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Signet - A ring for
Sealing. See RING and SEAL,
Sealing
Chaffwax - ) Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for
Sealing writs and other documents
Obsignation - ) The act of
Sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit
Signet - ) A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in
Sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; - called also privy signet
Signatory - ) Relating to a seal; used in
Sealing
Skirt -
Ruth 3:9 (c) The action mentioned here probably refers to the
Sealing of a friendship which was based on relationship
Waxbill - The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling
Sealing wax
Waxwing - ) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red
Sealing wax
Seal -
Sealing a document was equivalent to the signature of the owner of the seal. The mode of doing this was probably by stretching a cord across the stone and
Sealing it at both ends with
Sealing-clay. Seals and
Sealing are frequently mentioned in the book of (
Revelation 5:1 ; 6:1 ; 7:3 ; 10:4 ; 22:10 )
Wafer - A thin leaf of paste, or a composition of flour, the white of eggs, isinglass and yeast, spread over with gumwater and dried used in
Sealing letters
Vermilion - It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring
Sealing wax, in printing, etc
Kadmiel - (the day of humiliation) and
Nehemiah 10:9 (the
Sealing of the covenant), Kadmiel appears to be an individual
Wafer - ) An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, - used in
Sealing letters and other documents
Unbelief - Especially is unbelief towards an offered Savior an unspeakable crime, justly
Sealing the condemnation of him who thus refuses to be saved,
John 5:18 1 John 5:10
Seal - The process would be accomplished by stretching a cord across the stone that blocked the entrance, and by
Sealing the two ends of the cord against the wall of rock. Twice in the Fourth Gospel the act of
Sealing is used figuratively to describe (a) the solemn confirmation by the believer, from his own experience, that God is true (
John 3:33); (b) the destination and authentication of the Son by the Father as the bestower of the food which nourishes eternal life (
John 6:27)
Wax - A substance used in
Sealing letters called
Sealing-wax, or Spanish wax
Seal - The process would be accomplished by stretching a cord across the stone that blocked the entrance, and by
Sealing the two ends of the cord against the wall of rock. Twice in the Fourth Gospel the act of
Sealing is used figuratively to describe (a) the solemn confirmation by the believer, from his own experience, that God is true (
John 3:33); (b) the destination and authentication of the Son by the Father as the bestower of the food which nourishes eternal life (
John 6:27)
Kelita - ” A Levite who assisted in interpreting the Law when it was read to the assembly of the people during the time of Ezra (
Nehemiah 8:7 ) and who participated in the
Sealing of the covenant (
Nehemiah 10:10 )
Clay - It may be remarked, however, that clay was used for
Sealing doors
Seal - ...
The significance of the act of
Sealing is dependent on the importance of the one doing the
Sealing. " For example, Satan's ineffectiveness is secured by God's
Sealing of the abyss (
Revelation 20:3 ). His
Sealing merely comprises the initial down payment that anticipates the future, full redemption of God's "marked possession" (
Ephesians 1:14 ; cf. His work of
Sealing believers, therefore, implies a moral responsibility. His
Sealing separates the believer from the world and from his or her unholy past
Seal - Among the methods of
Sealing used in Egypt at a very early period were engraved stones, graved stones, pierced through their length and hung by a string or chain from the arm or neck, or set in rings for the finger. In
Sealing a sepulchre or box, the fastening was covered with clay or wax, and the impression from a seal of one in authority was stamped upon it, so that it could not be broken open without discovery
Letter - Thus the Arabs roll up their letters, and then flatten them to the breadth of an inch and paste up the end instead of
Sealing them; and the Persians make up their letters in the form of rolls, about six inches long, and paste a bit of paper around them with, gum and seal them with an impression of ink
Ring - Clement of Alexandria, while forbidding to Christians such ornaments as are mere luxuries, makes an exception of the ring because of its use for the purpose of
Sealing
Thais - Recognizing his true character, she cast herself at his feet, destroyed all her precious dresses, and entered a female monastery, where Paphnutius shut her up in a cell,
