Revelation 10-12

The Angel and the Little Scroll

[7] but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He proclaimed good news to His slaves, the prophets. [Rev 10:7 LSB]

[10] And I took the little scroll out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. [11] And they said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings." [Rev 10:10-11 LSB]

The Two Witnesses

Rev. 11:4 two olive trees. In Zechariah’s vision, the “two olive trees” symbolized “two anointed ones” (Zech. 4:11, 14). One was a royal leader to rebuild God’s temple (Zech. 4:6–10) and the other was a high priest to lead worship in it (Zech. 3:1–5). Thus the witnesses of Rev. 11:3 represent everyone the Lamb has redeemed to serve as priests and rule as kings (1:6; 5:10).

Rev. 11:11–14 they stood up on their feet. . . . they went up to heaven in a cloud. The two witnesses (v. 3) may symbolize the church. If so, then these verses promise resurrection (see Ezek. 37:10) and enthronement with God (see Dan. 7:13). If the witnesses are two actual individuals, then they are miraculously resurrected at this point. As in Acts 1:9, the “cloud” symbolizes the mysterious active presence of God.

The Seventh Trumpet

[15] Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever." [Rev 11:15 LSB]

[18] "And the nations were enraged, and Your rage came, and the time [came] for the dead to be judged, and to give reward to Your slaves--the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great--and to destroy those who destroy the earth." [Rev 11:18 LSB]

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

[5] And she gave birth to a son, a male [child], who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne. [Rev 12:5 LSB]

War in Heaven

[10] Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. [Rev 12:10 LSB]

[17] So the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the witness of Jesus. [Rev 12:17 LSB]