1And I saw another strong angel coming down from out of heaven, clothed with a cloud and a rainbow upon his head and his face was like as the sun and his feet like as pillars of fire, 2And having in his hand a little scroll (book) being open. And he placed his right foot upon the sea and his left upon the earth; 3And he cried out with a great voice like as a lion roars. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their own voices. 4And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from out of heaven, saying, Seal what things the seven thunders have spoken, and do not write them. 5And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand unto heaven, 6And swore by (in) the One living unto the ages of the ages, who created heaven and the things in it and the earth and the things in it and the sea and the things in it, No longer will there be delay (time)! 7But rather in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound the trumpet, and the mystery of God would be completed, as proclaimed His bond-slaves, the prophets.

8And the voice that I heard from out of heaven was again speaking with me and saying, Go, take the little book (scroll) having been opened in the hand of the angel standing upon the sea and upon the earth. 9And I went to the angel, saying to him, Give me the little book (scroll). And he says to me, Take and eat it up; and it will make your stomach (koilian) bitter, but rather in your mouth, it will be sweet like as honey. 10And I took the little book (scroll) from out of the hand of the angel and ate it; and it was in my mouth like as sweet honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11And he says to me, It is necessary for you again to prophesy upon many peoples and ethnicities and tongues and kings.