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The final mystery of God is revealed

Revelation 10: 1-11

  • Session: 20
  • Week: 3
  • Day: 6
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Introduction

The first 4 trumpets 🎺🎺🎺🎺 caused natural evil during tribulation time ( Rev chapter 8). The last 3 trumpets 🎺🎷🎷 caused severe demonic activities on earth. (Rev chap 9 and 10). In this session, Revelation 10: 1-11. We focus on understanding the final mystery of God that was revealed to John. The revealed mystery was sweet to John’s mouth, but the implication was sour in his stomach, concerning the eternal doom of hell for those who refused to repent.

Objectives

By the end of this session, the learner will have:

  • Understood the secret of obeying the voice from heaven of writing and not writing what is revealed.
  • Understood the secret of eating the open scroll.
  • Reflected on the term, ‘no more delay ‘ while executing God’s judgment by comparing with God’s judgment delay in 2 Peter 3:9

Outline

  • Obeying the voice of God
  • Eating the open scroll
  • No more delay announcement

Group Study Time

Revelation 10: 1-11

Connecting

  • Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
  • Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
  • Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
  • Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.

Comprehending

  • Read Rev 10: 1-3, 5-6. Describe what this mighty angel looked like.? What was he doing and saying?
  • Read Rev 10: 4. What did the voice from heaven tell John not to do? Why did the voice forbid John not to write down what he saw and heard from the angel?
  • Read Rev 10: 5-6. What does the phrase “no more delay” mean?
  • What is revealed about the blowing of the 7th trumpet in verse 7?
  • Read Rev 10: 8- 11. Describe what the voice from heaven instructed John to do about the open scroll. What was his experience with the scroll?

Committing

  • Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
  • List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
  • Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
  • Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
    • Sin to confess
    • Promise to claim
    • Attitude to change
    • Command to keep
    • Error to change
    • Prayer to make
    • Example to copy
    • Truth to obey and
    • Something praiseworthy

Communicating

  • Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
  • Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
  • Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.

Post Lesson Teaching Summary

Great job completing the study! Take a moment to listen to this summary to reinforce your group’s understanding of the text and ensure you’re all on the same page. We’re here to support your learning journey!

The final mystery of God is revealed

Revelation 10: 1-11

Revelation 10:1-11

  • Context:
    • John’s vision in Revelation 10:1-11 occurs during the tribulation, post-rapture, between the sixth and seventh trumpet judgments, introducing God’s final mystery or plan for the end times.
    • The church is absent, raptured to heaven, as God reveals His intentions for both the righteous and the unrepentant during the second half of the seven-year tribulation.
  • God’s Final Mystery Revealed (Revelation 10:1-11):
    • A mighty angel descends from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, and feet like pillars of fire, holding an open scroll, symbolizing the unveiled title deed of the earth (v. 1-2).
    • The angel stands with one foot on the sea (Gentiles) and one on the land (Israel), shouting like a lion, prompting seven thunders to speak, but John is told not to write their message, as the mystery is ready to be implemented, not recorded (v. 3-4, 8-9).
    • John is instructed to eat the scroll, which is sweet in his mouth (God’s reward for the righteous) but sour in his stomach (judgment for the unrepentant, destined for the lake of fire), and to prophesy to all nations about God’s plan (v. 8-11).
    • Mercy is shown as God’s revelation calls people to repent before the final judgments, offering salvation even in the tribulation’s latter half.
  • Application:
    • Embrace God’s revealed plan, sweet for the redeemed but sour for the lost; proclaim the gospel urgently, calling others to Christ to escape the lake of fire and receive His reward.
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How to use these studies

These lessons are designed as short, 25-minute studies based on Bible truths, and meant for self-learning or small group study. The study sets systematically cover different books of the Bible. 

Each lesson follows a simple structure:

  • Introduction (Including the outline and objectives)
  • Step 1: Connecting
  • Step 2: Comprehending
  • Step 3: Committing
  • Step 4: Communicating

These sections include questions to help you reflect on the bible passage and how it applies to your life. 

Use these lessons to disciple others by journeying together over time and allowing God’s word to penetrate your heart and bring transforming change to your life. As a leader, pray for wisdom in leading and for modelling the truths in your own life.

Sharing offline

  • Mobile Friendly PDF
  • Print Friendly PDF
  • Full Study PDF

Each lesson has three buttons allowing you to download a easily saveable and shareable PDF version of the study. You can choose either a Mobile-friendly PDF version, and Print-friendly PDF version, or a print version of the Full Study PDF (for example all the lessons in the current book of the Bible).

These are free and can be easily copied and shared from one person to another!

Gathering a Small Group

Start small to build a safe space for sharing and growth.

  • Pray first: Ask God to show you 3-6 people who need encouragement in faith, like family, neighbors, or fellow believers facing hardship.
  • Invite personally: Meet one-on-one, explain how the lessons are designed to help people grow in their faith and knowledge of God and his Word.
  • Keep it simple: Meet in a home or quiet spot; no need for fancy setup – just willing hearts.
  • Aim for consistency: Suggest weekly meetings, but be flexible for busy lives or safety concerns in persecuted areas.

Trust helps everyone open up, reflect, and apply truths without fear.

  • Start with sharing: In the first meeting, share simple stories of your own faith struggles to show vulnerability.
  • Set ground rules: Agree to listen without judging, keep stories private, and focus on encouraging each other.
  • Build bonds: Begin each session with a short prayer or song inviting God to be present with you.
  • Be patient: Trust grows over time – encourage quiet members gently, and celebrate small steps of honesty.

Good preparation makes the lesson flow and helps discipleship.

  • Read ahead: Study the lesson before; pray over the Bible passage and think how it fits your group’s challenges.
  • Adapt for the group: Use simple words; if literacy is low, read aloud slowly and explain questions or stories.
  • Gather basics: Have a Bible (in your language) and paper for notes.
  • Reflect personally: Ask yourself the study questions first – lead from your own growth and experience.
  • Pray: Pray for your group members.

Guide the group through the lesson structure to encourage discovery and commitment.

  • Step 1 – Connecting: Start the group meeting by praying together. Thank God for his Word and ask for open hearts to receive it. Read the Bible passage together (Read it aloud twice; ask someone to repeat in their words.)
  • Step 2: Comprehending: Use the provided questions to help you grapple with the truth of the Bible passage.
  • Step 3 – Committing: Consider how the passage might apply to your lives and what simple steps of obedience you can commit to. The goal of these studies if life-change! Not just knowledge!
  • Step 4 – Communicating:  Think of who you can share the truths you have learned with.
  • Close with Prayer: Let group members pray short prayers of thanks or commitment. Pray for one another.

For many of the lessons, there is a short summary teaching voice-note at the end of the lesson (together with a text summary). This is designed to be a recap and reminder of the key lessons you should have learned through the lesson. 

As a leader, you might like to use these summary teaching resources to help you in preparation for leading your group, though ideally not before you have spent time prayerfully reflecting on the passage.

This is an ongoing discipleship journey aiming to transform lives and help people to live victorious Christian lives. Focus on growth, not just finishing lessons.

  • Meet regularly: Join together at least once a week. Review past actions at each start to build accountability.
  • Encourage reflection: Between meetings, urge personal time with the lesson – read, pray, and try complete commitments made.
  • Support one another: If your group members are facing challenges, use lessons to pray together and share burdens; become “agents of change” by helping others in your community.
  • Multiply groups: As trust grows, encourage members to start their own small groups with family or friends.
  • Keep it short: Stick to 15 – 25 minutes per lesson to fit busy, challenging lives.
  • Handle challenges: If fear or hardship arise, encourage members by always pointing back to God’s love. 
  • Stay safe: In persecuted areas, meet discreetly; focus on heart change over big displays.
  • Celebrate progress: Note how people have grown in faith; allow time for sharing testimonies of what God has done. Take note of what you pray for, and give thanks when God answers prayer.

Final encouragement

Leading these lessons is serving like Jesus – humble, loving, and truthful. As you journey together, God will build growing faith into each person’s life. Pray often, and watch lives transform!

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