THE LAST-DAYS INVESTIGATION · INVESTIGATION 30

The Three Angels’ Messages

What message does Revelation give the world before the harvest?

Revelation 14:6–12 contains a final worldwide proclamation: the everlasting gospel, the hour of God’s judgment, worship of the Creator, the fall of Babylon, a warning against the beast and its mark, and a portrait of saints who keep God’s commandments and the faith of Jesus. Adventism understands its mission through this passage.

Reformation principle. The last warning begins with the everlasting gospel, not with fear.

SCRIPTURE TO EXAMINE

Read the biblical evidence

  • Revelation 14:6–7The first angel proclaims the everlasting gospel, judgment, and Creator worship.
  • Revelation 14:8The second announces Babylon’s fall.
  • Revelation 14:9–12The third warns against false worship and describes the endurance of the saints.
  • Exodus 20:11The Sabbath command uses creation language echoed by Revelation 14:7.
STRONGEST OBJECTION OR ALTERNATIVE READING

Examine the challenge

The identification of these angels with a particular historical movement is interpretive. The text itself first establishes the message that any claimant must faithfully carry.

YOUR VERDICT

What comes first in the final proclamation?

  • The everlasting gospel
  • The mark of the beast
  • A political campaign