Revelation 10:7-11
But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets." Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land." So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but 'in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.'" I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings."
Seven trumpets means seven warnings. Why in the world would you need seven warnings. Isn't one warning enough. Must there be seven warnings before someone turns to the LORD. No, we are witnessing hardness of hearts. By the seventh trumpet, the hardened heart will be crushed. That's how hard it is. You have to keep crushing it until there is none. Crushing what? Crushing pride, arrogance and everything else that comes from the sinful nature of the Devil in you. You were given a chance to come and fall on the Rock and be changed, but you persisted on to obey the sinful nature of the Devil in you. Now the Rock will come crushing on the sinful nature of the Devil in you into dust again.
In the Old Testament, there was a prophet of God who prophesied about this situation above. It was the same situation then. Why was the scroll " sweet in the mouth but turned sour the moment it reached the stomach"? Aren't all the taste buds found on the tongue? Won't you be able to taste sour food in your tongue first? Why was the prophet of God not able to taste the sourness of the scroll in the mouth or the tongue first? But, he could taste the sweetness. What was wrong here? Something wasn't normal here. Let's find out. What was not normal in this situation?
Ezekiel 2:1-10
He said to me, "Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you." As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' And whether they listen or fail to listen--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious house. You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious. But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.
The sour part was the words of lament, mourning and woe. That was hard to digest. Only when you "chew" or meditate on God's word deeply and send it to your soul (mind) you will realize that it is hard to digest the truth. The truth is always opposite to what others consider "sweet". People are only hungry for what is 'sweet' but sweet-mouthing people isn't going to help the situation. It's difficult to accept the truth about any situation. The prophet of God has to accept the truth first. It churns your stomach so badly to know what is in store and what is God not pleased about. People don't want to know what God is sour about. They won't mind it if they themselves have a sour relationship with someone but God musn't be sour with them What if we tell you, your relationship with God is already sour? Would you humbly accept it? God says here that many would not be able to accept this statement but that's the sad truth.
He says, it's okay if they do not accept what you say. Just remind them gently that they were already warned adequately before I take some action against them. Why does God still speak and warn through His prophets when He knows they would not listen or take heed. Because, He is a just God. We must learn about justice from Him. What we hear and see about justice isn't justice. Justice cannot come from the sinful nature of the Devil. You will never find it there. Justice is only found in the divine nature of Christ because He is the Justice and Righteousness of God. From Him comes all justice and righteousness. Noe do you see why He was sent to this Earth? But, those who live according to the sinful nature of the Devil did not want this justice and righteousness. They wanted their own version of justice and righteousness which of course is self-destructive. Anything that proceeds from the sinful nature of the Devil is self-destructive because the Devil himself is self-destructive. He will eventually destroy himself and the demons. That's how the enemies of God will suffer at the end of all things. They might seem they are alright today but not tomorrow!
