Revelation 7
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The First Interval: Conversion to Christianity
The fifth angel carries the seal of the living God. The symbolism is not explained, because the seal of the living God has already been described in Scripture: the Holy Spirit is the seal with which every believer is sealed as God’s upon conversion (Eph 4:30, 2 Cor 1:22). This chapter describes conversion.
“Thus the six seals … simply tell the story of the historical periods [of the Roman Empire as outlined in a basic college textbook]. The next period of the interlude of the seventh chapter [of Revelation] indicates that what follows hard on this should be a multitude of people becoming Christians. They dip their garments in the blood of the Lamb! The next chapter … that covers the period after Constantine from 325 to 460 is called: ‘The Rise of the Christian Church.’”
Fred Miller, Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age, Ch. 3, “The Opening of the Seven Seals.”