GOD'S MARK OF AUTHORITY!
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In the Bible, the words "seal", "sign," "mark," and "token" are used interchangeably. In Revelation, God's mark is actually called His "seal." A seal is known as a person's symbol of authority. Take a notary's stamp, for example. A notary's stamp has three elements required to be official: the notary's name, the notary's title, and the notary's jurisdiction or area of commission. It was much the same for any ancient seal in Bible times.
Fortunately, the Bible gives a clear indication of what God's seal is. First and foremost, the seal of God is the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30). Those who have this seal also have His Spirit. But there will also be a specific, outward evidence in the lives of the redeemed:
"I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between
them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord
who sanctifies them" (Ezekiel 20:12.)
"The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath ... as a
perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the
children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made
the heavens and the earth" (Exodus 31:16,17).
The actual text of the Sabbath commandment seals the deal:
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh
day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall
do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor
your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For
in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,
the seas, and all that is them, and rested the seventh day.
Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed
it (Exodus 20:8-11).
Did you notice? This commandment has all three features of a seal. It contains God's name and title: "the Lord your God"; it also contains His territory, the planet Earth: "the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them." It is His verifiable mark as our Creator, a covenant between Him and us of His power to create and His power to recreate us anew.
Revelation 7:3 says that the seal will be upon the "foreheads" of God's people. Hebrews 10:16 further identifies this as God's law written in our "hearts" and "minds." This is not just lip service, nor is it forced service. The forehead is where the frontal lobe of the brain resides. It is the area of the brain that is known as the seat of a person's decision-making, will, and spirituality. A person who has God's law in his mind believes in God with all his heart, and he will keep the biblical Sabbath because he will "follow the Lamb withersoever He goes" (Revelation 14:4).
NOTE: God made the Sabbath holy not only for the Jews but for all humanity: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27). It is a day that He desires everyone to keep, and that includes not just literal Israel but spiritual Israel--all those who believe and follow God, regardless of race or nationality. Furthermore, the Sabbath will continue to be observed by all throughout eternity (Isaiah 66:23).
Please share this lesson with your family, friends, Facebook pages, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
In the Bible, the words "seal", "sign," "mark," and "token" are used interchangeably. In Revelation, God's mark is actually called His "seal." A seal is known as a person's symbol of authority. Take a notary's stamp, for example. A notary's stamp has three elements required to be official: the notary's name, the notary's title, and the notary's jurisdiction or area of commission. It was much the same for any ancient seal in Bible times.
Fortunately, the Bible gives a clear indication of what God's seal is. First and foremost, the seal of God is the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30). Those who have this seal also have His Spirit. But there will also be a specific, outward evidence in the lives of the redeemed:
"I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between
them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord
who sanctifies them" (Ezekiel 20:12.)
"The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath ... as a
perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the
children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made
the heavens and the earth" (Exodus 31:16,17).
The actual text of the Sabbath commandment seals the deal:
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh
day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall
do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor
your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For
in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,
the seas, and all that is them, and rested the seventh day.
Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed
it (Exodus 20:8-11).
Did you notice? This commandment has all three features of a seal. It contains God's name and title: "the Lord your God"; it also contains His territory, the planet Earth: "the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them." It is His verifiable mark as our Creator, a covenant between Him and us of His power to create and His power to recreate us anew.
Revelation 7:3 says that the seal will be upon the "foreheads" of God's people. Hebrews 10:16 further identifies this as God's law written in our "hearts" and "minds." This is not just lip service, nor is it forced service. The forehead is where the frontal lobe of the brain resides. It is the area of the brain that is known as the seat of a person's decision-making, will, and spirituality. A person who has God's law in his mind believes in God with all his heart, and he will keep the biblical Sabbath because he will "follow the Lamb withersoever He goes" (Revelation 14:4).
NOTE: God made the Sabbath holy not only for the Jews but for all humanity: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27). It is a day that He desires everyone to keep, and that includes not just literal Israel but spiritual Israel--all those who believe and follow God, regardless of race or nationality. Furthermore, the Sabbath will continue to be observed by all throughout eternity (Isaiah 66:23).
GOD'S MARK OF AUTHORITY!
Please share this lesson with your family, friends, Facebook pages, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
In the Bible, the words "seal", "sign," "mark," and "token" are used interchangeably. In Revelation, God's mark is actually called His "seal." A seal is known as a person's symbol of authority. Take a notary's stamp, for example. A notary's stamp has three elements required to be official: the notary's name, the notary's title, and the notary's jurisdiction or area of commission. It was much the same for any ancient seal in Bible times.
Fortunately, the Bible gives a clear indication of what God's seal is. First and foremost, the seal of God is the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30). Those who have this seal also have His Spirit. But there will also be a specific, outward evidence in the lives of the redeemed:
"I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between
them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord
who sanctifies them" (Ezekiel 20:12.)
"The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath ... as a
perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the
children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made
the heavens and the earth" (Exodus 31:16,17).
The actual text of the Sabbath commandment seals the deal:
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh
day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall
do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor
your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For
in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,
the seas, and all that is them, and rested the seventh day.
Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed
it (Exodus 20:8-11).
Did you notice? This commandment has all three features of a seal. It contains God's name and title: "the Lord your God"; it also contains His territory, the planet Earth: "the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them." It is His verifiable mark as our Creator, a covenant between Him and us of His power to create and His power to recreate us anew.
Revelation 7:3 says that the seal will be upon the "foreheads" of God's people. Hebrews 10:16 further identifies this as God's law written in our "hearts" and "minds." This is not just lip service, nor is it forced service. The forehead is where the frontal lobe of the brain resides. It is the area of the brain that is known as the seat of a person's decision-making, will, and spirituality. A person who has God's law in his mind believes in God with all his heart, and he will keep the biblical Sabbath because he will "follow the Lamb withersoever He goes" (Revelation 14:4).
NOTE: God made the Sabbath holy not only for the Jews but for all humanity: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27). It is a day that He desires everyone to keep, and that includes not just literal Israel but spiritual Israel--all those who believe and follow God, regardless of race or nationality. Furthermore, the Sabbath will continue to be observed by all throughout eternity (Isaiah 66:23).
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