Connections Between Wisdom Motifs in Proverbs 1-9 and the Three Angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12

Abstract

Many thematic explorations use inter-textual approaches and attempt to expound on the links between the book of Proverbs and other Old and New Testament writings. Considering the need for further explorations of motifs in wisdom literature, this paper focuses on motifs related to wisdom theme in Proverbs 1-9 in connection with the Three Angels’ Messages of Revelation 14:6-17. Thus, this paper attempts to answers the following questions: What are the connections between motifs related to the wisdom theme in Proverbs 1-9 and the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12? The study employs an inter-textual approach and identifies thematic connections between Proverbs 1-9 and Revelation 14:6-12 in the shared motifs such as the messenger(s), the universal scope and the loud nature of their call, the fear of the LORD, creation and Worship, Seductive Woman / Mystic Babylon, and Judgment.