Revelation 14:6-13 Series

Revelation 14:6-13

The Messages of the Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

When we think of “the gospel” we think of the gospel of salvation which is to believe on Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. The word “gospel” just means to give revelation or the telling of the truth of scripture. The fact is all of scripture is the gospel. This gospel the angel says is “the eternal gospel” or in other words the gospel that spans all of eternity.

So what is this eternal gospel? It is to “fear God and give him glory”, it is the gospel of God's wrath and judgment. Some would say “well hold on now, we can't be preaching to fear God” God is love. Brothers and sisters God is equally love as he is wrath. You see the gospel of Christ is both of these things, It is God is wrath and God is love. Two parts that are critical when sharing the gospel of Christ to others.

In the crucifixion of Christ we see judgment, wrath and love. Christ loved us so much that He willingly gave himself to absorb the full wrath and judgment of God, and God loved us so much that He shed His judgment and wrath on His Son for payment of our sins.

And this angel not only tells all on earth to fear God but you better give Him glory as well, and worship Him.

These two things are things that I think most Christians do not understand very well. I think most Christians only give God a small fraction of the glory and Worship He deserves and calls for. God calls for it all not a fraction.

This is the last call so to speak that God is giving mankind.... believe, glorify and worship God 100% or receive God's wrath and judgment.

8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

The big question is here who is Babylon? I think every country in the world should think it is themselves. I think most countries around the world though think it is us and it very well could be.

Has America caused other countries to be sexually immoral? For sure we have, we are at least one of the primary countries at minimum. We have a border in which woman and children are sold into sex slavery by the tens of thousands and we don't do much about it. Pornography is easily obtained, men and woman are cheating on their spouses, our schools teach children to be sexually immoral and I don't see much happening about any of these things.

9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

I think there is a good possibility that “the beast” could be a little different for everyone and that he may come in different forms. The question is what is the beast that you worship in your own life? What causes you to worship it more than God? Keep in mind much of this is figurative and the beast may not be what we think. (examples of the things people worship)

Hell is forever just as heaven is forever and we all need to start keeping in front of us what God says and what we are to do.

12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

This is an appeal to us from God, keep the commandments of God and your faith in Jesus. We are given many opportunities to correct our Christian lives and put God and Christ before everything. The entire Bible is a constant call to be diligent and endure.

Luke 6:38 ~ give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”