How would you explain Revelation 14:6-12?
first thanks for the reply, second, my explanation is never required, the bible gives us the explanation. remember this is a REVELATION of Jesus Christ ok, and it is signified. which means, idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed. now, your answer, we only needed the first verse, Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another
angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
here the term angel is simply messenger, human or angelic. and here it's HUMAN, supportive scripture, Revelation 1:20 "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." BINGO there is your answer, the seven angels of the seven churches are human overeseers, bishops, pastors, the five fold ministry. and the "Flying", as in angles of the heavenly kind, like the angel Gabriel who used his wings to come and go, or CARRY a messeage from God, listen, Romans 10:15 "And how shall they preach,
except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are
the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" here, it is our feet that are to move, or CARRY the gospel unto the ends of the earth, (all Nations), this is the great comminission, GO, how, on feet, and by boat, and horse and cart. just as the feet of the unrighteous to carry untruths, or another gospel, Romans 3:15 "Their
feet are swift to shed blood:" BINGO.
and as for in "HEAVEN", the answer is where God first stated this event at and for, Isaiah 52:7 "How beautiful
upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good,
that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!". here the mountians, (churches), reach into heaven where we're seated. just as earthly mountians phyically reach into heaven the FIRST HEAVEN our upper atmosphere, so our singafication is complete by scripture. understand, the scriptures needs no private interpretation, (2 Peter 1:20)
understand if the Gospel was to be preached by angels, a good example of this would be the account in Acts chapter 10. when the heavenly angel came to Cornelius, and the angel told him to send for who? ........... the apostle Peter, for humans was commission by God, the Lord Jesus, to Go into all the world and "PREACH" the gospel, hence the "GREAT COMMISSION".
thanks for the question, hoped it helped.
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