Revelation of Jesus 49, Cosmic Conflict 9

Welcome to a Revelation of Jesus. In the previous video, we saw that at the climax of the Book of Revelation, the focus is on Jesus, the Lamb of God, and with Him, His 144,000 last-day messengers. In this video, we will explore the messages they have to give to the world. More specifically, we will look into the seemingly conflicting mandate “to fear God” in the context of the message of Good News, the Everlasting Gospel.

If you haven’t done so already, please check out the other videos in the Cosmic Conflict series to get a better understanding of the context of what we will study in this video.

The final message to humanity begins with “the everlasting gospel” (Revelation 14:6). The Greek word for gospel simply means good news, and there is lots of good news in the Bible. But in the New Testament, the word “gospel” refers to specific good news – God incarnated so that He can draw near to us and reconcile us to Himself.

Considering that the first angel has the good news of the everlasting gospel to preach to the world, the actual message at first glance seems baffling: “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come” (Revelation 14:7). This seems incongruous. A command to fear any other person would mean to be afraid of them, which hardly seems like good news.

What is the true meaning of this message?

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