Sealing the door, and leaving only a small window, through which to receive food
Clay - Another use of clay was for
Sealing
Seal - sealed to them this fruit," the formal ratification of the ministry of the churches of the Gentiles in Greece and Galatia to needy saints in Judea, by Paul's faithful delivery of the gifts to them; this material help was the fruit of his spiritual ministry to the Gentiles, who on their part were bringing forth the fruit of their having shared with them in spiritual things; the metaphor stresses the sacred formalities of the transaction (Deissmann illustrates this from the papyri of Fayyum, in which the "sealing" of sacks guarantees the full complement of the contents); (c) secrecy and security and the postponement of disclosure,
Revelation 10:4 ; in a negative command,
Revelation 22:10 ; (d) ownership and security, together with destination,
Revelation 7:3-5 (as with the noun in ver. 2; see A); the same three indications are conveyed in
Ephesians 1:13 , in the metaphor of the "sealing" of believers by the gift of the Holy Spirit, upon believing (i. , at the time of their regeneration, not after a lapse of time in their spiritual life, "having also believed," not as AV, "after that ye believed;" the aorist participle marks the definiteness and completeness of the act of faith); the idea of destination is stressed by the phrase "the Holy Spirit of promise" (see also
Ephesians 1:14 ); so
Ephesians 4:30 , "ye were sealed unto the day of redemption;" so in
2 Corinthians 1:22 , where the Middle Voice intimates the special interest of the Sealer in His act; (e) authentication by the believer (by receiving the witness of the Son) of the fact that "God is true,"
John 3:33 ; authentication by God in
Sealing the Son as the Giver of eternal life (with perhaps a figurative allusion to the impress of a mark upon loaves),
John 6:27 . ...
Note: In Revelation 7 , after the 5th verse (first part) the original does not repeat the mention of the "sealing" except in ver
Execute - To complete, as a legal instrument to perform what is required to give validity to a writing, as by signing and
Sealing as, to execute a deed or lease
Salma - This symmetrical division, as well as the limitation of the whole genealogy to ten, is evidently intentional, ten being the number
Sealing the genealogy as a perfect completed whole
Execute - ) To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps
Sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc
Refiner, Refining - The ancient Egyptians purified gold by putting it into earthen crucibles with lead, salt, a little tin, and barley bran,
Sealing the crucibles with clay, and then exposing them to the heat of a furnace for five days and nights
Lute - ) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for
Sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc
Sealing - The idea of
Sealing is distinct from that of being born of the Spirit, as well as from that of being led of the Spirit after He has been received. The
Sealing, based on forgiveness of sins, gives the consciousness of the benefit gained by faith
Execution - The act of signing and
Sealing a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it a valid act as the execution of a deed
Seal - In
Sealing a sepulchre the fastening was covered with clay or wax, and the seal was stamped upon it, so that it could not be broken open without discovery
Rings - See SEAL,
Sealing
Southcotters - The first charge was respecting the
Sealing of her disciples.
Sealing is the grand peculiarity and ordinance of these people. At present, it seems, both warning and
Sealing have subsided; they are waiting, probably in awful suspense, for the commencement of the thousand years' reign on the earth, when peace will universally prevail
Wax - ) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as,
Sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc
Cancellarius - (Latin: cancellarius, man at the barrier) ...
Term which came to mean a notary, then the official charged with writing and
Sealing crown documents, and finally, the guardian of the great seal of state
Chancellor - (Latin: cancellarius, man at the barrier) ...
Term which came to mean a notary, then the official charged with writing and
Sealing crown documents, and finally, the guardian of the great seal of state
Confirmation - In
Ephesians 1:13 and 14,it is spoken of as a "sealing," and made a plea for righteousnessof life: and in the fourth chapter, verse 30, it is spoken of inthe same way, as well as other passages which might be cited
Seal, Signet - In the ordinary business of life
Sealing was continually employed as a precaution against a deposit of any sort being tampered with by unauthorized persons. ...
