The Angel with the Everlasting Gospel, Revelation 14:6-7

6. another angel Different from the many mentioned before, perhapsespecially distinguished from the one who appears in ch. 10, but see Revelation 14:17; Revelation 18:1, where such a reference is hardly possible.

in the midst of heaven See on Revelation 8:13.

the everlasting gospel Strictly speaking, these words have not the article, but neither has "[the] Gospel of God" in Romans 1:1. Even if, therefore, the grammatical usage of this Book were more regular than it is, it would be needless to translate "an eternal piece of good news," in which, moreover, it would be hard to find a sense for the epithet. No doubt "gospel" is used in its constant N. T. sense; and the gospel is called "everlasting," as declaring the eternal truth of God. The preaching of the Gospel here stands in the same relation to God's Judgement as in St Matthew 24:14. But notice, that the name is applied to the wholetruth of God, not to what was revealed by Christ only: for the substance of the angel's message is pure natural theism.

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