The Everlasting Gospel

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†. Rev 14:6-7 . . And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying
the everlasting gospel to preach to the people who dwell on the earth-- to
every nation, tribe, language, and people. Fear God! he shouted. Give glory
to Him! For the time has come when He will sit as judge. Worship Him who
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the springs of water!

It's easy to mistake the everlasting gospel for the gospel of Christ but
neither Christ's name nor his cross are anywhere in the angel's message.

The everlasting gospel could also be called the everywhere gospel because it
begins with the first chapter of Genesis; is mentioned again in Psalm 19:1-4,
and again in Rom 1:18-21.

Most disbelievers can't accept intelligent design and/or the wrath of God; but
until they do, there is little use in trying to sell them on the gospel of Christ.

The everlasting gospel is very elementary. Pretty much all it says is:

1• There's a supreme being.

2• He deserves respect.

3• There's a frightful reckoning looming on the horizon, and

4• The cosmos-- all of its forms of life, matter, and energy --is the product
of intelligent design.

Giving "glory" to God simply indicates giving someone credit where credit is
due; and "worship" basically just simply means admiration.

It's quite natural to admire celebrities, pro athletes, and super achievers-- to
give them credit where credit is due --but not quite so natural to do the
same for the cosmos' architect.

Anyway, point being: people either believe in intelligent design and the
wrath of God or they don't. If they do believe, then they will admire the
creator's genius and also dread meeting up with Him in a face-to-face. If
they don't believe; then they will neither dread Him nor admire Him: simple
as that.

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Yes, this gospel (truth) goes back to the beginning of civilization.

One has to wonder how sacrifices became a universal practice throughout the world, even in isolated places. It is as though they knew what would appease God, even though they didn't have a proper concept of him. An angel has giving out this knowledge directly to people all this time.

 

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†. Gen 1:1 . . In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Gen 1:1 is one of the elements of the everlasting gospel that John saw and
heard the angel heralding.

†. Rev 14:7 . . Worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters.

Gen 1:1 is not only everlasting, but it's also everywhere.

†. Ps 19:1-4 . .The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the
work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night
they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is
not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of
the world.

The pronouns "they" and "their" refer to the heavens and the skies.

Clouds, rain, snow, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, and hail, speak
volumes-- sunrises and sunsets can be especially glorious at times; and who
isn't awed by eclipses, aurora, comets, meteor showers, constellations, star
clusters, and planetary motions?

Now; as beautiful and awe inspiring as the heavens and the skies can be,
they aren't really meant for man's entertainment. Their primary purpose is
to inform man that there is a mysterious someone out there above it all who
designed the heavens and the skies-- constructed them, makes them work
the way they do; and keeps them going.

In other words; this element of the everlasting gospel gets by just fine
without a Bible and/or a Bible thumper. It doesn't need the voice of a human
evangelist and/or the assistance of a translator. The heavens and the skies
are illiterate; and yet eloquent. The are also multilingual-- there is nobody
anywhere on earth unable to hear what the heavens and the skies have to
say about a mysterious someone out there above it all who designed the
heavens and the skies, constructed them, and makes them work the way
they do.

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†. Rom 1:18 . .The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all
the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their
wickedness

The "wrath" about which that passage speaks corresponds to an element of
the everlasting gospel; which is:

"The hour of His judgment is come" (Rev 14:7a)

"His judgment" is directly related to the everlasting gospel's command to
"Fear God, and give glory to Him" (Rev 14:7b)

When you get right down to the bottom line: there are people on a road to
the wrath of God for little more than refusing to believe in intelligent design.

†. Rom 1:19-20 . .What may be known about God is plain to them, because
God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's
invisible qualities-- his eternal power and divine nature --have been clearly
seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without
excuse.

Others are on a road to the wrath of God for little more than their failure to
give the intelligent designer the respect He deserves.

†. Rom 1:21 . . For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as
God nor gave Him thanks.

The everlasting gospel as per that angel in Rev 14:6-7 may be brief, but it
sure is lethal.

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