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Beware of our English use of the term "sealed." People use it to prove "once saved, always saved" while ignoring verse that show a different word is more appropriate. I suggest "marked." After all, our names can be blotted out of The Lambs Book of Life.
You are correct Outcast, seals can be broken. If a saint, one with spiritual knowledge and understanding blasphemes the gift of the Fathers Holy Spirit then the seal is broken, they have broken the new covenant. The penalty for this sin is everlasting death. The deliberate and willful rejection of the spirit to align ones self with Satan is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and sadly there will be some who do this. If angels could and did do this what would that say about men ?
The Greek for the word seal in Strongs is G4972 . It means , signifies ownership and the full security carried by the backing or full authority of the owner. A guarantee of the promise of what was sealed. When a person is called and chosen by God and God adds you to His church, giving you a portion of His Holy Spirit, you have entered a covenant with God and His son. This seal, this covenant God will not break but you can by blasphemy against that spirit you were given. Just as Israel violated their covenant on many occasions, God finally divorced them saying He would not be their God and they were not His people. This divorce will be in effect until the second advent, then God will remarry Israel. Until then the Jews are enemies of the gospel, deniers of Christ, according to Apostle John, antichrist. Carnal Israel did this in ignorance as they did not have the Holy Spirit. To commit the unpardonable sin you have to have the Holy Spirit, a carnal person cannot commit this sin.
As an interesting side note. From Righteous Able all the way to the return of Jesus only two people will be cast into the lake of fire, the second death, the beast and the false prophet. Anyone who committed this sin before this time will never be resurrected because the blood of Christ will not cover this sin. At the great white throne judgment, those alive at that time who have committed this sin are cast into the lake of fire.
As an interesting side note. From Righteous Able all the way to the return of Jesus only two people will be cast into the lake of fire, the second death, the beast and the false prophet. Anyone who committed this sin before this time will never be resurrected because the blood of Christ will not cover this sin. At the great white throne judgment, those alive at that time who have committed this sin are cast into the lake of fire.
Another use of "sealed" is in order to confirm or attest to something - to authenticate. Christians do that through their baptism. It is our agreement to God's terms of the New Covenant. We CAN violate that agreement and break the covenant. We fortunately have the option of confession and repentance. Those, I think, who fail to do so exist outside that covenant.
I have looked at your statement regarding (only?) those who alive go before the Great White Throne for judgement. I don't find anywhere that suggests that, so perhaps you can show me. What I do find is:
Jn 12:46–48 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
Ac 17:30–31 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
Re 20:11–15 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
I have looked at your statement regarding (only?) those who alive go before the Great White Throne for judgement. I don't find anywhere that suggests that, so perhaps you can show me. What I do find is:
Jn 12:46–48 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
Ac 17:30–31 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
Re 20:11–15 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
once a person commits the unpardonable sin there is no repentance for that, they are totally cut off from all that Jesus provided.
Hebrews 6:4-6 , Hebrews 10:26-29 “No further sacrifice for sins remains “ Jesus is the one that made resurrections possible . All people will be resurrected for judgment in the second resurrection Including those who lived during the millennium . The saints are being judged now. There are only two resurrections. Jesus said that the unpardonable sin would not be forgiven in this age or in the age to come. At the great white throne people from all times who have not committed this sin will be raised from the dead, be alive again in their mortal bodies. Now, if a person dies their human spirit goes back to God and awaits a resurrection, however the humans who broke the covenant by this sin will not receive life, John 3:36 , this is because they have disqualified themselves of resurrection that the blood of Christ paid for. The human spirits of these people are cast into the lake of fire at the day of judgement. Matthew 10:28 , the word soul here should be spirit. God can kill a spirit, at death your human spirit is not dead but is totally dormant, asleep. Jeremiah 51:39 , Jeremiah 51:57 . At the time of judgment these human spirits without ever having a resurrection will be cast into the lake of fire. Those alive in this judgment will be cast into the second death. There is no third resurrection. If a person is in the second resurrection , like Gog and Magog, they are destroyed by fire, they will not be resurrected a second time to be judged, they have already been judged. Prior to the white throne, people that committed this sin will not be resurrected but their sleeping human spirits will be cast into the second death. Wow, this was a little difficult for me as I haven’t discussed this topic in years, I was rusty you might say.
Hebrews 6:4-6 , Hebrews 10:26-29 “No further sacrifice for sins remains “ Jesus is the one that made resurrections possible . All people will be resurrected for judgment in the second resurrection Including those who lived during the millennium . The saints are being judged now. There are only two resurrections. Jesus said that the unpardonable sin would not be forgiven in this age or in the age to come. At the great white throne people from all times who have not committed this sin will be raised from the dead, be alive again in their mortal bodies. Now, if a person dies their human spirit goes back to God and awaits a resurrection, however the humans who broke the covenant by this sin will not receive life, John 3:36 , this is because they have disqualified themselves of resurrection that the blood of Christ paid for. The human spirits of these people are cast into the lake of fire at the day of judgement. Matthew 10:28 , the word soul here should be spirit. God can kill a spirit, at death your human spirit is not dead but is totally dormant, asleep. Jeremiah 51:39 , Jeremiah 51:57 . At the time of judgment these human spirits without ever having a resurrection will be cast into the lake of fire. Those alive in this judgment will be cast into the second death. There is no third resurrection. If a person is in the second resurrection , like Gog and Magog, they are destroyed by fire, they will not be resurrected a second time to be judged, they have already been judged. Prior to the white throne, people that committed this sin will not be resurrected but their sleeping human spirits will be cast into the second death. Wow, this was a little difficult for me as I haven’t discussed this topic in years, I was rusty you might say.
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