And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17

And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17
And the Spirit & the bride say, come...Revelation 22:17 - May We One Day Bow Down In The DUST At HIS FEET ...... {click on blog TITLE at top to refresh page}---QUESTION: ...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? LUKE 18:8

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Creation Moment 6/23/2021 - 1st Angel's Message & Creation

"The first angel (Rev. 14:6) is described as having the "everlasting
gospel.
" The gospel is the good news of salvation, which is needed because of man's fall. The creation story forms the basis for understanding that fall: "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned" (Rom. 5:12, NASB cf 1 Tim. 2:13-14). 
 
Q: What is the parallelism between judgment and creation
Q: Who is the Creator
Q: Who is our Judge
A: It is Jesus, who created us, who will also be with us in the judgment
 
The good news (gospel) is that creation and redemption are linked in Jesus Christ. 
Jesus is our Creator (John 1:3), as well as our Advocate in the judgment (1 John 2:1). 
God has both created us and saved us through Jesus (Col. 1:13-17).
 
The first angel's message consists of two parts. 
--The first part is (paraphrased): "Fear God and give Him glory, because of judgment.
--The second part is (again paraphrased): "Worship Him who created." 
In Hebrew writing, an idea was often expressed twice, using different words. This is a way of emphasizing a point. The first angel's message can be treated as such a parallelism:

Fear [Respect] God because of judgment, and

Worship God because of creation." CreationSabbath