gospel."
The gospel is the good news of salvation, which is needed because of man's fall.
The creation story forms the basis for understanding that fall: "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned" (Rom. 5:12, NASB cf 1 Tim. 2:13-14).
Q: What is the parallelism between judgment and creation?
Q: Who is the Creator?
Q: Who is our Judge?
A: It is Jesus,
Q: What is the parallelism between judgment and creation?
Q: Who is the Creator?
Q: Who is our Judge?
A: It is Jesus,
---who created us,
---who will also be with us in the judgment.
The good news (gospel) is that creation and redemption are linked in Jesus Christ.
Jesus is our Creator (John 1:3), as well as our Advocate in the judgment (1 John 2:1).
God has both created us and saved us through Jesus (Col. 1:13-17).
The first angel's message consists of two parts.
--The first part is (paraphrased): "Fear God and give Him glory, because of judgment."
--The second part is (again paraphrased): "Worship Him who created."
In Hebrew writing, an idea was often expressed twice, using different words. This is a way of emphasizing a point. The first angel's message can be treated as such a parallelism:
*Fear [Respect] God because of judgment, and
*Worship God because of creation."
The good news (gospel) is that creation and redemption are linked in Jesus Christ.
Jesus is our Creator (John 1:3), as well as our Advocate in the judgment (1 John 2:1).
God has both created us and saved us through Jesus (Col. 1:13-17).
The first angel's message consists of two parts.
--The first part is (paraphrased): "Fear God and give Him glory, because of judgment."
--The second part is (again paraphrased): "Worship Him who created."
In Hebrew writing, an idea was often expressed twice, using different words. This is a way of emphasizing a point. The first angel's message can be treated as such a parallelism:
*Fear [Respect] God because of judgment, and
*Worship God because of creation."
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