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Revelation 14:7
ESV And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
NIV He said in a loud voice, 'Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.'
NASB and he said with a loud voice, 'Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth, and sea and springs of waters.'
CSB He spoke with a loud voice: "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water."
NLT Fear God,' he shouted. 'Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.'
KJV Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

What does Revelation 14:7 mean?

The angel with the eternal gospel urged everyone to reverence God, ascribe glory to Him, and worship Him. The angel gives two reasons sinners should fear God, give Him glory, and worship Him. First, God's judgment is imminent. Soon He will bring an end to the beast and his empire (Revelation 17; 18). Also, He will consign the beast and the false prophet to eternal destruction in the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20). All the beast's followers, too, will experience similar judgment (Revelation 20:11–15).

In the church age—the modern, present era—God uses saved human beings to warn the lost to turn in faith to God. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:11: "Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others." And in 2 Corinthians 5:20, he declared, "Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." In the tribulation, in addition to saved people, God apparently plans to use angels to warn sinners to turn to Him.

The angel with the eternal gospel also urges sinners to respect, glorify, and worship God because He created everything. Instead of worshiping an idol—the image of the beast—those who live in the tribulation should worship the true God, the Creator of heaven and earth.
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