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Three angels (messengers) Revelation 14

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people. 7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

8 A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’[a] which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress
14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. 20 They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
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For those without time to read the entire post, here is a brief precis:-


[i]the beast.... the wine of God’s fury...... the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented......the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.....There will be no rest.......the great winepress of God’s wrath and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[/i]


This from the God of the Old Testament, who we are told therein is good, "for his mercy endureth for ever.....whose mercy is everlasting" (Psalm 136)

Did someone mention "Good News"? What is actually "good" in this monstrous nonsense that some are saying "Amen" to?
Carazaa · F
@SW-User

We are hateful sinners, but Jesus who is God in the flesh came to save us.
Jesus stepped out of heaven and came to visit us as a poor baby where there was no room in the Inn.

He was tortured and died to take our sins on his shoulders so we have no punishment for our sins. He had not sinned at all. He raised Lazarus from the dead after 4 days, he healed the lame man. He said that he alone can forgive sin.

He rose from the dead and appeared in front of 500 people who many died for witnessing that he rose and went up in a cloud. He said I am coming again to judge the living and the dead!

He says [b][c=BF0000]"Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." [/c][/b]
[b][c=BF0000]
"I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but through me" [/c][/b]

Hallelujah what a Savior, Hallelujah what an amazing God we have.

He says [b][c=BF0000]"How can you escape if you neglect such a great Salvation" [/c][/b]
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
@SW-User Most of revelation is actually about the end of the Roman Empire. This is why people need to study history and other things along with the Bible.
Carazaa · F
@JimboSaturn Yes it is important to know history, they didn't have internet or shortwave radio reaching the entire world with the gospel until about 40 years ago, definitely not during the Roman Empire.