Revelation 14:6-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

6Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. 7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

A Call to Ministry

Twenty two years ago, when I was 54 years old, the Lord called me to this ministry of writing down what I was learning each day from my times spent with the Lord in His Word, and then to post these writings on the internet. But He also led me one day to do something which was unusual for me, i.e. it was “outside the box” (an idiomatic phrase) from what I would normally do. He led me one day in November to walk for 12 hours throughout my city proclaiming that Jesus Christ is coming soon and that the people need to repent of their sins and to believe the Good News of the gospel of Christ.

And one of the things which stands out to me about that day was this one man who followed me outside of the restaurant where I had just proclaimed these words to the people. He called out to me and he asked me to repeat what I had just said. So I repeated it for him. And then he told me that he did not need to repent of his sins, for all he had to do was just believe in Jesus. And sadly this is what many people are being taught today, that they do not have to repent of their sins nor obey God, but still be saved. But Jesus taught we must die to sin and obey God to be saved from our sins.

The Eternal Gospel

So the eternal gospel proclaimed by the angels to the people on the earth was not “just believe in Jesus and now all your sins are forgiven and heaven is guaranteed you when you die.” It was to “fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come.” And to fear God is to honor, obey, submit to, worship, and revere Him. And to give Him glory is to honor, praise, worship, and obey Him. And worship of Him is reverence, respect, and obedience to Him and to His commands. Thus, we do what He says, and we follow in His ways, and we forsake our sins because we love God.

The hour of His judgment on the earth will one day come, and we will all have to stand before the Lord to give an account for what we did with Jesus and with His gospel message. And there will be people who will say, “Lord, Lord,” and they will list off all the things they thought that they did in the name of Christ, but he will answer them, “I never knew you; depart from Me you workers of lawlessness!” For “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” Obedience to God is required for salvation (see Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Revelation 14:12-13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. 13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

A Call to Perseverance

The times in which we live are pointing more and more to the last days and to the rule of the beast and to the persecution of the saints of God. There is so much wickedness going on in the world, and in our nations, and within the gatherings of many of what are called “churches,” at least here in the USA. So many liars and deceivers. So much fakery. So much persecution and rejection of those whose lives are surrendered to the Lord to obeying His commands and to living holy lives, pleasing to Him. So this is a call to all who are following Jesus Christ, to keep persevering and to not give up.

I am not God, so I do not know when our Lord will return or when He will come to judge or when these things talked about in the book of Revelation will all take place. But I do believe some of it has been going on for a while, and I do believe that we are seeing signs of more to come in our present age. I do believe that the church in the USA is in great need of revival and that it will probably take some kind of a national tragedy to bring many people to their knees in genuine repentance. But I do look forward to the day when I will be with my Lord for eternity and sorrow will be no more.

Fear God and Give Him Glory
An Original Work / October 16, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

To Be Like Him

Based off Scripture
An Original Work / March 16, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Crucified you are with Jesus.
To be like Him, oh, you’ll be,
Because He died at Calv’ry,
So from sin you’d be free.
Oh, what joy He brings into your life,
Giving life with Him endlessly.

Oh, what plans He has for your life.
Share the gospel faithfully.
Show the people He loves them.
Now His witness you’ll be.
Tell the world of sin about Jesus,
How He died for them on a tree.

Purifying hearts, He saves them,
Who believe on Christ, God’s Son.
Turning now from their idols,
New lives they have begun.
Jesus saves from sin; we’re forgiven.
Over sin, the vict’ry He won!

When He comes again to take us
To be with Him evermore,
There will be no more crying.
Gladness will be in store.
Heavens joys will now overtake us:
We’ll be with our Lord evermore.