I took--and ate it up (ελαβον--κα κατεφαγον αυτο). Second aorist active indicatives of the same verbs to show John's prompt obedie…

And as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. The effect immediately followed: that is, as soon as he was made acquainted with the c…

And I took . . .—The Evangelist takes the roll, as he was instructed, out of the angel’s hand, e…

John, like Ezekiel, is now commanded to take the prophetic scroll and eat it. The scroll tasted “as sweet as honey” but was bitter to the stomach. …

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate
it up
As he was bid to do…

Most people feel pleasure in looking into future events, and all good people like to receive a word from God. But when this book of prophecy was th…