Revelation 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle,[1][2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.[3] This chapter and the first part of the next chapter report two episodes which intervene between the sounding of the sixth and seventh trumpets.[4]
| Revelation 10 | |
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_MET_DP805380.jpg) Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10), circa 1803–5, by William Blake (1757–1827) | |
| Book | Book of Revelation |
| Category | Apocalypse |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 27 |
Text
editThe original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 11 verses.
Textual witnesses
editSome early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others:[5][a]
- Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant verses 1–4, 8–11)
- Papyrus 47 (3rd century; complete)
- Papyrus 85 (4th century; extant verses 1–2, 5–9)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. 450; extant verses 1–9)
Old Testament references
editVerse 1
edit- I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud.
- And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. [8]
- "Another mighty angel": not one of the four angels standing at the corners of the earth (Revelation 7:2), the seven angels who were given the seven trumpets (Revelation 8:2), the angel with the golden censer (Revelation 8:3) or the four angels chained up by the river Euphrates (Revelation 9:14–15), but possibly the same "mighty" angel previously mentioned in Revelation 5:2.[9] Yet "another angel" proclaims the fall of Babylon the Great in Revelation 18:1–3.
- "Clothed with a cloud": and therefore clothed with something of the state with which Christ will come in judgment (Revelation 1:7).[9]
Verse 4
edit- Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them."[10]
- "Uttered": or "sounded".[11]
Verse 9
edit- So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book."
- And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth."[12]
Verse 11
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ The Book of Revelation is missing from Codex Vaticanus.[6]
References
edit- ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ^ F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45
- ^ Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 10, accessed 2 November 2018
- ^ Elliott, J. K. "Revelations from the apparatus criticus of the Book of Revelation: How Textual Criticism Can Help Historians." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 63, no. 3-4 (2012): 1-23.
- ^ Claremont Coptic Encyclopaedia, Codex Vaticanus, accessed 29 September 2018
- ^ "Biblical concordances of Revelation 10 in the 1611 King James Bible".
- ^ Revelation 10:1 NKJV
- ^ a b Simcox, W. H., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Revelation 10:1, accessed 3 November 2018
- ^ Revelation 10:4 NKJV
- ^ Note [a] on Revelation 10:4 in NKJV
- ^ Revelation 10:9 NKJV
- ^ Revelation 10:11 NKJV
- ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 10:11
External links
edit- Revelation 10 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)