And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
Ver. 8. In the hand of the angel which standeth] This description of Christ is here purposely repeated, that we may learn to trust in his power and fly to his wisdom, as Agur did, Proverbs 30:1,2, for the understanding of divine mysteries.