Return of the King

The Messages of the Angels

Blessed are the Dead

Revelation 14:6-13

Revelation 12 & 13 Recapitulation events of Tribulation from Satan's Perspective

Revelation 14 - back to what God is Doing

• 3 Visions of Judgments yet to come leading up to Christ's Return

First Vision – 144,00 Jewish Evangelists safe with Jesus at His 2nd Coming (1-5)

Second Vision – 3 Angelic Proclamations (6-11)

God is giving humanity another chance to Repent before the next set of judgments

Eternal Gospel

Fear God

Give Him Glory

Hour is Come

Worship Him

Second Angel – Declaring Judgment on the World’s System (8)

Babylon is Fallen

Third Angel – Declaring Eternal Damnation for the Lost (9-11)

• Mark of the Beast
• Worship the Beast
• Drink of the wine of the Wrath of God
• Fire and Brimstone
• Forever

Unbelievers Can Anticipate Defeat, Wrath, and Eternal Torment (14:8–11) (Akin)

Believers Will Endure, Obey, Find Rest, and Be Rewarded (14:12–13) (Akin)

2nd Beatitude – “Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord”

How They Lived (MacArthur) – Fidelity

• Love - Keep Commandments of God
• Loyalty - Faith in Jesus

How They Died – Future

• Rest from Labor
• Rewards awaits