Revelation 7-Five angels are coming!

144,000 Sealed

1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. 2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: 3“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

Four corners of the earth, in effect the angels surrounded the whole earth holding back all the wind, with orders to stand by and not to harm land, sea or tree’s until the foreheads of Gods servants have been sealed.

They had the power of destruction but were on stand-by, awaiting orders!

Ezekiel 9:4 (NKJV)

4 and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

Another angel had a seal, and he sealed the people of God. What did this seal look like? Rev 14:1 gives us a hint.

Revelation 14:1 (NKJV)

14 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

We are not told what exactly their service is, but the 144,000 are sealed for a specific and unique purpose. However, the general idea of being sealed is not limited to them. (Guzik)

We are also sealed when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior as 2 Cor 1:21-22 states.

2 Corinthians 1:21–22 (NKJV)

21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

This guarantee is your life insurance policy so that you won’t die a second death. Life insurance policies underwritten by man pay an indemnity upon your death.

Gods guarantee protects you from eternal death!

Rev 20:14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. 15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. 

Is your name in the book of life?

Five angels are coming!

Blessings, David