The First Angels Message


The chapter of Revelation 14 has three very important angel messages to the entire world. The word angel (greek: aggelos) means, “messenger.” This same Greek word is used to describe John the Baptist and his message as the “messenger” in Matthew 11:10. Before Jesus entered into Jerusalem, he sent people, his disciples, to Jerusalem first to make ready for him to be received there. Those he sent were “messengers” or as the Greek implies, “aggelos” because they bore a message, which was to make way for the entrance of messiah – John 9:52. Therefore, these angels have messages for us all.

What is the message of the First Angel? It is four-fold:

“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach on the earth, and to every nation, kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, (1) Fear God, and (2) give glory to him; for the hour of (3) his judgment is come: (4) worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea, and the fountains of water.” Rev. 14:6-7

Let’s examine this:



(1) Fear God:

To fear God means to seek his wisdom and knowledge by the study of his words, and also to obey his commandments:

Proverbs 2:1-5
(1) My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
(2) So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
(3) Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
(4) If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
(5) Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God

Eccl. 12:13
(13) Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.



(2) Give him glory:

To truly give God glory is by believeing in, and accepting Jesus Christ as your personal saviour:


Colossians 1:27
(27) To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:



(3) His Judgment is come:

The bible teaches all will go through a judgment; believers are no exception:

1Peter 4:17
(17) For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Psalm 50:4
(4) He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people

Psalm 135:14
(14) For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.


Eccl. 3:17
(17) I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.



This angel's message is very important... because it takes place at a time when God is judging the world. And since these messages are last days messages, this means that all are going through a judgment today.

(4) Worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea:


We notice that this angel quotes from a simular passage elsewhere in the bible. Lets read it together:

“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God… for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, but rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hollowed it.” Exodus 20:8-11

The Sabbath was always a "sign" between God and his people (Ezekiel 20:20 - click HERE for more on this sign) The commandment says, “in six days the Lord made heaven and earth and the sea.” The Sabbath commandment calls God the “creator” of all things, and in keeping it you claim to worship that creator. Without the Sabbath commandment the moral law of Ten Commandments could be reffering to any god.

Bundled up, therefore, the entire message of the first angel is to "Fear God by obeying him, accepting his Son, and keeping the Sabbath as a sign that he is the one that you are worshipping, because the Judgment hour has begun." The battle in the whole scenerio in Revelation 13-14 is over worship, so its no wonder that God calls his people to keep the Sabbath. It set's them apart as the ones worshiping the real God. While God knows the intents of the heart, others, like the angels, dont. Their outword manifestations will reveal to all the worlds that these are those... "who keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus." -Revelation 14:12.