3 Angels' Messages SIMPLIFIED Series: Message 3
Revelation 14:9-12:
“A third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If 
anyone
worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead
or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of
God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. .
. . They have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his
image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.’
Here is the patience
of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the
faith of Jesus.”
Who will you worship?
The Third Angel’s Message demands a decision.
--It divides the entire
world into two groups. 
---On one side stand apostate Christians who worship
“the beast and his image” and receive “his mark on his forehead or on
his hand.”
---On the other side stand those who reject the authority of the
beast; these are the saints “who keep the commandments of God and the
faith of Jesus.”
Q: Will you worship God as described in
the Bible?
Note the contrast between the two opposing groups. Those who receive the “mark of the beast” follow convenient, man-made ideas and practices. They are professed Christians who choose not to follow the Bible and the Bible alone. God’s faithful Christians, called “saints” in these verses, have as their distinguishing traits: patience, obedience to God’s commandments, and the faith of Jesus.
The deciding factor is worship.
Q: Or will you worship man-made ideas and practices?" BibleInfo