6. What is the message of the first angel of Revelation 14?

The three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12 are the heart of the gospel message. Just before Jesus returns (See Step #6, The Second Coming), Satan will deploy an overwhelming deception over the whole world. The messages of the three angels are God’s answer to this satanic deception and His last warning message to Planet Earth. JTL22 8.1

The message of the first angel (Revelation 14:6, 7) calls for God’s remnant to carry the everlasting gospel to the world. This gospel is the same good news of God’s infinite love that ancient prophets and apostles proclaimed. “The judgment has come” reaffirms the gospel message that repentant sinners can be justified by faith and receive Christ’s righteousness. JTL22 8.2

The judgment message of the first angel uses the same language as the fourth commandment to provide a basis for worshipping the Creator—His acts of creation described in Genesis 1 and 2, culminating in the “sabbath of solemn rest” (see Leviticus 23:27-32). God’s call to worship on the day He set aside as holy must be seen in contrast to the summon to worship the beast and his image (Revelation 13:3, 8, 15) by honoring Sunday, the counterfeit sabbath. In contrast, the first angel’s message calls for the world to restore God’s true day of worship. Its message presents Christ as the Creator and Lord of the seventh-day Sabbath. JTL22 8.3