Revelation 14: 9 - 12 > Third Angel's Message
| the Third Angel's Message |
| Revelation 14: 9 - 12 ( King James Version ) |
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| And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, |
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| Verse 10 > The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: |
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| Verse 11 > And the smoke of their torment ascendenth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. |
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| Verse 12 > Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. |
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| Revelation 14: 9 - 12 ( New International Version ) |
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| And the third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand. |
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| v. 10 > He too, will drink of the wind of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with surning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. |
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| v. 11 > And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast or his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name. |
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| v. 12 > This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus. |
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| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
| Heretofore those who presented the truths of the third angel's message have often been regarded as mere alarmists. Their predictions that religious intolerance would gain control in the United States, that church and state would unite to persecute those who keep the commandments of God, have been pronounced groundless and absurd. It has been confidently declared that this land could never become other than what it has been -- the defender of religious freedom. But as the question of enforcing Sunday observance is widely agitated, the event so long doubted and disbelieved is seen to be approaching, and the third [angel's] message will produce an effect which it could not have had before. {GC 605.3} |
| As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith in the third angel's message, but have not been sanctified through obedience to the truth, abandon their position and join the ranks of the opposition. By uniting with the world and partaking of its spirit, they have come to view matters in nearly the same light; and when the test is brought, they are prepared to choose the easy, popular side. Men of talent and pleasing address, who once rejoiced in the truth, employ their powers to deceive and mislead souls. They become the most bitter enemies of their former brethren. When Sabbathkeepers are brought before the courts to answer for their faith, these apostates are the most efficient agents of Satan to misrepresent and accuse them, and by false reports and insinuations to stir up the rulers against them. Great Controversy, page 608.2 |
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| Sundaykeeping is not yet the mark of the beast, and will not be until the decree goes forth causing men to worship this idol sabbath. {FLB 286.6} And it is not until the issue is . . . plainly set before the people, and they are brought to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue in transgression will receive "the mark of the beast." {FLB 286.7} |
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