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Three Angels
Messages Revelation 14: 6 - 12
14:6 And I saw another angel
fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them
that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people,
14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:6-12
Of
course there is much more that is involved in this message but here is a start
to the study.
The message that is included in the three
angel's messages.
1. Glorify God in Worship to Him. Sanctuary Message. The Health
Message.
2. The life and example of Jesus with
His doctrines are to be proclaimed to the whole world.
3. The sacrificial death of Christ is
preached in all the nations.
4. All are to worship the true God of
heaven, who made everything, no other god.
5. We are living in the time of
judgment. 2300 Day Prophecy.
6. Babylon is fallen and her followers,
because of her fornication. Sins in the Churches.
7. Woe to the worshipers of the beast.
Expose wickedness of man of sin.
8. The mark of the beast--Sunday
worship. Come out of her.
9. Proclaim the wrath of God is to be
poured out without mercy.
10. The everlasting fire is a consuming
fire till all is burned up.
11. All earth's inhabitants will be
present at this time.
12. The fire will be for all who worship
the beast and receive his name.
13. Here is the patience of
the saints: here are they that keep the
commandments of
God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
The message of the fall of
Babylon, as given by the second angel, is repeated, with the additional mention
of the corruptions which have been entering the churches since
1844.
EW 277
The three angels of
Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God’s messages and go
forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of
the earth. Christ declares to
His followers: “Ye are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14. To every soul that
accepts Jesus the cross of Calvary speaks: “Behold the worth of the soul: ‘Go ye
into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.’” Mark 16:15.
Nothing is to be permitted to hinder this work. It is the all-important work for
time; it is to be far-reaching as eternity. The love that Jesus manifested for
the souls of men in the sacrifice which He made for their redemption, will
actuate all His followers.
CCh 58
All who would enter the
city of God must during their earthly life set forth Christ in their dealings.
It is this that constitutes them the messengers of Christ, His witnesses. They
are to bear a plain, decided testimony against all evil practices, pointing sinners to
the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the
world.
CCh
59
The proclamation of the
first, second, and third angels’ messages has been located by the word of
Inspiration. Not a peg or pin is to be removed. No human authority has any more
right to change the location of these messages than to substitute the New
Testament for the Old. The Old Testament is the gospel in figures and symbols.
The New Testament is the substance. One is as essential as the other. The Old
Testament presents lessons from the lips of Christ, and these lessons have not
lost their force in any particular. The first and second messages were given in
1843 and 1844, and we are now under the proclamation of the third; but all three
of the messages are still to be proclaimed. It is just as essential now as ever
before that they shall be repeated to those who are seeking for the truth. By
pen and voice we are to sound the proclamation, showing their order, and the
application of the prophecies that bring us to the third angel’s message. There
cannot be a third without the first and second. These messages we are to give to
the world in publications, in discourses, showing in the line of prophetic
history the things that have been, and the things that will
be.
Manuscript 32, 1896.
CW 26
We have a most important work to do,—the work of proclaiming the third
angel’s message. We are facing the most important issues that men have ever been
called to meet. All should understand the truths contained in the three
messages; for they are essential to salvation.
CW 175
The theme of greatest importance is the third angel’s message, embracing
the messages of the first and second angels. All should understand the truths
contained in these messages and demonstrate them in daily life, for this is
essential to salvation. We shall have to study earnestly, prayerfully, in order
to understand these grand truths; and our power to learn and comprehend will be
taxed to the utmost.—Letter 97, 1902.
The Loud Cry
I saw angels hurrying to and fro in heaven, descending to the earth, and again ascending to heaven, preparing for the fulfillment of some important event. Then I saw another mighty angel commissioned to descend to the earth, to unite his voice with the third angel, and give power and force to his message. Great power and glory were imparted to the angel, and as he descended, the earth was lightened with his glory. The light which attended this angel penetrated everywhere, as he cried mightily, with a strong voice, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.” The message of the fall of Babylon, as given by the second angel, is repeated, with the additional mention of the corruptions which have been entering the churches since 1844.The work of this angel comes in at the right time to join in the last great work of the third angel’s message as it swells to a loud cry. And the people of God are thus prepared to stand in the hour of temptation, which they are soon to meet. I saw a great light resting upon them, and they united to fearlessly proclaim the third angel’s message. Angels were sent to aid the mighty angel from heaven, and I heard voices which seemed to sound everywhere, “Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.” This message seemed to be an addition to the third message, joining it as the midnight cry joined the second angel’s message in 1844. The glory of God rested upon the patient, waiting saints, and they fearlessly gave the last solemn warning, proclaiming the fall of Babylon and calling upon God’s people to come out of her that they might escape her fearful doom. EW 277
This scripture points forward to a time when the announcement of the fall
of Babylon, as made by the second angel of Revelation 14 ( verse 8), is to be
repeated, with the additional mention of the corruptions which have been
entering the various organizations that constitute Babylon, since that message
was first given, in the summer of 1844. A terrible condition of the religious
world is here described. With every rejection of truth the minds of the people
will become darker, their hearts more stubborn, until they are entrenched in an infidel
hardihood. In defiance of the warnings which God has given, they will
continue to trample upon one of the precepts of the Decalogue, until they are
led to persecute those who hold it sacred. Christ is set at nought in the
contempt placed upon His word and His people. As the teachings of spiritualism are
accepted by the churches, the restraint imposed upon the carnal heart is
removed, and the profession of religion will become a cloak to conceal the
basest iniquity. A belief in spiritual manifestations opens the door to seducing
spirits and doctrines of devils, and thus the influence of evil angels will be
felt in the churches.
GC 603
As we near the close of time, there will be
greater and still greater external parade of heathen power; heathen deities will
manifest their signal power, and will exhibit themselves before the cities of
the world; and this delineation has already begun to be fulfilled. By a variety
of images the Lord Jesus represented to John the wicked character and seductive
influence of those who have been distinguished for their persecution of God’s
people. All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of iniquity that
figures so largely in the winding up of this earth’s history.... In the very
time in which we live, the Lord
has called His people and has given them a message to bear. He has called them
to expose the wickedness of the man of sin who has made the Sunday law a
distinctive power, who has thought to change times and laws, and to oppress the
people of God who stand firmly to honor Him by keeping the only true Sabbath,
the Sabbath of creation, as holy unto the Lord.
TM 117
"The perils of the last days are upon us, and in our work we are to warn the people of the danger they are in. Let not the solemn scenes which prophecy has revealed be left untouched." God would have his people expose this
falsehood of the enemy. To them he has given the light of the gospel of health,
and as his representatives they are to give the light to others.
The Christian Educator October 1,
1898
Those only who faithfully accept and
appreciate the light God has given us, and who will take
a
high, noble stand in self-denial and
self-sacrifice, will be channels of light to the
world....
CTr 345
Those who proclaim THE THIRD ANGEL'S MESSAGE must put on the
whole armor of God, that they may
stand boldly at their post, in
the face of detraction and falsehood, fighting the good fight of
faith,
resisting the enemy with the
word, “It is written.” Keep yourselves where THE THREE GREAT POWERS
OF HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT can be your efficiency. These powers work
with
the one who gives himself
unreservedly to God. The strength of heaven is at the command of
God’s
believing ones. The man who
takes God as his trust is barricaded by an impregnable
wall.
The Southern Watchman, February 23,
1904, p. 122.
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