Chapter 14 is a of the next 3½ years
Jesus on Mount Zion with the 144,000 (vv.1-5)
“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel
– Revelation 7:3-4 (NIV)
The 144,000 are (Revelation 7:1-8) (14:4)
…for they are virgins. – Revelation 14:4 (KJV)
These are not (v.5)
In the Tribulation: …many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.
– Matthew 24:11 (NASB95)
First Angel: Preaches (vv.6-7)
…having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live (kathemei-sit) on the earth,
– Revelation 14:6 (NASU)
…deceives those who dwell (katoikeo-dwell) on the earth – Revelation 13:14 (NASB95)
Currently the Gospel emphasizes God’s
…through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace he has lavished on us. In all his wisdom and insight – Ephesians 1:7-9
The Gospel Preached by the Angel:
Emphasis is not on kindness but
From this point on everyone will
Interesting, this Gospel is against (v.7)
(Jesus) “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, – Matthew 19:4-5 (NASB95)
ICR.ORG YouTube: Is Genesis History? & Answers in Genesis
Evidence that Noah’s Flood Formed the Fossil Record – Dr. Kurt Wise
Second Angel: The (v.8)
(Revelation 17 & 18 will deal with this)
Third Angel: Warning (vv.9-11)
No one will take the mark
God’s wrath will be and
(Jesus) …will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. – Matthew 13:42 (NASB77)
(Jesus) This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. – Matthew 13:49-50
Believers are now (vv.12-13)
And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God… – Revelation 20:4 (NASB95)
Preview of Armageddon (vv.14-20) (Revelation 19:14-19)
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war…He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. – Revelation 19:11-13
Armageddon is an answer to
…I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” – Revelation 6:9-11
Point: God doesn’t into judgment (vv.15-16)
(v.15) Ripe: xeraino – to shrivel, to mature, dry up, be ripe, wither
The blood will be deep for miles (v.20)