⁵ Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven [^Cas when taking an oath; Ex. 6:8; Deut. 32:40],

⁶ and he ·made a promise [swore an oath] ·by the power of the One [^Lby the One] who lives forever and ever [Dan. 12:7]. He is the One who ·made [created] the ·skies [or heavens] and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it [Gen. 1]. The angel ·promised [swore an oath], “There will be no ·more waiting [delay; ^Ltime]!