I took the little book 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.I'll admit, the symbolism here is sailing over my head. First, I'm not sure what the book is supposed to represent. My only guess is that it's a telling of what's to come, but I don't see why they would tell him to eat it.
I'm similarly baffled by the effect the book has. I can understand something tasting good but messing with your stomach, but what would do this about a future prophecy? Is it some kind of signal that what's coming will sound good and we'll cheer its arrival, but when it actually happens we'll realize the consequences of it and be remorseful it had to happen?
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