What is with John & Ezekiel eating scrolls? ~ Cross reference of Revelation 10:9 to Ezekiel 3:3

John gets to eat a scroll that the angel gives him. It tastes sweet in the mouth but makes his stomach bitter. Similar event is recorded in Ezekiel.

All I could gather was the act of eating the scroll was to symbolize that the prophecy is now in the mouth of the prophet and he must prophecy to the people.

Not much theology involved but only point to call out is that while Ezekiel was prophesying when Israel was in Babylonian exile, and the people of Israel did not hearken to Ezekiel, I guess John has a message about the new Jerusalem and temple that will be in the messianic age when Jesus returns and rules as a king.

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All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad.

This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith but for those people who are Seeking the truth of THE ONE TRUE G-D of the universe to who we owe all our love, gratitude & devotion.

My encouragement to you is that you read the whole chapter of Tanakh that the Greek text quotes so you get the context and understand what G-d actually said.

G-d Bless and Seek THE Truth.

Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’”

Ezekiel 3:3 And He said to me, "Feed your stomach and fill your bowels with this scroll, which I give you"; so I ate, and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey.