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Text -- Revelation 10:8 (NET)

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10:8 Then the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, “Go and take the open scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Rev 10:8 - -- Again speaking and saying ( palin lalousan kai legousan ). Present active predicate participles feminine accusative singular agreeing with hēn (o...

Again speaking and saying ( palin lalousan kai legousan ).

Present active predicate participles feminine accusative singular agreeing with hēn (object of ēkousa ), not with phōnē (nominative) as most of the cursives have it (lalousa kai legousa ). Ordinarily it would be elalei kai elegen . See Rev 4:1 for like idiom. This is the voice mentioned in Rev 10:4. No great distinction is to be made here between laleō and legō .

Robertson: Rev 10:8 - -- Go, take ( Hupage labe ). Present active imperative of hupagō and second aorist active imperative of lambanō . The use of hupage (exclamation...

Go, take ( Hupage labe ).

Present active imperative of hupagō and second aorist active imperative of lambanō . The use of hupage (exclamation like ide ) is common in N.T. (Mat 5:24; Mat 8:4; Mat 19:21; Joh 4:16; Joh 9:7). Charles calls it a Hebraism (Rev 16:1). Note the repeated article here (to ) referring to the open book in the hand of the angel (Rev 10:2), only here biblion is used, not the diminutive of biblaridion of Rev 10:2, Rev 10:9, Rev 10:10.

Vincent: Rev 10:8 - -- Spake unto me Render, as Rev., " I heard it again speaking ."

Spake unto me

Render, as Rev., " I heard it again speaking ."

Wesley: Rev 10:8 - -- what follows from this verse to Rev. 11:13 runs parallel with the oath of the angel, and with "the fulfilling of the mystery of God," as it follows un...

what follows from this verse to Rev. 11:13 runs parallel with the oath of the angel, and with "the fulfilling of the mystery of God," as it follows under the trumpet of the seventh angel; what is said, Rev 11:11, concerning St. John's "prophesying again," is unfolded immediately after; what is said, Rev 11:7, concerning "the fulfilling the mystery of God," is unfolded, Rev 11:15-19, and in the following chapters.

JFB: Rev 10:8 - -- So Syriac and Coptic read. But A, B, C, "(I heard) again speaking with me, and saying" (Greek, "lalousan . . . legousan").

So Syriac and Coptic read. But A, B, C, "(I heard) again speaking with me, and saying" (Greek, "lalousan . . . legousan").

JFB: Rev 10:8 - -- So Aleph and B read. But A and C, "the book."

So Aleph and B read. But A and C, "the book."

Clarke: Rev 10:8 - -- Take the little book which is open - Learn from this angel what should be published to the world.

Take the little book which is open - Learn from this angel what should be published to the world.

TSK: Rev 10:8 - -- the voice : Rev 10:4, Rev 10:5; Isa 30:21

the voice : Rev 10:4, Rev 10:5; Isa 30:21

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Barnes: Rev 10:8 - -- And the voice which I heard from heaven - Rev 10:4. This is not the voice of the angel, but a direct divine command, Said, Go and take the...

And the voice which I heard from heaven - Rev 10:4. This is not the voice of the angel, but a direct divine command,

Said, Go and take the little book which is open, ... - That is, take it out of his hand, and do with it as you shall be commanded. There is a very strong resemblance between this passage and the account contained in Eze 2:9-10; Eze 3:1-3. Ezekiel was directed to go to the house of Israel and deliver a divine message, whether they would hear or forbear; and in order that he might understand what message to deliver, there was shown to him a roll of a book, written within and without. That roll he was commanded to eat, and he found it to be "in his mouth as honey for sweetness."John has added to this the circumstance that, though "sweet in the mouth,"it made "the belly bitter."The additional command Rev 10:11, that he must yet "prophecy before many people,"leads us to suppose that he had the narrative in Ezekiel in his eye; for, as the result of his eating the roll, he was commanded to go and prophesy to the people of Israel. The passage here Rev 10:8 introduces a new symbol, that of "eating the book,"and evidently refers to something that was to occur before the "mystery should be finished"; that is, before the seventh trumpet should sound.

"Which is open in the hand ..."On the symbolical meaning of the word "open,"as applied to the book, see the notes on Rev 10:2.

Poole: Rev 10:8 - -- And the voice which I heard from heaven the voice mentioned Rev 10:4 . Go and take the little book the little book mentioned Rev 10:2 . John is bid...

And the voice which I heard from heaven the voice mentioned Rev 10:4 .

Go and take the little book the little book mentioned Rev 10:2 . John is bid to take this book, by which some understand the Scriptures; but it is most probably the book mentioned Rev 5:1 , before sealed, now open.

PBC: Rev 10:8 - -- There is a great significance to the command to " go and take the book." We will especially find this manifest in verse eleven. The things contained ...

There is a great significance to the command to " go and take the book." We will especially find this manifest in verse eleven. The things contained in the little book were sweet to the taste because it was the word of God. The Psalmist David speaks of these, " The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward" {Ps 19:9-11}

When John had digested the things written in the book of the great destruction, they became bitter to him. God’s ministers are often commanded to preach things which, when digested, makes them bitter to the heart and mind.— Eld. Charles Taylor

Gill: Rev 10:8 - -- And the voice which I heard from heaven,.... In Rev 10:4; spake to me again, and said, go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the...

