Revelation 14:6-16 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6

An ideal preacher. "And I saw another angel," etc. It is legitimate, and it may be useful, to look at these words as symbolizing the ideal preacher. Looking at them in this light, we observe concerning the ideal preacher— I. HIS THESE IS GLORIOUS . "The everlasting gospel." Observe: 1 . It is a gospel. That is "good news," or "glad tidings." It is a message, not of Divine partiality or Divine wrath to the world, but of Divine love—the love of the great Father for his... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-7

The gospel of judgment. St. John beholds "another angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim." Concerning this gospel note— I. IT IS NOT THE GOSPEL . The gospel is that which tells to sinful man that there is eternal life for him in Christ; "that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." This is a very different gospel. It is one of judgment. Its message is, "The hour of God's judgment is come." And the message of the second angel (verse 8)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-7

"The everlasting gospel." The hearts of the faithful have been strengthened and comforted by the vision of the pure heavenly community whose united voice was as that of "harpers harping with their harps." Now another vision brightens the eye of the holy seer. At present the idea of a gospel universally diffused has not been specially represented. Incidentally we have heard the voices of the elders proclaiming praise to him who had redeemed them from "every tribe, and tongue, and people,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-8

The dissemination of good, and the destruction of evil. "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," etc. In these verses two subjects are suggested— I. THE DISSEMINATION OF GOOD . The good here is called "the everlasting [eternal] gospel" ( Revelation 14:6 ). 1 . The gospel in itself is good. It is at once the mirror and the medium of eternal good. It contains and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-11

The three angels. The varied scenes in this book are, to us, not so much pictures of events which, when once occurring, exhaust the meaning of the prophecy, but rather representations of what is continuously going on and repeatedly renewing itself—of present day realities, and not merely of passing incident. The passage before us, looked at in this light, is full of most stimulating teaching; full of comfort to those whose faces are set in the right direction, and full of terrific warning... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:7

Saying with a loud voice. λέγων , "saying," in nominative, though agreeing with the accusative ἄγγελον ," angel." The "great voice" is characteristic of all the heavenly utterances ( Revelation 14:2 ; Revelation 11:12 , Revelation 11:15 , etc.). Fear God, and give glory to him. Thus the angel proclaims the gospel in opposition to the second beast, who bids those that dwell on the earth to make an image to the first beast (cf. Revelation 13:14 ). Compare the effect of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying; and another, a second angel, followed. That is, of course, the second of the three who here make their appearance in close connection. Each new scene is unfolded by its own special messenger. Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication; fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, which made, etc. The second "is fallen" is omitted in א , C, etc., but is inserted in A,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The voice of the second angel: the judgment of Babylon. I. WHAT IS MEANT BY " BABYLON "? There can be scarce any doubt that the name points to: 1 . Persecuting Rome. She is spoken of under this pseudonym because it was not safe to write, or in any way openly utter, words which might be construed as treasonable to the empire. There were laws sharp and stern, and accusers only too willing to bring those laws into action, which would involve in ruin and death those who spoke... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

A further vision of triumph. Again "another angel"—a second—follows the first, and with a separate message. It is brief, but pregnant. The earnest desire of the good is satisfied. That which shall sustain the "patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus," is here. It is an authoritative declaration of the final fall of the antagonistic kingdom, be that whatever it may. "Babylon" ever symbolizes the oppressor of Jerusalem—the antagonistic kingdom... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice; and another, a third angel, etc. (see on Revelation 14:8 ). (On "loud voice," see on Revelation 14:7 .) If any man worship the beast and his image. Here those who worship the beast and those who worship his image are regarded as one class, which they practically are (but see on Revelation 13:14 ). This is the fornication referred to in Revelation 14:8 , the retribution for which follows in Revelation 14:10 . And... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-7

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9

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