THE FURTHER FRUITS UNTO GOD & THE LAMB

The Further Fruits Unto God and the Lamb  14:6-13  

The Proclamation of the Everlasting Gospel vs. 6-7

"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,

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."

 

The Messenger of This Message is an Angel

"And I saw another angel ......"

This angel is flying and suggests the need of haste. The message he carries may be only to those who will deliver the message to men. 144,000 may be the immediate preachers. At least, even though angels have been the carriers of messages, they are usually only intermedi­ates. There is an instance in Rev. 1:1. Compare also the case of the law (Deut. 33:2; Acts 7:53; Gal. 3:19; Heb. 2:2).

"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:"

"And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them."

"Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it."

"Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."

"For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;"

 

The Recipients of This Message are Earth Dwell­ers

In fact the measure is universal, to every tribe, nation, people, tongue. This sounds exactly like 7:9-17. In that chapter the 144,000 precede the unnumbered multitude. The same order may be found in Matt. 25, first the virgins (Matt. 25:1-13) and then the nations (Matt. 25:31-46). Matt. 24:14 likewise marks the universal extent of the preaching.

"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

The Meaning of the Message is Good News

It is called the everlasting gospel, meaning good news which will last eternally. In Matthew it is the gospel of the Kingdom, that is, the dominion of God is now in force and will continue in absolute supremacy (Matt. 24:14).

"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

This is the Gospel that many today think the Church has the responsibility to preach but they lost the context of Matt. 24.

 

This was the announcement of the seventh trumpet when the voices proclaimed _that the kingdom of the world had become the Kingdom of our Lord (Rev. 11:15).

"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever."

The Substance of the Message Proclaimed vs. 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." 

• The command to fear and worship.
• This is a command now in order, in view of the movements of God.
• The immediate reason is judgment.
• The hour has arrived for the outpouring of wrath upon the wicked.

The Ultimate Reason is Inherent Power

This is the one who made heaven and earth (Jer. 10:11). He is therefore able to execute his wrath. Creation is the differ­ence between the true and false god.

"Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens."