#seal of God

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The Three Angels' Messages Lesson 03: Shine

Revelation 14:9-11 - Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."

The third angel’s message is very ominous and scary. The third angel’s message also leaves us full of questions. What is the mark of the beast? Is it a tattoo or a bar code of some sort? How can we avoid getting this mark? Before we try to answer any of these questions, there is something important we need to discuss first. Did you know that God has a mark for His people?

Let’s read together Revelation 6:12-17 and 7:1-4.

There is a question asked at the end of Revelation chapter 6.  “Who is able to stand when Jesus comes again?  The answer is given at the beginning of Revelation chapter 7.  Those who have the seal of the living God on their foreheads will be preserved.

The mark of the beast and the seal of God are antithetical to each other – you can only have one or the other.  Ultimately, everyone must choose one mark or the other.  The mark of the beast and the seal of God both involve worship.

Let’s read together Revelation 14:1 and 22:4.

What is the seal of God?  The 144,000 and God’s redeemed people who have been saved by the blood of Jesus both have the name of God written on their foreheads.  What is the significance of this?

Let’s read together Exodus 33:18-23 and 34:1-35.

God’s name, God’s law, and God’s character are all one and the same.  When Moses asked to see God’s glory, God agreed upon three conditions:

Moses was to be put in a cleft of rock

God would cover Moses with His hand

Moses could only see God’s back

God then passed by Moses and proclaimed His name and character.  God wrote His law, the ten commandments, again on two tables of stone.  When Moses came back down the mountain, he told the children of Israel God’s commandments.

Let’s read together Genesis 17:4-6, 15-16; Genesis 33:22-28; Daniel 1:3-8; and Acts 9:1-5, 13:9.

There have been instances in the Bible where God changed an individual’s name to reflect a new identity.  God changed the names of Abram (“high or exalted father”) and  Sarai (“my lady or my princess”) to Abraham (“father of multitudes) and Sarah (“princess”).  God changed their names to reaffirm His promise that they will have a child and his descendants would become a great nation.

God changed the name of a Jacob (“supplanted”) to Israel (“contends with God”) to signify his reception of the same covenant promise given to Abraham and Isaac.

Nebuchadnezzar changed the names of Daniel and his friends as part of his attempt to indoctrinate them into Babylonian culture and thinking.

Jesus changed the name of Saul, a persecutor of Christians, to Paul when he became a follower of Christ.

Let’s read together Psalm 19:7; Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 5:45; and Romans 7:12.

God’s name, God’s law, and God’s character are all one and the same. Anything said about God’s name can also be said about His law.  For example, God is holy and perfect.  God’s law is also holy and perfect.

Let's read together Exodus 20:8-11 and Ezekiel 20:12, 20.

The fourth commandment in the Bible tells us when we worship and who we worship. The Sabbath is a sign that God alone makes us holy. Our own works cannot make us holy. We must trust in and rest in God's work for us. We cannot add to the work of salvation. We can only enjoy it. The Sabbath is a sign of trusting in Christ's righteousness and not our own.

Let’s read together Deuteronomy 6:1-8; Ecclesiastes 9:10.; John 3:16; and Hebrews 10:16.

God is actually talking about the Ten Commandments in this passage of Deuteronomy. How do we know this? Moses just repeated the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel in Deuteronomy chapter 5. Did Moses mean in Deuteronomy 6:8 that we have to literally bind stone tablets to our hands? Of course not! Let the things you do demonstrate the God you serve.

Additionally, Moses did not want us to literally bind a copy of the Ten Commandments between our eyes. What is between your eyes? It’s your forehead, which plays an important role in processing information in a meaningful way.  If God’s name is on your forehead, then His law is on your forehead. Moses wanted us to take the name of God, the holiness of God, and the law of God and put them into our minds.

Let’s read together Romans 5:1-2 and  Ephesians 2:8.

Remember, salvation is by faith through grace. You cannot obtain salvation by your own works. Salvation is a decision you make in your mind. The seal of God can only be communicated and applied in the mind.

Conversely, the mark of the beast can be received by the hand or the forehead. You can receive the mark of the beast by your works or by your mind. It is the inculcation of principles that are against the name, the character, and the law of God. This disabuses us of the notion that the mark of the beast is some kind of literal tattoo or barcode placed upon our bodies.

If you have the seal of God, then you don't have to worry about the mark of the beast, even if you didn't know what the mark of the beast is! The seal of God is the name of God, the law of God put right into your mind. You accept the seal of God by faith, and God works outside of you to declare you righteous and inside of you to make you righteous by the power of the Holy Spirit. When you have a daily personal relationship with God, He will write His law into your hearts.

Let’s read together Exodus 20:11; Matthew 24:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4; Hebrews 4:1-11; Revelation 13:4; and Revelation 14:6, 9-12.

Worship is tied to receiving the mark of the beast.  If the seventh-day Sabbath is a sign of God’s authority, then the mark of the beast must be a counterfeit sign.

Consider the following excerpt from The Catholic Record of London, Ontario, Sept.1, 1923, p.4:

Protestants reject Divine Tradition, the Unwritten Word, which Catholics accept as of equal authority with the Written Word, the Bible. The Divine authority given by Christ to the Church to teach in His name, to bind and loose, Protestants deny. For them - and it is their boast - the Bible and the Bible alone has Divine authority.

Now in the matter of Sabbath observance the Protestant rule of Faith is utterly unable to explain the substitution of the Christian Sunday for the Jewish Saturday. It has been changed. The Bible still teaches that the Sabbath or Saturday should be kept holy. There is no authority in the New Testament for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday. Surely it is an important matter. It stands there in the Bible as one of the Ten Commandments of God. There is no authority in the Bible for abrogating this Commandment, or for transferring its observance to another day of the week.

For Catholics it is not the slightest difficulty. "All power is given Me in heaven and on earth; as the Father sent Me so I also send you," said our Divine Lord in giving His tremendous commission to His Apostles. "He that heareth you heareth Me." We have in the authoritative voice of the Church the voice of Christ Himself. The Church is above the Bible; and this transference of Sabbath observance from Saturday to Sunday is proof positive of that fact. Deny the authority of the Church and you have no adequate or reasonable explanation or justification for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday in the Third - Protestant Fourth - Commandment of God.

Sunday worship does not have a Biblical basis. It has pagan roots. It is the mark of the Roman Catholic Church’s authority over the Bible. It has been adopted by Protestant churches and rationalized as “the Christian Sabbath” without any biblical support.

Why should we keep the seventh-day Sabbath? The Sabbath:

Was created by Jesus before sin and the day He rested from creation (Genesis 2:3)

Was commanded at Sinai by Jesus (Exodus 20:8-11)

Was kept and honored by Jesus (Luke 4:16)

Was kept by all of Jesus’ Old Testament followers (Ezekiel 20:12)

Was kept by all of Jesus’ New Testament followers (Luke 23:56; Acts 13:42, 33)

Is a sign of both creation and salvation (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15)

Is the day Jesus calls us to remember and honor (Exodus 20:8-11; Ezekiel 20:20)

Will be kept in heaven (Isaiah 66:23)

Note in Revelation 14:11 that those who receive the mark of the beast have no rest. The Sabbath is all about rest. The physical rest on the Sabbath is a sign of our creation.  The spiritual rest on the Sabbath is a sign of our redemption.

John contrasts those who get the mark of the beast with those who keep the commandments of God in spirit and truth. God's people have His name and law inculcated into their very minds, thoughts, and thinking.

Let’s read together Daniel 3:1-6; John 16:2; and Revelation 14:8-12..

Note that no one has the mark of the beast right now.  Just like in Daniel chapter 3, the mark of the beast will only come about when a day of worship is enforced by civil authorities.  Additionally, there will be legal punishment for those who do not worship on that day.

Let’s read together John 14:15; Galatians 5:22-26; and James 2:14-26.

Apple trees don’t produce apples to be apple trees, but because they are apple trees. In the same sense, Christians don’t do good works to be saved, but because they are saved. Works do not get or earn you salvation.  Rather,  works are the result of salvation based on what Jesus did for us.

Let’s read together Genesis 15:6; Deuteronomy 30:19; Joshua 24:15; Romans 1:17, 3:23-24, 8:6; Galatians 3:24; James 2:10; and Revelation 2:10.

When Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden, they were expected to keep all of God’s commandments.  God only tested their faith in Him on one point - to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  Likewise, God’s people in these end times will be expected to keep His commandments.  The final test will be only on one point - will we keep the seventh-day Sabbath, the true day of worship?

What is the message of the third angel?  It is a message about righteousness by faith.  Will you have faith in Jesus?  Will you stand strong and keep all of His commandments out of love and obedience to His word? Will you stand strong in the face of overwhelming peer pressure to worship on another day?  Will your faith endure to the end, even if it meant your death?

Friend, the third angel's message is not to be feared, but to be welcomed! It is good news for all those who have the seal of God! Jesus is promising to destroy sin and death forever!

[spr0utsies]

[generouspersonamano]

"He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." ------- Revelation 13:16-17

"And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make with her remnant, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jeus Christ." ------- Revelation 12:17

"Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." - Revelation 14:12

[2sfa]

The Seal Of God: The Lord Knows Those Who Are His

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for Him hath God the Father sealed. John 6:27.

https://sites.google.com/view/upliftingchrist/seal-of-god

[boltlightning]

look! the moonlight shows us for what we really are. we are not among the living, and so we cannot die — but neither are we dead.

[wolfythewitch]

bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh

[sealsdaily]

Today's Seal Is: Birthday Boy

[pigeon-princess]

Can I please talk about my weird little Warg from Lonely Light? My salt crusted Ironborn bastard whose definitely a Targaryen. Gwyndon "Gwyn" Pyke, my selkie boy.

We've started playing a little ASOIAF tabletop game set during the Blackfyre Rebellions (around 90 years before Game of Thrones). Our travelling party consists of two Targaryen bastards from the opposite side of Westeros and the Hedge Knight holding them for ransom (or so we thought).

[mobius-m-mobius]

OWEN WILSON and TOM HIDDLESTON behind the scenes of LOKI S2

[littleguymart]

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[manderleyfire]

BOYD CROWDER & AVA CROWDER in 'JUSTIFIED' (SEASON 2)

I lied for you taking that mining money. This is different, Ava. I guess me taking you in and building you up was a mistake. Just set you back to square one. That's not true. You took me in, and you healed me, Ava. You give me a reason to wake up in the morning. For that, I'll be eternally grateful.

[xx3bvvx]

“What is the name of that thing?” Lee Soo Hyuk was asking about the monster’s name. Cale pulled its name out from his memories. “Electric Eel.” “…Ho.” Lee Soo Hyuk let out a short gasp. “A scary monster that is unranked has such a stupid name?” “Yes, sir. That’s its name.” “Did you give it that name?” ‘No. Team leader, you came up with the name later after you survived the attack.’ Cale held back those words. Lee Soo Hyuk interpreted that short duration of silence as he pleased. “You must have come up with that name since your foresight probably only let you see or hear the monster. Your naming sense is terrible.” “No-” “I understand.” Cale felt wronged.

Lol, Cale feels wronged because Lee Soo Hyuk told him that his sense of naming is terrible. But I mean, Lee Soo Hyuk is right - who the fuck would name an inn "Hope and adventure loving Inn"? Both of them have a terrible sense of naming. :)

[vaquerovulgar]

made a pool toy oc!! his name is splashpad, and he teaches kids about water safety :)

[breesperez139]

Dc x Dp Prompt #3

Immortal Ghost King Au:

Daniel Fenton was crowned as High King Phantom of the Infinite Realms on his 16th birthday. He knew many were opposed to him being crowned at such a young age (he was too), but the Realms had gone too long without a ruler and it was getting restless.

The Realms were sentient to some extent. It can not run itself as it has no form but it chooses a host, a King if you will, to fulfill its wishes. It may have lived on an entire millennia without a ruler, but it was only out of sheer luck and the contributions of countless gods that it had survived. The Infinite Realms needed a King and Danny Phantom was the only contender.

So the people were ignored and their boy king was crowned. However Phantom was young and naive, a child as both a human and a ghost. Even worse, he knew nothing about being a king. But the little godling would learn and learn he did.

Most kings were taught before they were coronated, but Danny had no such privilege. His coronation came and left with the wind. His private lessons overshadowed any thoughts he had left of mortal schooling. And Danny gave up on living a normal human life.

That last part was perhaps the easiest for Danny. Amity Park was already considered too liminal for them to have any “sentience”. The GIW had all but declared war on the Realms with their continuous violent actions upon his people and the land itself.

It wasn’t difficult for Amity to give up their “rights” and “humanity” either. They said good riddance to the world that never helped them, to the heroes that ignored their cries for help. And they bowed to Phantom, declaring him their King, just as he declared them citizens of the Infinite Realms.

He welcomed his liminals with open arms, vowing to protect them from any harm that would come their way, just as he would with any of his other citizens. He gave them a home in the Realms, an island- no a haunt of their own should they wish to truly reject the land of the living, and they accepted. Not many wanted to try their luck against the human government.

But with a God, no, their King on their side, they knew their safety and happiness was all but assured. After all, it was Phantom who protected them even as they turned their own backs at him. It was Phantom who fought against foes that could have erased him from existence.

And of course it was Phantom who would now receive any and all support he could ever want and need should he declare war against the humans of Earth. No, there was no need for people of the Infinite Realms to worry. High King Phantom was a God after all. It was only ever his right to exact divine punishment onto those who opposed and threatened his will. It was not their fault if the humans actively went against his will. No, the humans had no one but themselves to blame for whatever came for them.

[2sfa]

The Seal Of God: The Lord Knows Those Who Are His

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15.

https://www.upliftingchrist.net/seal-of-god

[arthursfuckinghat]

The tragedy that is Arthur Morgan is something that keeps me up at night.

That man lived day to day thinking life was just a tally chart of his sins and that he was forever damned, to the point where he was silently suicidal.

He lived and died thinking that no matter what good he did, it would never make up for his existence - in the type of life he didn't get to choose.

And what's worse is that he still tried. He tried and gave absolutely everything to the people he cared about, to the people he loved, and he watched all of it crumble before him.

He was a dog that was tricked into thinking it was a wolf, a stag who was taught to be a moose, that died to unwavering loyalty.