Revelation 10:7

Revelation 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

Context of Revelation 10:7

5The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6He swore an oath by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, “There will be no more delay. In the days when the seventh angel is ready to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God will be completed, as he had made this Good News known to his servants, the prophets.” 8The voice which I had heard from heaven spoke to me again. It said, “Take the opened scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

Revelation 10:7 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ ἑβδόμου ἀγγέλου, ὅταν μέλλῃ σαλπίζειν, καὶ ἐτελέσθη τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς εὐηγγέλισεν τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ δούλους τοὺς προφήτας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: noiseG5456
• of the seventhἕβδομοςhebdomos · seventhG1442
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• he shall beginμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to soundσαλπίζωsalpizō · to sound a trumpetG4537
• the mysteryμυστήριονmustērion · mysteryG3466
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• should be finishedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he hath declaredεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• to hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Revelation 10:7

• Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
• Romans 11:25Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included.
• Romans 16:25God can strengthen you by the Good News and the message I tell about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you by revealing the mystery that was kept in silence for a very long time
• Ephesians 3:3You have heard that he let me know this mystery through a revelation. I’ve already written to you about this briefly.
• Luke 24:44Then he said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you. I told you that everything written about me in Moses’ Teachings, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to come true.”
• Acts 3:21Heaven must receive Jesus until the time when everything will be restored as God promised through his holy prophets long ago.

Commentaries on Revelation 10:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The mystery of God should be finished - What this mystery refers to who knows? Nor have we more knowledge concerning the sounding of the seventh angel. On these points there is little agreement among learned men. Whether it mean the destruction of Jerusalem, or the destruction of the papal power, or something else, we know not. And yet with what confidence do men speak of the meaning of these hidden things! Declared to his servants the prophets - It is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel - The days in the period of time embraced by the sounding of the seventh trumpet. That is, the affairs of this world would not be consummated in that period embraced in the sounding of the sixth trumpet, but in that embraced in the sounding of the seventh and last of the trumpets. Compare Revelation 11:15-19. When he shall begin to sound - That is, the events referred to will commence at the period when…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7he begins to sound his trumpet: See 1 Corinthians 15:51–54; 1 Thessalonians 4:16. God's mysterious plan for the world is not a surprise. The prophets who served God in the past warned that the day of the Lord would come (see Joel 2:1–3, 10–11; Amos 5:18–20; Zephaniah 1:14–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. But--connected with Re 10:6. "There shall be no longer time (that is, delay), but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to (so the Greek) sound his trumpet (so the Greek), then (literally, 'also'; which conjunction often introduces the consequent member of a sentence) the mystery of God is finished," literally, "has been finished"; the prophet regarding the future as certain as if it were past. A, C, Aleph, and Coptic read the…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 10:7

• Mysteries
• Prophets
• Salvation
• Trumpet
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Ephesians, Epistle to the
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Mystery
• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings