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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:4

The greater salvation. " Firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb." From this and the many like expressions which are scattered over the New Testament, we gather that there is a salvation greater and less. For here it is said that these hundred and forty-four thousand are "firstfruits." Therefore we learn— I. WHAT THESE ARE NOT . 1 . They are not all the saved. The very word indicates that there is much more to follow. They are but the beginning. Nor: 2 . Are these... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:5

And in their mouth was found no guile; no lie (Revised Version). They had not suffered themselves by self deceit (the second beast) to be beguiled into worship of the first beast—the world. Alford very appropriately refers to Psalms 15:1 , Psalms 15:2 , "Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart." For they are without fault before the throne of God; they are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven. "Another" is omitted in some manuscripts, but should probably be inserted. "In mid heaven," as in Revelation 8:13 , etc. Having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people; having an eternal gospel … every nation and tribe and tongue and people. Probably (though not certainly) "the gospel" in the ordinary sense, which is the signification of the... read more

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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

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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

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

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