“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.”
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' - the proclamation calls humanity to proper worship and fear of God on the threshold of judgment. The reference to creation (heavens, earth, sea, springs) echoes the fourth commandment and calls people to recognize God's sovereignty.
Church Fathers on Revelation 14:7
“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 —
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