│ │ the time when the seventh │ │ angel should sound, chap. │ │ x. 5‒7; fulfilled in the │ │ anticipations of the │ │ Reformers that the world │ │ was about to come to an │ │ end, and the reign of Christ │ │ about to commence, and │ │ the assurance of the angel │ │ that this would not _then_ │ │ occur, but that a long and │ │ important interval must take │ │ place. │ │ │ │ (η) The command given to John │ │ to go and take the little │ │ book from the hand of the │ │ angel, chap. x. 8; fulfilled │ │ in the delivery of the Bible │ │ again to the church. │ │ │ │ (θ) The command to eat it, and │ │ the consequences――sweet in │ │ the mouth, and bitter to the │ │ belly, chap. x. 9, 10; the │ │ effect of the pure word of │ │ God on the soul indicated │ │ by the one; the bitter │ │ consequences, in persecution │ │ and opposition, that would │ │ result from the attempt │ │ to make the truth known to │ │ the world, indicated by the │ │ other. │ │ │ │ (ι) The assurance that he │ │ would yet prophesy before │ │ many people, and nations, │ │ and tongues, and kings, │ │ chap. x. 10; fulfilled │ │ in the restoration of │ │ _preaching_ in the church, │ │ founded on the Bible, and in │ │ the immediate and ultimate