9:4 - I don't mean to be a broken record here, but if the freaky armored locust/scorpions had to be told not to sting God's people, they are probably still around, right?
9:11 - Abbadon means Destruction. Appolyon means Destroyer. The angel from the bottomless pit seems to imply that this is one of Satan's angels. God has held them back, but is allowing them to take a last shot before He brings His final judgement.
9:20 - Even in the face of unspeakable horrors and destruction, the people of the world who do not follow God continue to worship themselves and idols. How true is this at all times? How many times do people need to see what drugs do to peoples' lives before they get that they aren't good? How many more example can we get that material things don't give you true joy? We see the horrors of sin all around us and we continue to bow down. It's crazy!
10:4 - Why do you think that God tells John not to write down what he has heard, to seal it up? I think 10:7 may have something to do with it. Because the time for revealing God's mysteries has not yet come. Maybe the angel was telling of the mysteries of God and God told John to hold off until the appropriate time.
10:10 - Why do you think the scroll tastes as sweet as honey and turns bitter in the stomach? Again, I think the answers come when we look down a couple of verses at 10:11. John has been made a prophet and the life of a prophet is very bitter sweet. They have the sweet connection to God and the truth of God, but they have bitter lives trying to get other people to understand the truth of God. It is a bitter life trying to speak God's truth to people that don't want to hear it.
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