So far, John has had to stand back and watch some rather bizarre and difficult-to-fathom visions take place before his eyes. And he has had to write down each and everything he has seen. But in Revelation 10:8-11, John is going to become an active participant in the vision taking place, no longer free to act as a spectator and passive chronicler of the divine description of the last days. John is going to be commanded to eat a small scroll, a book containing a message that he is then to prophesy over the nations of the earth. And the rather unique thing about this little book is that it will be sweet to the taste, but hard on the stomach. John will enjoy taking it in, but its content, whatever it is, will leave him feeling sick to his stomach. The message contained in this book, obviously from the throne of God Himself, will be pleasant to John. But to those who hear it proclaimed from John's lips, it will be anything but good news. And the command that John communicate the message contained on the scroll to the people and nations and languages and kings, will prove to be difficult for the messenger and those to whom the message is directed. Even in these last days of the tribulation, God is still speaking. He has not gone silent. He has not shut off the people on earth, but continues to communicate to them regarding His will and their future.
