The Everlasting Gospel

The book of Revelation contains the final gospel message to be shared with the world, a message the Bible assures us will go forward with power. Jesus said that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).

God’s gospel message will go to all the world before Jesus returns. So what is the everlasting gospel? Some might be tempted to say “the judgment hour message,” “the message of true worship,” “Babylon is fallen,” or “the warning about the mark of the beast.” Undoubtedly these are vital components of the messages of the three angels, but it must not be forgotten that the everlasting gospel is the everlasting gospel. God’s people in earth’s final days are called to share the gospel.

The apostle Paul gave what may be the most succinct yet comprehensive outline of the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1–5. He wrote, Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand. … For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. In classical Greek, the word euangelion means “good news.” An “evangelist” is literally a “bringer of good news.” God’s people in earth’s last days have a vital message to share, and the heart of that message is the gospel itself. The spotless, divine Son of God came into the world to offer mercy to sinners and grant the gift of everlasting life. The grave could not contain Him, and He ascended to heaven, where He now ministers as our great High Priest.