Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 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, that there would be no more delay, 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.
We see an interlude in here. It is not as though there is a gap in time between the judgments of God, but rather an explaining of something, kind of like how we would use parenthesis. When we read in verse 6 that there should be no more delay, we have to wonder if what is about to transpire has to do with what the martyred had said, “How long, O Lord….until You judge and avenge our blood….? At that time, the Lord’s answer was that they should wait a little while longer. But now He is saying that the wait is over. Judgment is about to be completed. There will be no more delay in the fulfillment of the seventh trumpet. John was not allowed to write down what he saw but what ever it was the mystery of God would be fulfilled. No more delay. Those in heaven and on earth will see the mystery of God will be fulfilled. I am not sure what this mystery will reveal. Will it be a fuller understanding of His grace, mercy, and love, or will it be more understanding of the righteousness of His judgment, wrath, and anger on those who have rejected His grace, mercy and love? Do you ever think about those who resist His grace, mercy and love? They resist with harden hearts of stone, deaf ears, and turned backs. I wonder what I may be resisting in my life. Am I resisting giving all my soul, heart, and mind and strength? Am I resisting by not actively listening to what the Holy Spirit is whispering into my mind through the Word of God? Am I resisting an act of kindness, a kind word, or a word of encouragement to someone God has place in my life? Am I resisting seeking His guidance? Am I resisting time in His word? Am I resisting being a humble servant? Am I resisting trusting in and cling to Him. Am I resisting obedience? We all do well to search our heart and mind for the resistance toward living fully and totally for God that is there and actively pursue eliminating it from our life.