Sometimes when we want just a life of comfort and security, we condition ourselves to see what we want to see.
For Picard said,
"What I didn't put in the report was that at the end he gave me a choice - between a life of comfort or more torture. All I had to do was to say that I could see five lights when, in fact, there were only four."
The counselor replied,
"You didn't say it?"
Picard replied,
"No! No. But I was going to. I would have told him anything. Anything at all! But more than that, I believed that I could see five lights."
For Picard said,
"What I didn't put in the report was that at the end he gave me a choice - between a life of comfort or more torture. All I had to do was to say that I could see five lights when, in fact, there were only four."
The counselor replied,
"You didn't say it?"
Picard replied,
"No! No. But I was going to. I would have told him anything. Anything at all! But more than that, I believed that I could see five lights."
Revelation 10:9-11
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
The message John was given he then had to speak again to everyone.
...The word "again" suggests that the message was given once before. Perhaps many forgot it.
...The words "belly" and "bitter" suggest that the message is not one that sits well inside once digested. The belly/flesh hates it.
The message given by Christ to John to give to his churches at the beginning of the book of Revelation is "you must stop doing your evil deeds (i.e. sins)"...i.e. repent.
John 3:19-21
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds (i.e. works) were evil.
20 For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds (i.e. works) should be reproved (i.e. reprimanded/corrected/judged).
21 But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds (i.e. works) may be made manifest (i.e. shown), that they are wrought in (i.e. shaped by) God
Sin is an "evil deed"; any action that transgresses God's law.
We are expected to repent: stop our evil deeds and do "the deeds shaped by God"
...in other words, perform the actions that are the opposite of sins...
If a sin is a transgression of God's law...what is the opposite action of a sin?