72. THE THREE ANGEL . THE GOSPEL . Revelation 14:6-7. “ And I saw another angel fly, in the midst of heaven, having the ' GOSPEL' to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people; saying with a loud voice 'FEAR GOD, AND GIVE GLORY TO HIM; FOR THE HOUR OF HIS IS COME: AND WORSHIP HIM THAT MADE HEAVEN, AND EARTH, AND THE SEA, AND THE OF WATERS.”In his vision of Apocalyptic Judgments John sees many angels at work. Here he sees one flying in “MID-HEAVEN.” That is, in the heaven or atmosphere that surrounds our earth. The mission of this Angel is to preach the “ GOSPEL”unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people on the earth. Here is the first and only place in the Bible where an angel is commissioned to preach the Gospel. An angel could not tell Cornelius how to be saved, he could only tell him to send for Peter for that purpose. Acts 10:3-6. In this “ Gospel Age” only redeemed men can preach the Gospel, but at the “ End Time,” just before the return of the Lord, an angel will go forth to preach the “ GOSPEL,” or as the revised Version puts it, the “ETERNAL GOSPEL.” The word “ Gospel” means “Good News.” Four forms of the Gospel are mentioned in the New Testament, and we must distinguish carefully between them. (1). THE GOSPEL OF “ THE KINGDOM.”Matthew 24:14. This is the “ Good News” that God purposes to set up a Kingdom on this earth over which David's Son, JESUS, shall reign, as prophesied in Luke 1:32-33. Two preachings of this Gospel are mentioned, one past, beginning with the ministry of John the Baptist, and preached by Jesus and His Disciples, but it ended with the rejection of Jesus as King. This Gospel is to be preached again after the Church is taken out. It will be the fulfilment of Mat 24:14, where it says: “ This Gospel of 'THE KINGDOM' shall be preached in all the world for a WITNESS unto all nations: and then shall the end come.” This has no reference to the Gospel that is now being preached. to the nations. It is the Gospel of , but the “ Gospel of the Kingdom” is not for “ Salvation” but for a WITNESS, that is. it is the announcement that the time has come to SET UP THE KINGDOM. It will be preached first by Elijah the forerunner (Malachi 4:5-6): and by others who shall be commissioned to bear the news to all nations as a proclamation of the Coming of Christ as King to occupy the Throne of David, and for the purpose of regathering Israel to the Promised Land, (2). THE GOSPEL OF THE “ GRACE OF GOD.”Acts 20:24. This is the “ Good News” that Jesus Christ the rejected King died on the Cross for our . This form of the Gospel is described in many ways. It is called the “GOSPEL OF GOD” (Romans 1:1), because it has its source in the LOVE OF GOD. John 3:16. Its Character is “GRACE.” Acts 20:24. Its subject is CHRIST (Romans 1:16; Romans 2. Cor. 10:14), and it is the POWER OF GOD UNTIL . It is also a “ GOSPEL” because it speaks of Him who is in the GLORY, and has been , and who is bringing many sons to GLORY. 1. Tim. 1:11, 2. Cor. 4:4, Hebrews 2:10. And it is the “GOSPEL OF PEACE,” because it makes peace between the sinner and God, and brings peace to the soul. Ephesians 6:15. (3). MY GOSPEL. Romans 2:16. (Acts 26:16-18.) This is the same as the “ Gospel of the Grace of God,” or of Salvation, with the additional revelations that were made known to Paul as to the Church (Ephesians 3:1-7), and as to Israel. Romans 11:1-36. (4) THE “ GOSPEL.”Revelation 14:6. This is what the Angel preaches in this chapter. It is neither the “ Gospel of the Kingdom,” nor of “ Grace.” Its burden is not Salvation but . “ Fear God, and give glory to Him: for the HOUR OF HIS IS COME.” It is “ Good News” to Israel, and all who are passing through the “ fires of Judgment,” because it declares that their troubles will soon end in the judgment and destruction of Antichrist. It calls on men to worship God as “Creator,” and not as “ Saviour,” and so it is called in the Revised Version--“THE ETERNAL GOSPEL,” the Gospel that has been proclaimed from Eden down by Patriarchs' and Prophets, and not an “ Everlasting Gospel” in the sense that it saves men for all eternity. There is “ANOTHER GOSPEL” (Galatians 1:6-12; Galatians 1:2. Cor. 11:4), which is not another, and which Paul repudiated. It is a perversion of the true Gospel and has many seductive forms, and in the main teaches that “ faith” is not sufficient to Salvation, nor able to keep and perfect, and so emphasizes “ Good Works.” Colossians 2:18-23, Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 9:14. The Apostle pronounces a fearful “ Anathema” upon its preachers and teachers. Galatians 1:8-9. Our message is: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31. The Angel's message is: “Fear God for the HOUR of His Judgment is come.” Men reject the human messenger and they will also reject the Angelic message, they will not believe even though the ONE (Jesus) rose from the dead.