boen used since the beginning of time. Kings and heads of households have utilized seuls fo mark their property for centuries, The seal was to indicale Ofen times, serolls made of papyrus were sealed with moist clay which then dried 10 indicate ownership and authenticity Many of you are sealed, You have the seal of God. Let's open our Bibles and learn more about this seal CORINTHIANS 2:1 Am | not an apastie? am | nat free? have | not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? aro not ye my work in the Lond? Paul saw Jesus Christ on the road fo Damascus, Jesus struck im down, LEORINTHIANS 9:2 If | be not an apostle unto athers, yet doubtless 1 am fo you for the seal of mine apostieship ‘are ye in the Lord, Those that would hear the truth and belicve became Paul's seal, or proof that what he was teaching was authentic L.CORINTHIANS 9:3-5 | Mine answer to them that do sxamine me is this, ! Have we nol power to eat and fo drink? = Have we not power to lead about a sister 4 wile, 38 wall as olhor aposiies, and as the brotiven of the Lond, ane Cophas' Paul is standing up for his rights. The subjoct at the end of Chapter & was eating meat that had boen suerificed to an iol. Paul is saying: that barring oftend= ing somcone there is nothing wrong with eating that if it is clean and properly prepared. As Paul, you have’ the power and authority as long as you do ‘not offend those with tender ears. Let's look at another seal. ILGORINTHIANS 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, Who was reached among you by us. even by me and Silvanus and Timothaus, was nol yea and nay. but in Him was yeu. ‘The preaching of Paul and those with him was divinely approved. The preaching was as Jesus Christ maructed, not what some man might say. W_goRy S_1:20 For ail the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory af God by us. The promises of God are all positive. Do you elsim them? ‘Those that don't know the promises and claim them won't receive them, W_GORINTHIANS 1:21:22 Now He Which stablisheth Rc ‘Newsletter #221 © 1997 scn ~ March 1997 God uses symbology in the Bible to allow === AF pg 99H Jn Chast and hate anesnted us, us 1 understand spiritual meanings and relate 6 = 10 al se: us, anc His Word to our eheryuey ine Seas hove (BEAL OF GON | Goon tio oarmest of the: Spt in sur Hearts The word earnest in verse 22 is a legal term. You tmight think of i as eamest money one is required to pay, when they have decided to buy a house. Paul is saying ‘the price has already been paid for those that are sealed. ‘The promises are guaraniced. J_CORINTHIANS 1:23:24 Moreover I call God for a second upon my’ Soul Thal ta spare you 7 came not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that we have dominion over Your fait, but are helpers: af your joy for by taulh yo it No one has dominion over your faith. Your faith is yours and yours alone. Paul is telling the Corinthians that hho doesn't ‘want to have to come unto Corinth, but you hhad better get your act together. We are going 10 wr wo Ephesians as we continue our study. The Book of Ephesians is written on mutit-levels. It is particularly addresscd to the saints that were chosen before the foundations of this earth age (Eph. 1:4), Expand your minds, and consider both elect and free will. EPHESIANS 1:11 In Whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being pretestinaled according to the purpose ot Him. fre workett all things after the counsel of His His counsel is His Word. Have you studied His counsel? Do you have a destiny? Think about it, EPHESIANS 112-13 That we should be to the praise of His glory, who: fist trusted ia Christ. Tr Wham ye also iusled. after that yo heard the word of tuth,. the gospel of your savalion: in nom also. after that yo Believed, ye ware sealed with that holy Spint of promise, The seal of God begins with roeeiving of the Holy Spirit, whether clect or fice will, You may think of the seal of God as the Holy Spirit. EPHESIANS 1:14 Which 1s the eamest of our inheritance unit ihe redampton of the purchased possession, unio the praise of His glory. There is that word again. The seal of God guarantee of the inheritance, EPHESIANS 1-16-16 Wherefore 1 also, alter | heard of ‘your faith in the Lard Jesus. and love wato all the saints, # Cease not fo give thanks for you, making mention at you" in my prayers ‘The seal of God is the Hely Spirit is one seal that keops Satan away from you. It 1s important for you to understand the seal of God. Let's tum to Chapter i if 4. The elect must be careful, Some might say. " This is very important, beloved. When spurious messiah appears, = The Shepherd's Chapel — P.O. Box 416, Gravette, AR 72736 S01-787-6026 Dr. Arnold Murray, DRE1 was justified im the first carit age, 1 could do just about anything T want and get away with it.” You are in danger, if that is your attimde EPHESIANS 4:29 Let no comupt communication proceed out _of your ‘movin, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that t may minister grace unio the Be a comfort to others, don't upsct them. EPHESIANS 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye ave scaled unta the day af redemption ‘The Holy Spieit is always with those that are scaled. It grieves Him, when we act improperly, Don't