Revelation 10 · a question people ask
"He had in his hand a little open book." (10:2) What is the little book?
Here is what the chapter says of it. It is "open" (10:2) in the angel's hand, and the voice from heaven tells John, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land." (10:8) The angel tells him, "Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." (10:9) And so it was: "It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter." (10:10) Beyond these words, the chapter doesn't say what the little book is or what is written in it, and these notes don't either.
The verses
“He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.”
“The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.” I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.”