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Consider Revelation9 and 4...
    Consider St. John 6, and verse 27...
    Also, in II Corinthians, Chapter 1, these verses...
    Likewise, in Ephesians, Chapter 1 and verse
Ephesians, Chapter 4 and verse 30
    Who, then, are sealed? It is apparent from the scriptures that all true Christians are sealed. Specifically, at that final time...
in Revelation, Chapter 7, the following verses...
    With these scriptures in view, were the children of Israel appointed to God's wrath while they were in Egypt?....No. The children of Israel had to act upon only one plague; that was the plague of death. Blood had to be placed upon the two side posts of the door, and the top door post. By this act, they were sealed and protected. Even though they went all the way through the tribulation and the plagues, they were unharmed, and God received the glory.
    Consider Noah and his ark. Even though Noah had his own time of tribulation, we see that he was not appointed unto God's wrath. Noah's belief and faith in God, along with his obedience in building the Ark, sealed him and protected him from all harm. He still went through the flood, but even there, in the midst of the destruction and death, Noah was protected.
    Consider the three Jews, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. All three had faith and trusted God. But their obedience
required great courage and loyalty to God, much like it will be in the last times.
Read the 3rd chapter of Daniel, beginning with
    They knew what was right, and they stuck to it, even if it meant death. Today, many, many people boldly stand in their place and claim that they would gladly die for Christ. But thousands can't even give up their sinful nature to serve him.
    Were the three Hebrew children appointed to wrath? It is recorded that they were not.
    When Daniel was thrown into the lion's den, was he appointed unto God's wrath? Even though he stood in the midst of death, the answer is emphatically No!
    In the Book of Job, we see that Job was a type and shadow of the Christian Church of today. Satan does all his evils, but God protects us in the midst of tribulation. And it is important to note that through tribulation, we are refined and made pure. See Isaiah 12, verses 8 through 12.
    No! We are not appointed to wrath, but are sealed by the Holy Ghost, and because of it, will go safely through the tribulation. When those who are sealed are not affected by the tribulation around them, who receives the glory...almighty God.
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