The prophet now receives a composite picture of God’s judgment on the powers of evil. The identity of the harlot, the beast and the devil stand confirmed. His judgment upon them is carried out during the seven last plagues, but under the sixth plague the wickedness of the harlot will reach its height whereas, when the seventh plague takes place, her power and control will fall apart. Judgment against her will be executed. Finally, in the closing phase of the Last Judgment, God will bring an eternal end to all wickedness and usher in eternal righteousness and peace according to His promise.

God’s Last call of mercy is given from His great heart of love for fallen humanity. He offers forgiveness and eternal life to all who accept His gracious gift. Those who choose to reject His mercy will inevitably reap the dreadful consequences. When the door of mercy finally closes, they will no longer experience God’s protection as they drink down to the last dregs of that bitter cup. When the seven last plagues are released, God will make a clear, undeniable distinction between those who accept His mercy and those who do not: between those who are His true and faithful people and those who are not.

The sequence of the Three Angels’ Message that enfolds God’s Last Warning Message to this world is as follows: The First, being the call of “the everlasting gospel” within the context that the time of Judgement has now come, is motivated by God’s love for the human race; it invites us into a right relationship with Himself. That is followed by the Second which alerts us to what has gone wrong in Christendom, while the Third warns us about what is soon to come and the serious consequences that will follow those who refuse to take heed to God’s call of mercy. Our attention is then directed to two separate harvests – the Grain Harvest and the Vintage Harvest. Everyone is given the choice as to which one they will experience. One will end in glory while the other ends in destruction.

Following on from the previous study of the First Angel’s Message in Revelation 14 that calls our attention to the “Everlasting Gospel”, our attention is now directed to the Second and Third Angels’ Messages. The “Everlasting Gospel” undergirds all three messages: whereas the first calls everyone into a close relationship with our Maker, the second and third messages bring a stark warning to all the world. God’s last warning message to the world comes to us from His heart of love and concern for our eternal salvation, so that we may escape the ultimate consequences of evil.

When that time comes, and everyone is confronted with the choice of yielding to Satan’s kingdom of modern Babylon or be cast into the fiery furnace of affliction, what will you do? That is a choice we can make now and like those three Hebrew young men, take our stand on the side of Christ.

The Book of Revelation reveals the great controversy between Christ and Satan. Chapter 12 portrays the entire drama from beginning to end in just 17 verses.

The Book of Revelation reveals the great controversy between Christ and Satan. Chapter 12 portrays the entire drama from beginning to end in just 17 verses.

Continuing under the warning of the 7th Trumpet,  Revelation 11 connects with the rise of God’s Last-day Prophetic Movement as portrayed in Revelation 10.

Continuing under the warning of the 7th Trumpet,  Revelation 11 connects with the rise of God’s Last-day Prophetic Movement as portrayed in Revelation 10.