Revelation 10:9-10

The Angel and the Little Scroll

9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, j "Take and k eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." 10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:8
    "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."
    Ezekiel 3:1 - 3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:16
    Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
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