Interpretation of Revelation 14:6โ12, regarding the second coming
The "three angels' messages" is an interpretation of the messages given by three angels in Revelation 14:6โ12. The Seventh-day Adventist church teaches that these messages are given to prepare the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ, and sees them as a central part of its own mission.
The first angel proclaims the judgment and calls on mankind to worship God. (
Old Believer Apocalypse, 1909)
The second angel proclaims the fall of Babylon. (Cloisters Apocalypse, c. 1330)
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The third angel describes the punishments of those who continue to worship
the Beast. (Douce Apocalypse, c. 1265โ70)
The three angels depicted in art