The message of the third angel, found in Revelation chapter 14, warns us against the following things (check off all the right answers):
The beast.
The image of the beast.
The mark of the beast.
The number of the beast’s name.
The message of the third angel of Revelation 14 completes the messages of the first two angels, by laying stress on:
the imminence of the end of the world and the return of Jesus.
the final fate of the wicked.
the power of Satan’s last deceptions.
the severity of persecutions against God’s faithful believers.
The message of the third angel first warns us not to worship the beast, symbolizing the Papacy. In fact, since the end of World War II, the Papacy has gained much prestige throughout the world. The book of Revelation has foretold this, and even adds this astonishing prophecy: «His deadly wound was healed: and the world after the . (...) And that dwell on the earth shall him.»
Confirming the relevance of the third angel’s message, the book of Revelation foretells that the United States of America will set up a system in the image of the papal system, that is, a system uniting Church and State. This union will create a religio-political power, which prophecy calls:
«the mark of the beast.»
«the image of the beast.»
«the deadly wound.»
«the number of the beast.»
Just like the seal of God, the mark of the beast is placed on men’s hand and forehead. In our lessons, we identified the seal of God, among His Ten Commandments. Opposed to the seal of God, the mark of the beast will therefore be...
... a code placed on all consumer goods.
... an electronic microchip put on men’s hand and forehead.
... a powerful computer controlling everybody’s life.
... the observance of a false Sabbath, Sunday, as the day of rest.
The message of the third angel of Revelation 14 gives us God’s final warning against the mark of the beast. Then, this same message explains how we can avoid receiving the mark of the beast: «Here is the patience of the : here are they that keep the of God, and the of Jesus.»
The message of the third angel of Revelation 14 says that all those who follow Babylon’s apostate system will have to «drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation.» How will God present the cup of His indignation to the unrepentant nations?
By many apparitions of the Virgin Mary calling people to repentance.
By a worldwide call to repentance, brought by all religious leaders.
By the eternal sufferings of the wicked in hell.
By the coming of the seven last plagues of God’s wrath.
To explain, in a plain way, that the final fate of the wicked will be a total and definitive destruction, the message of the third angel of Revelation 14 borrows some expressions that clearly refer to the punishment of...
... Assyria.
... Gog and Magog.
... Sodom and Gomorrah.
... Egypt, in the days of Moses.
The message of the third angel of Revelation 14 states that all those who follow Babylon’s apostate system will have to «drink of the wine of the wrath of God». Now, in the book of Jeremiah, God pronounces a prophecy against Babylon, and clearly specifies what will happen to those who have to drink the wine of the wrath of God: «And I will make her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall a perpetual , and not .»
Finally, the message of the third angel of Revelation 14 concludes with the following blessing, which explains what happens to God’s faithful believers when they die: «Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from now on! Yes, that...»
«... they may rest from their labors.»
«... they may immediately go to heaven, with all the saints.»
«... they may be guides for the living.»
«... they may be reincarnated in another body, for a happier life.»