16. I am relieved and thankful that Jesus has a special three-point message to guide and assist His people in these last days of earth. Answer: Thought Questions 1. Will every person on earth be reached with the three angels messages before Jesus returns? With billions of people now living, how can this be possible? Yes, it will happen because God promised it (Mark 16:15). Paul says the gospel went to every creature which is under heaven in his day (Colossians 1:23). Jonah, by Gods grace, reached the entire city of Nineveh in less than 40 days (Jonah 3:4-10). The Bible says God will finish the work and cut it short (Romans 9:28). Count on it. It will happen very quickly and in our day. 2. Did Moses and Elijah actually appear with Jesus at the transfiguration (Matthew 17:3) or was it only a vision? The event was literal. The Greek word horama, translated vision in verse 9, literally means what had been seen. Moses was raised from the dead and taken to heaven (Jude 1:9), and Elijah was later translated without seeing death (2 Kings 2:1, 11, 12). These two men, who had been on earth and suffered terribly from the onslaughts of the devil and the rebellion of Gods people, understood what Jesus was passing through. They came to encourage and remind Him of all who would be translated into His kingdom without seeing death (like Elijah) and raised to life from the grave to enter His kingdom (like Moses) because of His sacrifice for our sins. 3. Why did John say he was not Elijah (John 1:19-21) when Jesus said that he was (Matthew 11:10-14)? The answer comes from Luke 1:3-17. The angel who announced Johns coming birth said, Thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ... He shall be great in the sight of the Lord. ... And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Verses 13-17. When Jesus referred to John as Elijah, He was referring to his life, spirit, power, and work being like that of Elijah. The same is true of the Elijah message of these last days. The emphasis is on the message, not the man. So John was not Elijah in person, but he was presenting the Elijah message. (Elias is the Greek form of Elijah.) 4. Is it possible for someone to be preaching Jesus full end-time truth for today without including the three angels messages? No! The three angels messages must be included. In the book of Revelation, Jesus Himself reveals or stipulates His end-time message (Revelation 1:1) and says clearly that His people must keep on following what He has revealed in the book (Revelation 1:3 22:7). So faithful end-time clergymen must be preaching Jesus messages from the book of Revelation. This, of course, includes preaching His special three-point message of Revelation 14:6-14. Notice that Jesus calls these messages the everlasting gospel in verse 6. He also says they must be taken to every person on earth before He returns for His people. Here are three solemn thoughts: A. No one is truly preaching Jesus everlasting gospel unless he includes the three angels messages. B. No one has the right to call his messages the everlasting gospel if he omits the three angels messages. C. The three angels messages prepare people for Jesus second coming (Revelation 14:12-14). Unless you hear, understand, and accept Jesus three-point end-time messages, you may not be prepared for His second coming. Special Messages for the End-time Jesus, who knows what we need, gave us three special messages for the end-time. We must understand and follow them. The next eight Study Guides will make these messages clear to you. 5. Luke 1:17 says the Elijah message was to turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the just. What does this mean? The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17. The just have the wisdom to rest their salvation upon faith in the Saviour. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12. Johns message was to make this crystal clear to all. A faith that is anchored to anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ can never save people from sin and lead to a changed life. People must hear and understand this great point of truth. This truth is also the very heart of Gods three-point Elijah message for today.
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