THE LOUD CRY OF THE FOURTH ANGEL

The loud cry of the fourth angel is explained in Rev. 18:1-8.

We are told that the angel of Rev. 18:1 that gives this Loud Cry came down to the SDA Church and was rejected, and when he comes again, he will again be rejected by the majority of SDA’S.

“In 1888 at the General Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the angel of Revelation 18:1 came down to do his work, and was ridiculed, criticized and rejected. And when the message he brings again, swells into a loud cry, it will again be ridiculed, spoken against, and rejected by the majority.” Ellen G. White, Taken up a Reproach.

But what is the Loud Cry of this fourth angel? To understand this we need to understand the third angel’s message, because we are told that the loud cry of the third angel is the beginning of the light of the Loud Cry of the fourth angel.

“The time of test is just upon us, for the loud cry of the third angel has already begun in the revelation of the righteousness of Christ, the sin-pardoning Redeemer. This is the beginning of the light of the angel whose glory shall fill the whole earth.” Ellen G. White, Selected Messages Book One, pg. 363.

The loud cry of the third angel is explained in Rev. 14:9-12.

The third angel’s message can be summed up in the following few points.

a. Don’t worship the beast and his image. Rev. 14:9.

b. Don’t receive the mark of the beast in heart or by works. Rev. 14:9.

c. Or you will receive the merciless wrath of God (the plagues). Rev. 14:10.

d. And you shall forever be destroyed in hell fires. Rev. 14:10,11.

e. God’s people endures by keeping God’s Commandments through the Faith of Jesus Christ. Rev. 14:12.

We are told that the third angel’s message is “Righteousness by Faith”.

“Righteousness by faith is the message that God commanded to be given to the world. It is the third angel’s message, which is to be proclaimed with a loud voice and attended with the outpouring of His Spirit in a large measure.” Ellen G. White, Unpublished Testimony, Nov. 18th. 1896.

Again we are told that the third angel’s message is the 1888 message of “Justification by Faith”.

“The Lord in His great mercy sent a most precious message to His people through Elders Waggoner and Jones. This message was to bring more prominently before the world the uplifted Saviour, the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. It presented justification through faith in the Surety; it invited the people to receive the righteousness of Christ, which is made manifest in obedience to all the commandments of God…. This is the message that God commanded to be given to the world. It is the third angel's message, which is to be proclaimed with a loud voice, and attended with the outpouring of His Spirit in a large measure. Ellen G. White, Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, pg. 91-92.

Thus the Third Angel’s Message is dubbed the following:

a. Righteousness by Faith.

b. Justification by Faith.

Furthermore we are told that the Third Angel’s Message is Justification by Faith in reality.

“Several have written to me, inquiring if the message of justification by faith is the third angel's message, and I have answered, "It is the third angel's message, in verity.” Ellen G. White, Selected Messages Book One, pg. 372.

What is the meaning of the word “verity”? We are told:

“Truth;… a true assertion or tenet…” American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

“verity… truth; a truth; truthfulness; sincerity…”The Wordsworth Concise English Dictionary, pg. 1108.

“veritable true; genuine; real, actual; truly so to be called.” Ibid, pg. 1108.

“verity… The quality of being true or real; reality; truth; fact; a true assertion or tenet.” The Lexicon Webster Dictionary, Vol. 2, pg. 1101.

Thus we are informed that in reality, or of a certainty the third angle’s message is Justification by Faith. But we need to see this fact.