"Provided we suffer together"-what does that mean? In order to receive the crown of life, anointed Christians must endure, faithful even to the death. (Revelation 2:10) It is not a matter of 'once saved always saved.'(Matthew 10:22; Luke 13:24) Rather, they are admonished: "Do your utmost to make the calling and the choosing of you sure for yourselves." Like the apostle Paulk, ultimately they must be able to say: "I have fought the fine fight, I have run the course to the finish, I have observed the faith." (2 Peter 1:10, 11; 2 Timothy 4:7, 8) So here on earth the testing and sifting of the remaining spirit-begotten sons of God must go on until Jesus and his accompanying angels will have firmly implanted the seal in the forehead' of all of these, identifying them conclusively, irrevocably, as tried and faithful "slaves of our God." That seal then becomes a permanent mark. Evidently, when the four winds of tribulation are unleashed, all of spiritual Israel will have been sealed in finality, even though a few will be still alive in the flesh. (Matthew 24:13; Revelation 19:7) The entire membership will be completed! - ROMANS 11:25, 26.
Next time: REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Nineteen - How Many are Sealed?
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