The Taste of Gospel Truth: Honey in the Mouth and Bitterness in the Stomach

Glorious Hope | Studies in Revelation · Feb 8, 2026 · 29m

The book of Revelation is the pulling back of the curtain so that we can see what the future of God's people will be. This revelation is our glorious hope as we look to Jesus in these days of tribulation and know for sure he is coming back to take us home.After a short interlude at the end of chapter 8, chapter 9 opens with the full force of the first woe that is brought on humanity who do not have the seal of the risen Lord Jesus on them. A plague of locusts, reminiscent of the plague that fell on Egypt, it presented as coming from the bottomless pit. They fly through the smoke and flame of…