1AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 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:
7 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.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

1And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heauen, clothed with a cloud, and a rainebow was vpon his head, and his face was as it were the Sunne, and his feet as pillars of fire.

2And hee had in his hand a little booke open: and hee set his right foote vpon the sea, and his left foote on the earth,

3And cryed with a loude voice, as when a Lion roareth: and when hee had cried, seuen thunders vttered their voices.

4And when the seuen thunders had vttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heauen, saying vnto mee, Seale vp those things which the seuen thunders vttered, and write them not.

5And the Angel which I saw stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lifted vp his hand to heauen,

6And sware by him that liueth for euer and euer, who created heauen, 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 bee time no longer.

7But in the dayes of the voice of the seuenth Angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mysterie of God should be finished, as hee hath declared to his seruants the Prophets.

8And the voice which I heard from heauen spake vnto me againe, and said, Go, and take the litle booke which is open in the hand of the Angel which standeth vpon the sea, and vpon the earth.

9And I went vnto the Angel, and said vnto him, Giue me the little booke. And he sayd vnto me, Take it, and eat it vp, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall bee in thy mouth sweete as hony.

10And I tooke the little booke out of the Angels hand, and ate it vp, and it was in my mouth sweet as honie: and as soone as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11And he sayd vnto me, Thou must prophesie againe before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

 

1 Then I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven wrapped in a cloud, with a halo around his head; his face was like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire. 2 In his hand he held a small scroll that had been opened. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and then he cried out in a loud voice as a lion roars. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices, too. 4 When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write it down; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have spoken, but do not write it down." 5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them, "There shall be no more delay. 7 At the time when you hear the seventh angel blow his trumpet, the mysterious plan of God shall be fulfilled, as he promised to his servants the prophets." 8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land." 9 So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, "Take and swallow it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey." 10 I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and swallowed it. In my mouth it was like sweet honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then someone said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings."

v1.  The mid point of the Tribulation was when the seventh seal was opened in Chapter 8; Chapters 10 an 11 do not advance the chronology of the book, but are an interlude in which the mighty angel and the two witnesses are introduced. The facts presented here help us understand better the total prophetic picture. Scholars are divided on whether the mighty angel is Christ or one representing Christ. At first reading it seems apparent that he would be Christ. I will not be dogmatic, but will take the view that this is a grand representative of Christ. This mighty angel is dressed to represent Christ, but is not Christ. Christ is in heaven, His feet don’t touch earth, v 2, till they touch the Mt. of Olives at the end of the Tribulation. While Christ  appeared as an angel in the O.T., after His incarnation, death and resurrection he is described in his glorified state. Christ will not be seen in a cloud until he comes in glory. In v 6 Christ would have sworn by Himself (As sometimes God has done), but the angel swears by Christ, the Creator. The angel is dressed in a special way as he is Christ’s special representative. As Moses face shone, this angel’s face shines from being in the presence of Christ. Note similar reflected glory by the angel in 18:1. The feet as fire represent judgment.
v 2. This little book has a portion of what is mentioned in the larger seven sealed book of 5:1, which contained the title deed to the earth. When the angel puts his feet on the land and the sea, he is claiming for Christ what the deed says belongs to Him. The sea or waters symbolize the peoples of the world, 17:15, and the land in Scriptures refer to the Israelites. Therefore, as God promised Joshua that every place the sole of his feet trod would be given to him, so this angel claims the nations and Israel for God’s plan in the end times.
v 3. With a voice like a lion, he represents Christ, the lion of the tribe of Judah. Not only the angel’s  loud voice, but seven thunders emphasize the point.
v 4. The only time John is told not to write what he heard, he can not record what the seven thunders said. It was not time for them to be revealed so John was to seal them up. Maybe they are revealed later because Rev. 22:10 says to not seal the prophecies for the time is at hand.
v 5,6. The vow, there will be no more delay. That is, things are now set in motion for the judgment, which will be in three and one half years, the millennium and events following, and then time will be no longer.
With his hand to heaven, the angel compares to the one in Dan. 12:7 in the words, action and appearance.
Daniel 10:5,6                                          Revelation 1:13-16
clothed in linen                                      clothed with a garment
girded with fine gold                              golden girdle
body like beryl                                       head and hair white as snow
face as lightning                                   countenance as the sun
eyes as lamps of fire                            eyes as a flame of fire
arms and feet like polished brass       feet like fine brass
voice like a multitude                           voice as many waters
Daniel saw him as a (great) man       John as “Son of Man”
retained no strength”, Dan. 12:8       fell at his feet as dead, Rev. 1;17
 Difference
Daniel “saw this great vision”            John saw angel. representing  Christ
The mighty angel confirms creation to be by the Lord, and swore by the Lord. (Those who think this was Christ use Heb. 6:13 to prove  Christ swore by Himself.)
v 7. Perhaps the seventh trumpet will echo for three and one half years, “the days of the voice of the seventh angel”. Then the mystery of God, which has to do with when the kingdom will be established on earth, will be completed. This includes the whole purpose and plan of God: the Gentiles, Church, existence of evil, suffering etc. The kingdom had previously been announced to O.T., prophets. Before the ascension, the disciples asked, “Wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?” In the Revelation the souls under the altar are wondering when they will be avenged. Now it is revealed that when the seventh angel begins to sound, the stage is set for the answer of the petition in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy kingdom come.” 
v 8. John is addressed from heaven for the third time (Rev. 4:1; 10:4), and is told to take the scroll from the mighty angel. 
v 9. Apparently John’s body had resurrection ability to transcend space and go to the angel. The command to eat the book was not to physically consume it. To eat was to understand it and apply it to his life. In Jeremiah 15:16 he did not actually eat pages, but he read and enjoyed the Word. In Psalm 19:10 the Word is sweeter than honey. In Ezek. 2:8-3:4 it was also sweet as honey, but the message was bitter. Here it will be sweet - bitter. The word to John will be sweet, but responsibility of judgment entrusted to believers he represents is bitter. The coming kingdom is sweet but the cost to people and Israel is bitter. Salvation is sweet but persecution is bitter.
v 10. John found the words at first to be sweet, Christ was going to be victorious. Further understanding was bitter as he realized the terrible judgments that were going to be poured out before the kingdom is established. Apparently believers are observers in the first half of the Tribulation, but we will participate with Christ in the last half. Sharing with Christ is sweet, but we will weep with Christ when unrepentant humans die. Many today find the Word of God to be sweet till they find out what it will cost them in commitment and obedience. They are happy that we have a God of love, but revolt at the thought of a God of wrath.
11. John is to take up his pen again and write what he sees . There are people in all positions he is to right to and about,  so they may yet read the book of Revelation. His proclamation, worse is yet to come.