And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Relating to the Gentile world, as the former verses related to Israel. Before the end the Gospel is to be preached for a WITNESS unto all nations (Matthew 24:14); not that all shall be converted, but all shall have the opportunity given them of deciding whether they will be for Christ or Antichrist. Those thus preached to are 'they that dwell (so A, Coptic, Syriac; but 'Aleph (') B C, Origen, Vulgate Cyprian, 312, 'SIT:' cf. Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; having their settled home) on the earth,' being of the earth earthy. This last season of grace is given, if yet they may repent, before "judgment" (Revelation 14:7) descends: if not, they will be left without excuse, as the world which resisted the preaching of Noah in the 120 years, 'while the long-suffering of God waited.' 'So the prophets gave the people a last opportunity of repentance before the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, and our Lord and His apostles before the Roman destruction of the holy city' (Auberlen). "Unto" х epi (G1909) in 'Aleph (') A C; not in B] - literally, 'upon,' 'over,' or 'in respect to' (Mark 9:12; Hebrews 7:13). So also "TO every nation" х epi (G1909) in 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, Syriac, Origen, Andreas, Cyprian]. This hints that the Gospel, though diffused over the globe, shall come savingly only unto the elect. The world will not be evangelized until Christ comes; meanwhile God's purpose is 'to take out of the Gentiles a people for His name' (Acts 15:14), as witnesses of the effectual working of the Spirit during the counter-working of "the mystery of iniquity."
Everlasting gospel - the glad tidings of the everlasting kingdom of Christ, about to ensue immediately after "judgment" on Antichrist, announced as imminent in Revelation 14:7. As the former angel "flying through the midst of heaven" (Revelation 8:13) announced "woe," so this angel "flying in the midst of heaven" announces joy. The three angels making this last Gospel proclamation-the fall of Babylon (Revelation 14:8); the harlot, and judgment on the beastworshippers (Revelation 14:9-11); the voice from heaven respecting the blessed dead (Revelation 14:13); the vision of the Son of man on the cloud (Revelation 14:11); the harvest (Revelation 14:15); and the vintage (Revelation 14:18) - form the summary, amplified in the rest of the book.