishment of the whole earth. Then they ascend into heaven in a cloud.
Loud voices in heaven later declare:
"The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign for ever and ever."
Later God's temple is opened and the ark of His covenant is seen.
I bet old John's heart sure was beating fast when he saw all this. What a glorious vision. I bet he was breathless. Poor guy had to try and describe what he saw. We're still trying to figure out what he meant by certain descriptions.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at April 13, 2006 04:49 PM