The Mighty Angel of Rev 10:1, with the Book Open Said Time Shall Be No More. Did That Mean Mercy Was Over?
No. “Time shall be no more” in Revelation 10:6 does not mean mercy was over. It means there will be no more delay to finish God’s mystery.
Scriptural Explanation
- Revelation 10:6–7: The Mighty Angel swears there should be time no longer, “but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel… the mystery of God should be finished.” Notice, the oath points to the finishing of the mystery, not the ending of mercy at that moment.
- As long as Christ is our High Priest, mercy is available (Hebrews 7:25; 9:12, 24). The call of grace continues until the last member of the Bride is gathered and sealed (Ephesians 4:30), and then the door shuts (Matthew 25:10).
- After the Bride is complete and caught up, God turns to Israel under the two witnesses (Revelation 11:3–7), and the 144,000 are sealed (Revelation 7:3–8; Romans 11:25–27). That shows God’s redemptive dealings still continue according to His plan, even as judgment begins to fall on the nations.
- The open Book in Revelation 10 is tied to the finishing of the mystery that gathers and perfects the Bride shown in Revelation 7:9–17 and reigning in Revelation 20:4.
Simple Clarifying Logic
- If “time no more” meant mercy instantly ended, then who would call and seal the 144,000 in Revelation 7 and 11? Why would Scripture still show God saving according to His covenant with Israel (Romans 11:26–27)?
- The oath is God’s declaration: no more delay. The mystery will be finished, the Bride will be fully called, and then the door closes for the Gentiles and judgment strikes. Mercy does not end until the last predestinated member of the Bride is in.
Conclusion
“Time no more” announces no further delay to finish the mystery, not the immediate end of mercy. Mercy continues until the Bride is completed and taken; after that the door shuts for the Gentiles, and God deals with Israel while judgments fall.
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What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Beginning and Ending of the Gentile Dispensation
55-0109E §31
Now, "At this time," He said. "And at that time," the 12th chapter. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such never was since there was a nation even to that ... time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Oh my! Aren't you glad your name is on His book? When He's... Daniel over here saw Him come to the Ancient of days, whose hair was as white as wool...
Revelation, Chapter 4c Throne of mercy and judgement
61-0108 §132
...ere I want you to get something. Oh, please don't miss it! Now, how many knows that those cherubims was living creatures, and not beasts? They were a high order. Now, is an angel a higher order than a man, or a lower order? All right, sir. Which is the greatest: a son of God, or an angel? Son of God. Which would God hear the best: an angel standing there before Him pleading for something, or one of you all pleading? One of you all, see, because you're sons and daughters. They're servants, see. They're servants, and...
Life
58-0512 §82
...ese people. This may be our last meeting time, dear God, until we see You standing yonder. Oh, if You're going to come for Your church before destruction... Before one drop of rain could fall, Noah and his group was in the ark. And the Angel of the Lord, who went down into Sodom, His message was haste; it was deliverance and mercy. The same Angel, who had His back turned to the tent, and said, "Why did Sarah laugh?" O God, may the people realize, that same Angel's here tonight that knows the secret of the heart, th...
The Angel and His commission
47-1102 §19
Now, who was He speaking to? Moses. Many of you in your Sunday school lessons has read of this great Bible character, Moses. I like him, because he was a--a shadow of the--of the coming of Christ. He was just a shadow of Christ's coming. Notice. Now, when the people of Israel had gone down in Egypt, and had come into bondage for four hundred and twenty years, which He had already told Abraham that they would do... When the time of the promise drew nigh, then I want you to notice how... Notice it now. How that when...
The Angel of God
48-0304 §49
Oh, friends, don't you see, we need an old fashioned revival. We need an old fashion mourner's bench in place of... God bless you... God bless you, brother, and you, brother. Yes. Now is the time, even right now, friends. Standing here, kinda tired tonight. I feel the Holy Spirit moving over this building. Bound to be. What would bring conviction to human heart? Realizing we'll we may be in the grave this time next week. A little boy standing on the steps here a few days ago, standing there. Fell in an irrigation d...