‏ Revelation of John 10:6

 Sware ( ωμοσεν ). First aorist indicative of  ομνυω to swear.

 By him that liveth ( εν τω ζωντ ). This use of  εν after  ομνυω instead of the usual accusative (Jas 5:12) is like the Hebrew (Mt 5:34, 36). "The living one for ages of ages" is a common phrase in the Apocalypse for God as eternally existing (1:18; 4:9, 10; 15:7). This oath proves that this angel is not Christ.

 Who created ( ος εκτισεν ). First aorist active indicative of  κτιζω, a reference to God's creative activity as seen in Ge 1:1ff.; Ex 20:11; Isa 37:16; 42:5; Ps 33:6; 145:6, etc.

 That there shall be time no longer ( οτ χρονος ουκετ εστα ). Future indicative indirect discourse with  οτ. But this does not mean that  χρονος (time), Einstein's "fourth dimension" (added to length, breadth, height), will cease to exist, but only that there will be no more delay in the fulfillment of the seventh trumpet (verse 7), in answer to the question, "How long?" (6:10).

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