The "three angels' messages" is an interpretation of the messages given by three angels in Revelation 14:6–12. 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)
Stained-glass depiction of the Three Angels' Messages
Revelation 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. This chapter contains the accounts of the lamb with 144,000 followers, the three angelic messages and the voice from heaven, as well as the harvest of the earth and the vintage of the earth. The Three Angels' messages in verses 6 to 12 form a central feature of the teaching and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: "“Make disciples of Jesus Christ who live as His loving witnesses and proclaim to all people the everlasting gospel of the Three Angels’ Messages in preparation for His soon return".
Revelation 13:16-14:4 on Papyrus 47 from the third century.
Church in Orlík nad Vltavou, Czech Republic quoting Revelation 14:13 — "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
A text from Revelation 14:7 on a metal plaque set in a stone boulder near the parking area and viewpoint on Hawksworth Road north of Baildon (photographed in 2006).
