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“So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, ‘Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.’”
Revelation 10:9

“‘But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.’ And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.”
Ezekiel 2:8-9

“And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.”
Ezekiel 2:10

“And he said to me, ‘Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.’ Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey… ‘But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me…’”
Ezekiel 3:3, 7

“Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,’ whether they hear or refuse to hear.”
Ezekiel 3:11

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● See God’s Infinite Glory

“Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head.”
Revelation 10:1

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● See God’s Infinite Glory

“And his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.”
Revelation 10:1

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● See God’s Infinite Glory

o The Creator of all things is Sovereign over all things

“And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land.” Revelation 10:2

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● See God’s Infinite Glory

o The Creator of all things is Sovereign over all things

“And swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it.”
Revelation 10:6

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● Hear God’s Irrevocable Promise

“And swore… that there would be no more delay… the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
Revelation 10:6-7

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● Receive God’s All-Satisfying Word

“Go, take the scroll that is in open in the hand of the angel… And he said to me, ‘Take and eat it.’”
Revelation 10:8-9

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● Receive God’s All-Satisfying Word

“Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”
Revelation 10:9

How God Commissions a Prophet:

● Proclaim God’s Message to the Nations

“And I was told, ‘You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.’”
Revelation 10:11

“And he said to me, ‘Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.’ And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.”
Ezekiel 2:1-2

“And he said to me, ‘Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me… I send you to them, and you shall say, “Thus says the Lord GOD.”’”
Ezekiel 2:3-4

“And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words…”
Ezekiel 2:5-6