Sweeter than Honey - Not For Long

Rev. 9-11

Rev. 9:5 is the first verse that caught my attention today. "They were not given poor to kill them, but only to torture them for five months. And the agony that they suffered was like the sting of a scorpion...". Have you ever been stung by a scorpion? I was stung on the ankle when we lived out in Chappell Hill. The way I described it is that it was like getting stabbed with an ice pick in my ankle. I didn't know at that time that I was allergic to scorpions. I went back to the house, started working on the computer, and noticed I was having a hard time breathing. I happened to look in a mirror and noticed one side of my face was swollen almost twice it size. I honestly looked kind of like a monster. Fortunately my husband was at home and rushed me to the emergency room. That was one little scorpion and one bite. I do not like scorpions.

The picture of the locusts in verses 9:7-10 sounded rather interesting. I love the sound of locusts in the summer, but I do not like the look of locusts. The locusts in this scripture have crowns, human faces, and lions teeth. The noise of their wings is " like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle". I will listen to locusts a little differently tomorrow!

There are 35 wonderful artist's renditions of Revelation at http://www.revelationillustrated.com/.

The scroll that is "sweeter than honey" is in chapter 10:8-10. Compare this scripture to Ezekiel 3.

Chapter 11 is about prophets. What do you think about people who tell you what you are doing is wrong? Do you know any prophets in the church today?