1 Then I saw another mighty
angel come down from heaven,
invested with a cloud,
a rainbow was upon his
head, his face was like the
sun, and his feet like pillars
of fire. note
2 he held in his hand
a little note book open: his right
foot was upon the sea, and
his left foot on the land.
3 his voice was as loud as the
roaring of a lion: and
when he had cried, seven
thunders uttered their voices. note
4 and when the seven thunders
had uttered their voices,
I was about to write:
but I heard a voice saying
to me, “seal up note those
things which the seven
thunders uttered, and
write them not.”
5 Then the angel which I saw
standing upon the sea, and
upon the land, lifted up his
hand to heaven,
6 and sware
by him that liveth for ever
-- --
and ever, who created the
heaven and all that is therein,
the earth and all that is
therein, the sea and all that is
therein, “that the time should
be no longer defer'd.” note
7 but when the seventh angel
should speak, and the trumpet
should sound, the mystery
of God should be accomplish'd,
as he hath declared to his
servants the prophets. note
8 And the voice which I
heard from heaven, spake to
me again, and said, “go,
take the little book that is
open, from the hand of the
angel who stands upon the
sea, and upon the land.”
9 so I went to the angel, and
said to him, “give me the
little book.” and he said
to me, “take it, and eat it
up; it shall prove bitter
in thy bowels, but in thy
mouth it shall be as sweet
as honey.” note
10 immediately
having took the little book out
of the angel's hand, I swallowed
it down: and in my
mouth it was as sweet as honey:
-- --
but as soon as I had
swallowed it, it was bitter
within me. note
11 then he said to me,
“thou must prophesy again of
many people, nations, provinces,
and kings.” note
Mace [1729], THE NEW TESTAMENT IN Greek and English. Containing the ORIGINAL TEXT Corrected from the Authority of the most Authentic Manuscripts: AND A NEW VERSION Form'd agreeably to the Illustrations of the most Learned Commentators and Critics: WITH NOTES and VARIOUS READINGS, AND A Copious Alphabetical Index (Printed for J. ROBERTS [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B11200].