Sun 9:30a Class; 10:30a Worship; 11:35a Communion
Bible Bites
Sealed by Faith
“Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.” (Revelation 7:3)
The book of Revelation was written to bring comfort to the early Christians in the face of worldwide persecution they were about to see. It is a book about the sovereignty of God in a world that seems so crooked that it can never be straightened. Within Revelation, there are many warnings of the judgment and wrath which God is about to visit upon the Roman empire due to their idolatry and evil.
In the midst of this judgment language, which would bring great anxiety to the saints to read about, God provides a message of comfort. Before judgment, God would have each of His servants marked for protection. The angels who would enact God’s wrath would also know who to spare and protect from the vengeance about to be unleashed. God knows who are His, and He made sure the angels knew, too.
Our faith seals us and marks us before God. He treats His children differently than He does those who do not belong to Him. We are sons and daughters of the Almighty. The storms may engulf us, but they will not destroy us.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
