Lesson 8 for
May 26, 2018
“But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that
shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.” (Proverbs 4:18)
The plan of salvation has been revealed to
mankind in a progressive way, like the
daybreak.
Each phase in that revelation is “the
present truth” for that moment (2 Peter
1:12). The Message of the Three Angels in
Revelation 14:6-11 is the present truth for
the End Time.
Let’s study the message of the first angel
(v. 6-7)
1. The everlasting Gospel
2. To all the Earth
3. Fear God and give glory to Him
4. The hour of His judgment
5. Worship the Creator
“Then he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, remember
me when You come into Your kingdom.’”
(Luke 23:42)
God offered the way of salvation from the moment
Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis 3:15). That’s the good
news message, the everlasting gospel.
Everyone who accepts Jesus as his or her personal
Savior will live with Him in paradise, like the thief on
the cross.
We can do nothing to gain our salvation, just repenting
and wanting to be with Jesus. “and the one who comes
to Me I will by no means cast out.” (John 6:37)
Jesus offers salvation to you freely, no matter how big
or small your sins may be.
The everlasting Gospel will be
preached “to every nation, tribe,
tongue, and people” in the End
Time.
Why is it necessary to preach the
Gospel to all the people in the
world?
Because the problem of sin affects
everyone (Romans 3:23), therefore,
everyone needs to know about sin
and their need for a Savior.
That’s the Great Commission Jesus
gave us before ascending to Heaven
(Matthew 28:19). That commission
is even more important today,
because His Coming is near.
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and
keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
Fearing God and glorifying Him is related to obeying to His will.
God knew that People are
Abraham God wants us to Job feared God moved to
feared Him fear Him, so we and moved glorify God
because he don’t sin away from evil because of our
obeyed Him (Exodus 20:20) (Job 1:1) obedience
(Genesis 22:12) (Matthew 5:16)
When we understand that we are sinners, we fear a righteous God. But when
we understand His grace and forgiveness, we are moved to worship and obey
Him. Then we “give unto the Lord the glory due to His name.” (Psalm 29:2)
“When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.” (Psalm 75:2)
According to Daniel 8:14, the pre-
advent judgment began in 1844. We
are living in the hour of His judgment
now.
Read Matthew 12:36, Ecclesiastes
12:14, Romans 2:6 and 1 Corinthians
4:5. Then, How well would I do in the
judgment standing on my own merits?
Our hope in the hour of judgment is
based only in being covered with the
robe of Christ’s righteousness. “There
is therefore now no condemnation to
those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He
saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”
(Titus 3:5)
“For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea,
and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the
Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” (Exodus 20:11)
In addition to the judgment, there’s a command to
worship the Creator. That’s a reference to another
“present truth” that’s been forgotten for a long
time: keeping the Sabbath.
To summarize, the message of the first angel
highlights the everlasting gospel and invites those
who accept it to proclaim the hour of judgment and
to act accordingly by keeping the Ten
Commandments.
The result of that message is followed by the message of the next two angels
(Revelation 14:8-11). Those messages will make the difference between those
worshipping God and those obeying the “beast.”
“The message proclaimed by the angel flying in the
midst of heaven is the everlasting gospel, the same
gospel that was declared in Eden when God said to
the serpent, ‘I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel’
(Genesis 3:15). Here was the first promise of a
Saviour who would stand on the field of battle to
contest the power of Satan and prevail against him.
Christ came to our world to represent the character
of God as it is represented in His holy law; for His law
is a transcript of His character. Christ was both the
law and the gospel. The angel that proclaims the
everlasting gospel proclaims the law of God; for the
gospel of salvation brings men to obedience of the
law, whereby their characters are formed after the
divine similitude.”
E.G.W. (Selected Messages, book 2, cp. 12, p. 106)