Revelation 10:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

And I took the little book, and ate it up; according to the command, Revelation 10:9. And it was in my mouth sweet as honey; as it was the revelation of God's will. And as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter; but when he came to think upon it, it was either so mysterious that he could not comprehend it, or the matter of it was so sad that it gave him great trouble.

Revelation 10:10

10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.