The Third Angel’s Message: A Call to Choose

Scripture and Quote Reference Guide

This document contains all Scripture references and quotations extracted from the sermon on the third angel’s message (Revelation 14:9-12), organized for easy reference in study, teaching, or personal devotion.

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SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

Old Testament

Genesis 19:24

“Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven.”

Job 21:20

“Let their own eyes see their destruction; let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.”

Psalm 75:8

“For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he will pour out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.”

Psalm 95:11

“Therefore I swore in my anger, ‘They shall not enter my rest.'”

Isaiah 34:8-10

“For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into sulfur; her land shall become burning pitch. Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it forever and ever.”

New Testament

Luke 22:42

“Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Romans 5:3-5

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

2 Timothy 1:9

“He saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.”

Revelation 12:17

“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.”

Revelation 13:10

“Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.”

Revelation 14:6-12 (The Three Angels’ Messages)

Verse 8 (Second Angel)

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

*Verses 9-11 (Third Angel)*

“Then another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.'”

Verse 12 (Summary)

“Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the faith of Jesus.”

Revelation 14:13

“And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!'”

Revelation 14:1

“Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.”

Revelation 15:1

“Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.”

Revelation 20:7-10

“And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”

Revelation 20:14-15

“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Revelation 21:8

“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

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ELLEN G. WHITE QUOTATIONS

From The Great Controversy

“Those who had accepted the light concerning the mediation of Christ and the perpetuity of the law of God found that these were truths presented in Revelation 14. The messages of this chapter constitute a three-fold warning which is to prepare the inhabitants of the earth for the Lord’s second coming.”

From Manuscript 51

“These last day witnesses are bold soldiers of Jesus Christ. They have tasted of the powers of the world to come. Their feet are not on sliding sand, but on solid rock. They are not easily moved away from the faith once delivered to the saints. These will be strengthened by their leader to cope with difficulties. They are messengers of righteousness, representatives of Christ, revealing the triumphs of grace.”

From The Great Controversy (on the Sunday institution)

“In both the old and the new world, the papacy will receive homage in the honor paid to the Sunday institution that rests solely upon the authority of the Roman church.”

From Patriarchs and Prophets, page 188

“The time is not far distant when a test will come to every soul. The observance of the false Sabbath will be urged upon us. The contest will be between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. Those who have yielded step by step to worldly demands and conform to worldly customs then will yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment and death. At that time the gold will be separated from the dross. True godliness will be clearly distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for its brilliance will then go out in darkness.”

From Gospel Workers

“The proclamation of the third angel’s message calls for the presentation of the Sabbath truth. This truth with others included in the message is to be proclaimed. But the great center of attraction, Jesus Christ, must not be left out. It is at the cross of Christ that mercy and truth meet together and righteousness and peace kiss each other. The sinner must be led to look to Calvary with the simple faith of a little child. He must trust in the merits of the Savior, accepting his righteousness and believing in his mercy.”

From Manuscript 24

“The faith of Jesus, Revelation 14:12, is talked of but not understood. What constitutes the faith of Jesus? That which belongs to the third angel’s message—Jesus becoming our sin bearer that he might become our sin pardoning savior. He was treated as we deserve that we might take his righteousness.”

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KEY SERMON QUOTATIONS FOR REFLECTION

On the Purpose of the Messages

“These messages are not given to condemn people, but to win people into your kingdom. To warn people of the seriousness of the times in which we live, to invite people to lift their eyes above the froth of popular culture.”

On Courage and Love

“Courage is not a fruit of the Spirit. The first fruit of the Spirit is love.”

“If you’re standing in front of your house tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM, your house is on fire and you have a three-year-old daughter in the house… You’re going to run in to save your daughter because you love your daughter. The bystanders who don’t know that you are the father of that child, they just see an act of courage. That’s from the outside. But from the inside of that act, this is an act of love and of loving sacrifice to save somebody else.”

“Ask God today not for courage but love for your neighbor. Then love for your neighbor will translate naturally into loving and courageous actions on their behalf.”

On the Choice Before Us

“The beast says, ‘Receive the mark of the beast or you’ll lose your career, your income, and possibly your life.’ And God responds, ‘If you receive the mark of the beast, you’ll lose eternal life.'”

“Eternal life or a house in Atlanta—I’ll take the eternal life forever more. No disrespect to Atlanta. It seems a nice city to me. But if I have a choice between eternal life in heaven above or 10 or 20 good years in Atlanta, I’m willing to opt for eternal life.”

On God’s Justice

“The justice that God gives is portrayed as neither vengeful nor diluted with mercy. The punishment fits the crime. It’s proportionate, commensurate with the sins.”

“When God pours out his judgment, there is no joy or glee in God when he does it.”

On the End of Evil

“There is coming a day when divorce will never happen again, when cancer will never be again, when drugs and depression will never curse the human existence ever again. There’s coming a day when all that is evil and makes for tearing down will be gone once and for all forever more.”

On Endurance Through Suffering

“Going through hard times, going through persecution is not necessarily a sign that God has abandoned us. It may be a sign that God is working a deep work of transformation in our characters and in our lives.”

“The times when you grow spiritually the most in life are not when you’re losing weight, gaining money, or building a bigger home. The time when you grow most spiritually and you grow closer to the Lord is when you’re going through that business repossession, when you’ve lost your job, when you’re struggling to keep your professional license.”

On Daily Character Formation

“Character is revealed in times of crisis; it is not formed in times of crisis.”

“Those who yield step by step to worldly demands are the ones who will yield to the mark of the beast. So don’t say, ‘I’ll stand tall for God when the mark of the beast comes.’ Say, ‘We’re going to stand tall for God this week in Atlanta, and we’re going to make decisions this week that are honoring of God and his revealed will.'”

On the Faith of Jesus

“When you know you’re with your daddy, you can smile at the storm.”

“They don’t doubt that they’re sinners. What’s more important is they have a sin-bearing savior.”

“Grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the foundation of the world. That is, God had made full provision for your full forgiveness before this world was created. He knew every sin we would ever commit. And he’d already made provision for your forgiveness and for mine.”

On Two Ways to Live

“We can either stand before God in our own merits asking for grace to make up for the shortfall of our sins. Many Adventists do this. It leads to a life of spiritual struggle and the lack of assurance of salvation because we’re continually aware of our own sinfulness. Or we can receive Christ in his righteousness by faith. And therefore, we stand before God in the righteousness, the merits of Christ, and his perfect obedience is counted as if it were our own.”

On the Final Outcome

“Those who receive the mark of the beast have received the character of Satan. Those who receive the seal of God have the name of their Father in their foreheads—characters that perfectly and completely reflect the character of their heavenly father.”

“The first angel’s message is God revealed—Creator and Redeemer. The second angel’s message is Satan exposed—a deceiver, a liar, and a murderer from the beginning. And the third angel’s message is choose today who you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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ILLUSTRATIONS AND ANALOGIES FROM THE SERMON

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SUMMARY OF THE THREE ANGELS’ MESSAGES