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[0:00] The 12th of September, the great angel with a little scroll. Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He had a little scroll open in his hand.

[0:13] Revelation 10, 1-2 This is another vision which God gave the apostle John as he was confined on the little island of Patmos. We remember that John had been sent away from his beloved congregation in Ephesus onto this small island because the Roman authorities were hostile to the Christian message at that time.

[0:34] But this vision has at least three great truths which we want to see. 1. John saw a mighty angel, obviously one of authority and power.

[0:45] He stood with one foot on the land and one on the sea. In other words, he came from heaven with an important message that spanned the world in its importance. 2. The little scroll, book, which the angel carried, was clearly meant for John to take and to understand fully what God was saying in this book.

[1:06] The message in the book is the message of the Bible itself, the word of God. This wonderful book has the amazing message of salvation. Sweet indeed. But it also has a solemn, even bitter message too.

[1:20] God's judgment on all who defy him. Number 3. John had to tell God's message to a largely hostile world. The whole message of sin and salvation, wrath and grace.

[1:33] The same is still true today. People must hear God's word even when it is a bitter experience for the preacher, when people reject what he is telling them from God. Well, let's take a look at the end.

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