And the voice which I heard from heaven,.... In Rev 10:4;

spake to me again, and said, go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth; as John was to prophesy, Rev 10:11; it was necessary that he should have a mission and a commission from heaven; and that he should have the open book of prophecy to prophesy out of; and that he should receive this from the angel's hands, who had unloosed its seals, and opened it: and just so to ordinary prophesying, or preaching, it is necessary that men should have their commission from heaven, should be called of God, and sent by him; and that they should have the book of the Scriptures before them, and open to them, and speak according to these oracles, agreeably to the law and to the testimony, which are profitable for doctrine; and that they should also receive the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, with gifts, and a commission to preach it, from the Angel of the covenant, Jesus Christ, who has all power both in heaven and in earth; see Rev 10:2.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rev 10:8 The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has b...

Geneva Bible: Rev 10:8 ( 7 ) And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel whic...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Rev 10:1-11 - --1 A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand.6 He swears by him that lives for ever, that there shall be no more time.9 John is comman...

MHCC: Rev 10:8-11 - --Most men feel pleasure in looking into future events, and all good men like to receive a word from God. But when this book of prophecy was thoroughly ...

Matthew Henry: Rev 10:8-11 - -- Here we have, I. A strict charge given to the apostle, which was, 1. That he should go and take the little book out of the hands of that mighty an...

Barclay: Rev 10:8-11 - --Before we deal with this passage in any detail, we note how twice the seer is told to take the roll. It is not handed to him; even when he asks the...

Constable: Rev 4:1--22:6 - --III. THE REVELATION OF THE FUTURE 4:1--22:5 John recorded the rest of this book to reveal those aspects of the f...

Constable: Rev 10:1-11 - --E. Supplementary revelation of John's preparation for recording the remaining judgments in the Great Tribulation ch. 10 ...

Constable: Rev 10:8-11 - --3. The instruction of the mighty angel 10:8-11 10:8 God or Christ (v. 4) then commanded John to take the little book from the strong angel with author...

College: Rev 10:1-11 - --REVELATION 10 3. Interlude: The Mighty Angel and the Two Witnesses (10:1-11:14) As we noted above, each of Revelation's three visions of the future ...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE REVELATION OF JOHN ABOUT a.d. 95 By Way of Introduction Difficulty in the Problem Perhaps no single book in the New Testament presents so ...

JFB: Revelation (Book Introduction) AUTHENTICITY.--The author calls himself John (Rev 1:1, Rev 1:4, Rev 1:9; Rev 2:8). JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 308] (A.D. 139-161) quotes ...

JFB: Revelation (Outline) TITLE: SOURCE AND OBJECT OF THIS REVELATION: BLESSING ON THE READER AND KEEPER OF IT, AS THE TIME IS NEAR: INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES: APOSTOL...

TSK: Revelation (Book Introduction) The obscurity of this prophecy, which has been urged against its genuineness, necessarily results from the highly figurative and symbolical language i...

TSK: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Rev 10:1, A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand; Rev 10:6, He swears by him that lives forever, that there shall be ...

Poole: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 10

MHCC: Revelation (Book Introduction) The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. 1. Relates to " the things which are," that is, the then present state of...

MHCC: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) (Rev 10:1-4) The Angel of the covenant presents a little open book, which is followed with seven thunders. (Rev 10:5-7) At the end of the following p...

Matthew Henry: Revelation (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Revelation of St. John the Divine It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this b...

Matthew Henry: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter is an introduction to the latter part of the prophecies of this book. Whether what is contained between this and the sounding of the s...

Barclay: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF JOHN The Strange Book When a student of the New Testament embarks upon the study of the Revelation he feels him...

Barclay: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) The Unutterable Revelation (Rev_10:1-4) The Divine Announcement Of The End (Rev_10:5-7) The Joy And The Sorrow Of The Messenger Of God (Rev_10:8-1...

Constable: Revelation (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The opening verses of the book state that "John" wr...

Constable: Revelation (Outline) Outline I. The preparation of the prophet ch. 1 A. The prologue of the book 1:1-8 ...

Constable: Revelation Revelation Bibliography Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & ...

Haydock: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, THE APOSTLE. INTRODUCTION. Though some in the first ages [centuries] doubted whether this book was canonical, and ...

Gill: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION That this book was written by the Apostle and Evangelist John, is clear not only from the express mention of his name, a...

Gill: Revelation 10 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 10 This chapter contains a vision of an angel of a wonderful appearance, the voices of the seven thunders, and an order ...

College: Revelation (Book Introduction) PREFACE This commentary on the Revelation of John has been prepared for general readers of the Bible who desire to deepen their understanding of God'...

College: Revelation (Outline) OUTLINE I. PROLOGUE - 1:1-20 A. Introduction to the Prophecy - 1:1-3 B. Sender - 1:4a C. Recipients - 1:4b D. Prescript - 1:4c-5a E. ...

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