I have doing a bit of thinking about Revelation lately and have discovered that it is an incredibly practical book. My next few thoughts will be from the book of Revelation, God willing. However, I haven’t been emailing them all out, but have been posting thoughts on each chapter of Revelation on the Thinky Things website at https://thinkythings.com/read/, or click the “read” button below. Enjoy, and be blessed by this amazing book.

Revelation 14 v 7, 8, 9 – 11
WORSHIP GOD

Three angels appeared to John and each had a different message.

The first said, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.” (Revelation 14 v 7).

The second angel had this message: “’Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’” which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.” (v 8).

And the message of the third angel concerned worshipping the beast. Those who worship the beast will be tormented and punished in God’s fury against them. (v 9 – 11).

Let’s think again about the message of the first angel whose instruction was to worship God. By obeying this commandment, putting God first in our lives and giving nothing and no-one a higher place than him, we will be free from the torment fulfilled in the messages of the other two angels. If God is the one we live for, then it will not matter to us if Babylon (or anything else dear to us) falls, is broken, or taken from us. Neither will we need to worry about the terrible torments coming on those who worship the beast, because our worship has already been reserved for God.

So let’s pay special attention to the message from the first angel. Let’s worship God, fear him and give him glory. In doing so we will not only save ourselves from heartache and punishment, but will also receive a great reward.

May we be encouraged as we continue reading the book of Revelation this week.

With love in our Lord
Robert
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