...but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
Revelation 10:7
This is always the part of the Book of Revelation that gives me cold chills. And reading it on a cold winter solstice morning only adds to the dark feeling. This is a picture of a world about to be judged. It is a vision of the moment where the rejection of Christ demonstrated by the martyrdom of Christians will cease by the firm and furious wrath of God.
The seventh angel standing with a foot on the sea and a foot on the land and a hand in the heavens unites all creation in a visible picture of the rule of Christ. There is no more delay. The Day of the Lord, so prominent with the prophets, will be at hand as the seventh angel delivers his message.
Jesus,
Angels sang as You made Your entrance in a peasant’s feeding trough. Angels ministered to You as You began Your ministry. Angels held You close as You agonized in the garden before the cross. Angels announced Your victory over sin and death at Your resurrection. And angels will proclaim Your coming judgment. You are Lord of the angels, glorious in power, Lord of my life and worship.
Amen
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