The sermon on Sunday, February 22, 2026, will be Revelation 7:1-8, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”  ‘And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.’ – Revelation 7:4

A seal on a document is proof of its authenticity. This was true in ancient times, and it is still true today. God picks up on this ancient practice and applies it over to the way he authenticates his people in all ages. The seal or mark of membership in the visible church under the Old Testament was circumcision (Rom. 4:11); now, under the New Testament, it is baptism (Col. 2:11-12). But Scripture also speaks of ‘the sealing of the Holy Spirit’ (2 Cor. 1:21-22; Eph. 1:13-14); this sealing is the inward witness of the 3rd Person of the Trinity that indeed, we are the children of God (Rom. 8:16-17). The Spirit also grants us the assurance that we are members of the invisible church.

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