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quote FS: I believe that the seal spoken of in the bible is the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Eph 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Eph 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
As to why it speaks of the forehead in Revelation, I dont know if thats going to be apparant to all or just to other believers.. its prophetic so I guess we'll find out..
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Ezekiel 9:6 "Utterly slay old [and] young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom [is] the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they began with the elders who [were] before the temple.
Revelation 11:16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God,
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I believe the OT used a sign of a physical mark whereas the book of revelation are sealed in Christ through the Spirit, those that follow the Lamb of God sent to Israel.
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold!
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
In revelation it is depicted as a "Lambkin" and those firstfruits to God.
Revelation 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lambkin standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred [and] forty-four thousand, having
His Father's name written on their foreheads. 4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones
who follow the Lambkin wherever He goes. These were redeemed from [among] men, [being] firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
I am currently working on the books being opened and since Israel is mentioned, I am looking at it from the view of the Books of the Law of Moses
Deuteronomy 29:21 "And the LORD would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of
the covenant that are written in
this scroll of the Law,
Reve 5:2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open
the scroll and to loose its seals?" 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.
Reve 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and
scrolls were opened. And another scroll was opened, which is [the scroll] of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.