The Seal and Mark of God is Far More Important than the “Mark of the Beast” – Are You Prepared for What’s Coming? by Brian Shilhavy, Editor, Health Impact News
During these dark and troubled times, the topic of “the mark of the beast” as mentioned in the Bible is getting a lot of press, especially in relation to the bioweapon COVID-19 shots, and transhumanism.
However, I have yet to see anyone address the mark and seal of God, also mentioned in the Bible, and so this article will address this, and hopefully dispel some myths and provide some reassurance and comfort to those who are needlessly fearing the “mark of the beast” and becoming a “transhuman.”
What is the Mark and Seal of God?
I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Greek many years ago, and studied Koine Greek (the common language of the people during the days of Jesus Christ and his disciples) for two years.
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It was well-known among us Greek students that one of the most eloquently written passages in the Greek New Testament of the Bible was a passage written by Paul in the first chapter of the letter written to the Ephesians. It spans 12 verses, but it is one continuous thought (sentence), and it is a literary masterpiece in ancient literature.
One commentator describes it like this:
The sentence begun by “Blessed (be)” rolls on like a snowball tumbling down a hill, picking up volume as it descends. Its 202 words, and the many modifiers which they form, arranged like shingles on a roof or like steps on a stairway, are like prancing steeds pouring forward with impetuous speed. (Baker’s New Testament Commentary)
This is the best place to begin in understanding just what the mark and seal of God is:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.
Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:3-14)
There are so many truths in this passage, that I could easily write an entire article just on these verses. This is a letter written by Paul to mature believers, as he had lived in the city of Ephesus for more than two years, teaching disciples and confronting demonic worship and witchcraft, and even upsetting the city’s economic structure.
