Understanding the Divine Message in Revelation 14:7 and Exodus 20:11

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Delve into the profound connection between Revelation 14:7 and Exodus 20:11, exploring the call to fear God, give Him glory, and acknowledge His judgment, creation, and Sabbath. Discover how these verses offer insights into unity and worship within the Christian faith.

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Revelation 14:7 An Angel s Worldview John T. Baldwin

Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Eight far-reaching implications of this allusion provide the basis for the possibility of unparalleled contemporary Christian unity. Implications for Unity

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Revelation 14:7 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11 Introduction

Exodus 20:11 Revelation 14:7 Fourth Commandment First Angel s Message Definite allusion

Whole Old Testament context New Testament passage Bible writers intended for allusions to send their first- century hearers back to the original Old Testament context.

Applied to Revelation 14:7, this means that this allusion seeks to direct the reader to a whole textual context The fourth commandment AND the concept of creation in six days Divinely intended first-century confirmation of the six-day creation worldview Divine confirmation

Worship him who For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that is in them made the heavens and earth and sea and springs of waters Implication #1

Worship him who [in six days] For in six days the Lord made the heavens and earth and sea and springs of waters made the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that is in them Implication #1

Three contextual factors: 1. Apocalyptic end-time sweep of Rev. 12- 14 2. Linked to 2nd coming of Jesus 3. Hour of His judgment is come mid 19th century Implication #2 Contemporary Relevance

Gods final appeal to humanity To be taken as historically and scientifically true Implication #2 Contemporary Relevance

Does the absence of the words in six days in Revelation 14:7 suggest that God is in some way implying that we should, in fact, no longer regard a six-day creation as historically true? Otherwise, would God not have explicitly said in six days in the first angel s message? Possible objection

1. It would make Jesus contradict what He spoke from Sinai 2. Rev. 14:7 approvingly alludes to Ex. 20:11 endorsing the seventh-day Sabbath and by implication the reason for it 3. An allusion is a shorthand way of endorsing an entire passage 4. Would force a later portion of Scripture to directly contradict an earlier one Objection Answered

In 1844: Darwin s 1844 Sketch completed God sent a special message to the world saying that He created the basic life- forms in six days, not millions of years Implication #3 Speaks to macroevolution

If a six-day creation is historically true, a corresponding historical global flood is necessary to explain the presence of the geologic column. Implication #4 A Global Flood

For in six days the Lord Made the Heavens and the Earth, the Seas and all that is in them Worship him who Made the Heavens and Earth and Sea and Springs of waters Implication #4 A Global Flood

For in six days the Lord Made the Heavens and the Earth, the Seas and all that is in them Worship him who Made the Heavens and Earth and Sea and Springs [or fountains] of waters Implication #4 A Global Flood

For in six days the Lord Made the Heavens and the Earth, the Seas and all that is in them Worship him who Made the Heavens and Earth and Sea and Springs [or fountains] of waters ? Implication #4 A Global Flood

For in six days the Lord Made the Heavens and the Earth, the Seas and all that is in them Worship him who Made the Heavens and Earth and Sea and Springs [or fountains] of waters ? Implication #4 A Global Flood A Warning?

A rapid creation and a global flood directly safeguard God s goodness by removing from Him any responsibility for producing life-forms through an evolutionary process. Implication #5 Character of God

None other than the resurrected Lord, Himself, interprets Genesis 1 literally. This reminds us of the important hermeneutical principle interpret the Bible literally and historically when called for by the text. Implication #6--Hermeneutics

Postmodernismobjective, unchanging truth might not exist. The specific creation worldview being valid until the coming of Christ affirms that overarching truth is indeed possible. Implication #7--Postmodernism

Referential Expressivist Religious language refers to natural world Religious language may not refer to the natural world. Removes the possibility of conflict Conflict is possible Implication #8--Epistemology

The eight implications show how verse 7 provides a powerful basis for a new, unparalleled Christian unity of several dimensions. The acceptance and implementation of these implications can unify Christian theology and scientific research in profound and healing ways. Conclusion

Revelation 14:7 can serve as the cosmological North Star for Christian theological, scientific, and spiritual unity in a postmodern era. The passage enables us to know, trust, and worship the immeasurably loving God who in six days created the heaven, and earth, the sea, and the fountains of water. Conclusion

The Final Deception: An Evil, Counterfeit Trinity Is Now Making Ready for War, by Jon Paulien in the Adventist Review Epilogue

Linking the plague of frogs in Egypt (the magician s final deception) with Revelation 16, Pauline suggests that an end-time trio will seek to counterfeit God s end-time message Epilogue

Paulien suggests that the end-time encounter between the two groups of ideas will be a battle between the Scriptures and perception, between reality as experienced by the five senses, and ultimate reality as revealed by God Himself. It will be a battle between two truth systems: one will be confirmed scientifically; the other will be confirmed only by Scripture. Epilogue

End-time believers may have to rely wholly upon the Word of God not only regarding matters such as the state of the dead, but also a wider circle of issues such as the method of creation and the historicity of the biblical flood. Epilogue