“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,”
Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth - to every nation, tribe, language and people - the first of three angels announces the good news of Christ's redemption to all humanity before the final judgment. This gospel is 'eternal,' rooted in God's plan before time and validated by Christ's victory.
Church Fathers on Revelation 14:6
“And I saw an angel flying through the midst of heaven.” The angel flying through the midst of heaven, whom he says that he saw, we have already treated of above, as being the same Elias who anticipates the kingdom of Antichrist in his prophecy. “And another angel following him.” The other angel following, he speaks of as the same prophet who is the associate of his prophesying. But that he says —
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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