disappoint the Holy Spit. Yes, we all fall short at times, Do all that you are able to prevent disappointing Ilim, EPHESIANS 4:31-52 Let afl bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour. and evil speaking, be put away trom you, with all malice: ** And Be ye kind one 10 another, fendevhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you, This is especially good advice fer family relation: ships, You know, there arc times to win arguments, and there are times when it is best 10 lose arguments, There are times when it is bost to zip you lips, i am talking about those arguments that really don't amount tow hill of beams. You ore a biggor person than to argue over things that amount to nothing. Mow do you think the Holy Spirit of God within you fects, when you allow Satan to got your number over petty arguments? The scal of God muy’ be scon in your actions. Let's tum to the Book of the seven seals, You won't be able to understand the seal of God without understanding the seven seals We will pick it wp with the seventh seal being opened. REVELATION 7:1 And after these things 1 saw four Angels standing cn the four comers of the earth, holding tne four winds of the oarth, ‘that the wind should ot iow on the earth, nor on ‘the se, nor on’ any 1700. The four winds are spirits. God will utilize these four spirits to shake the carth at the cnd of this dispensition, They are carrently being held back. Why? God tells us something must happen first REVELATION 7.2.3 sand | saw another angel ascending ‘rom the casi, having ihe sea! of ne living God. and ‘he cried with ‘a loud voice to the four angels, to wirom it was given io dunt the ear and ihe sea, * Saying “Hurt not the earth, neither the sea. nor the reas, tli eae sealed the servamis of our God in their fore- What is in your forchead? Your brain ix in your forehead. God's servants must be sealed with the truth in theit minds befire the four winds will be released, Those of you that are a part of this ministry have work to do, What about the Old Testament. We are going to mune to Haggai, Haggar was & prophet that was upset because the people were suppaxed to be building the new temple of Gad, and all they were dome was building their ‘own houxes HAGGAI 2.20.24 And again the word of the LORD came | into: Haggar un the Your and twentieth day of the marty, | saying.” “Speax 10. Zoruobaber, governor of Judah, | T wail shake tie heavens and the. earth the heavens and the earth, and that is at the very end (Hb. 12). God's tribulation begins at this point, Zerbubbabel means *born im babel or confusion". We are all born it confusion, until we learn God's truth through His Word. Once you have that truth, you become a child of God, 2.22 And | will overthrow the throne of king- doms, aed | will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and 1 will overthrow the chaviots, and Mose that ride in them: and the horses end thow riders shall come down, every one by the sword of hre brother The throne of kingdoms will be overthrown because there will be One Lord of lords, and King of kings. HAGGAL Jn that day, saith the LORD of hasts, will f take thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel sai the “LORD, and will make thoe as “a signet: for I have chasen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.’ Dont overlook the clue, "In that day". Does anyone cave to guess what a signet is? A signet is a scal. The same seal that implants the Holy Spirit amd God's truth jin the forehead of those that love and serve Ilim, Let's tum to Zecharish, ZECHARIAH 38 Hear now, O Joshua the, high priest thou. and thy fellows, that ‘sil belore thee for hey are en wondered al. for behold. 1 vail being. forth My Senant tre BRANCH You should ali know the "BRANCH" is. Messiah, When does Messiah retum? At the seventh trump. Keep up with the chronological time. It ix important for you to know what He will do just prior to the cnd ZECHARIAH 2:9 For behold the stone thet | have laid befare Jasha, upon one stone shall be seven ayes: behold, "! will ongeave the graving theroof, saith the LORD of hosts, and! will remove tho inigully af that land in one day, The seven cyes are the seven thousand with eyes to see in Romans 11, The word engrave means a signet God Himsolf will uilize His signet to scal Hix servants Man is not able to utilize this signet, Only God, through the Holy Spirit, has the power to seal His scrvants, | encourage cach of you to read Zechariah Chapter 4 us a home study. Keep up with the symbolism as you do, and you will realize this chapter has 19 do with the two witnesses. Why is it important for you to have God's seul? Lets turn to Revelation. Well pick it up with the coming of antichrist und his locust army REVELATION $4 And it was commanded them that they Should not hurt the grass of the earlt, neither any ren thing. neither any iree; but only those mon which Fove net the seal of Godin thew Yoreneads The scal of Gad protects you from antichrist and his locust army. Only the two witnesses will be hamed, The seal is the Moly Spirit within you. The scal is your Protector, Remember, the seal of Cod is available to both the sleet snd those with free will; however, God expects more of the elect. Make Him proud In His Servi a Murray Murozs =