1And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;
2and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the earth;
3and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.
4And when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6and swore by him that liveth forever and ever,
7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then may be finished the mystery of God, according to the good tidings which he declared to his servants the prophets.
8And the voice which I heard from heaven, [I heard it] again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.
10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter.
11And he saith unto me, Thou must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.