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The Angel with the Little Scroll

¹ Then another mighty angel appeared out of heaven. He wore a cloud and a rainbow for a crown. His face was as bright as the sun and his legs were pillars of molten fire. ² He had a little scroll open in his hand. He placed one mighty leg on the sea and the other on the land. ³ He called out in a thunderous voice that sounded like a million lions. His call was answered by the seven thunders. ⁴ I was about to write down what they said, but a voice told me, "Keep that part to yourself. Do not write it down."

⁵ The mighty angel standing on the land and the sea raised his right hand to the sky and ⁶ made a promise in the name of God who is eternal, who is the creator of heaven and earth and everything in between. The angel said, "Now is the time! ⁷ When the seventh bugle has been sounded, God's secret plan will be revealed. This secret is known to his cowboys and the old hands who rode for him."

⁸ The voice from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go take the little scroll from the angel standing on the land and sea."

⁹ I did as instructed and the angel said, "Eat it. It will be like honey in your mouth, but your stomach will sour."

¹⁰ I took the scroll and ate it. Sure enough, it tasted sweeter than the sweetest honey. But my stomach instantly turned over when I swallowed. ¹¹ Then the voice said, "Once again you must ride out and tell of God's work to all men and all nations, sparing no king or peasant."