Revelation 10:5-7; Mystery of God Should Be Finished
Revelation 10:5-7 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Walvoord explained well concerning this mystery, “This mystery had been previously announced to God’s prophets. The reference, therefore, is not to hidden truth but to the fulfilment of many of Old Testament passages which refers to the glorious return of the Son of God and the establishment of His kingdom of righteousness and peace on the earth. While God’s purposes are not necessarily revealed in current events where Satan no longer will be in power and the predictions of the Old Testament prophets will be fulfilled.”
Indeed, to this Swindoll rightly related, ” At this point, it would be wise to recall Revelation 6:10, there the Tribulation martyrs cried out, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” The mighty angel of Revelation 10 announced that God’s response to those prayers will soon come to an end. The final number of the redeemed will be fulfilled and the judgment of the wicked will be complete.”
The psalmist in Psalm 2 emphatically described the final warning to the rebellious, “Psalm 2:1-12 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”
There will come a time when there is time no more.
Ephesians 5:14-16 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Amen.