Newberry in his Scarabs illustrates the Egyptian (and doubtless Hebrew) practice of
Sealing doors by means of a piece of string attaching the door to the jamb, and sealed with a clay seal. Thus, in
Daniel 9:24 ,
Sealing is a figure for the ratification of prophecy; in
John 6:27 the figure is based on the public acknowledgment of the seal as one nowadays acknowledges one’s signature
Seal - But be this as it may the Scripture sense of
Sealing is the same; Christ desires his church, and his church desires her Christ, that there may be such a nearness, and connection, and union, and intimacy between them as is formed between those where the arm is always lifted up to protect and help, and the heart hath an everlasting impression in love abiding, so that the person and interest is never taken off from the mind
Banquet - In the Old Testament and New Testament, banquets and feasts are prominent in
Sealing friendships, celebrating victories, and for other joyous occasions (
Daniel 5:1 ;
Luke 15:22-24 )
Seal, Sealing - The allusions and references to seals and
Sealing are frequent in the sacred writings
Tribes - the writer speaks of the
Sealing of the servants of God. The OT imagery of the
Sealing is used to express the thought that God’s faithful people are numbered and protected on earth to the last individual, while the subsequent vision (
Revelation 7:9-17) points to their glory in heaven
Eye - The custom of
Sealing up the eyes of criminals, still practiced in the East, is thought to be alluded to in
Isaiah 6:10 44:18
Epistles - The modern Arabs roll up their letters, and then flatten them to the breadth of an inch, and paste up the end of them, instead of
Sealing them
Day (That) - The day is the Day of Judgment, the day of the
Sealing of citizenship in the Kingdom of heaven
Bill - The Rabbis, who dwelt with special gusto (‘non sine complacentia quadam’—Lightfoot) on the subject of divorce, had drawn up regulations as to the proper wording of the bill of divorcement, its
Sealing and witnessing, and the number of lines—neither less nor more than twelve—the writing must occupy
Book With the Seven Seals - 5 stood alone, the sevenfold
Sealing might simply emphasize this idea, but the successive opening of the seals implies that the leaves of the book or parchment-roll are sealed down in successive portions, and the idea of completeness in the seven is thus referred to the history (cf
Israel - On the other hand, the symbolic or metaphorical use of the term applied to the spiritual Israel is found in connexion with the
Sealing of the servants of God which takes place according to the tribes of the children of Israel (
Revelation 7:4), and also in the description of the New Jerusalem, where the names of the twelve tribes are engraven on the twelve gates (
Revelation 21:12). James (
James 1:1), applies the passage
Revelation 7:1-8, regarding the
Sealing of the tribes taken from a Jewish source, to the true spiritual Israel, who are to be kept secure in the day of the world’s overthrow
Baptism - ...
Other allusions to baptism (the complete rite, see below, 6) may probably be found in the metaphors of anointing and
Sealing. ...
For
Sealing, see
2 Corinthians 1:22 (same context as the anointing),
Ephesians 1:13 (‘having believed ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise’),
Ephesians 4:30 (‘sealed in the Holy Spirit’). The aorists in all three passages, which connect the Holy Ghost with the
Sealing, point to the definite time when they became believers (Chase, Confirmation, p
Nehemiah, the Book of - The "we" and "our" in Nehemiah 9 and Nehemiah 10, as to
Sealing the covenant, identifies the writer as an eye witness, yet not singled out for notice from the rest
Eye - The orientals, in some cases, deprive the criminal of the light of day, by
Sealing up his eyes. The practice of
Sealing up the eyes, and stupifying a criminal with drugs, seems to have been contemplated by the same prophet in another passage of his book: "Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert and be healed
Deborah - It begins with a reference to Jehovah's original, grand, and awful manifestation at Sinai (Exodus 19;
Deuteronomy 33:2), the
Sealing of the covenant with Israel, and the ground of all His subsequent interpositions for them
Backsliding - In instances of apostasy when one spurns the grace of God by renouncing the blessings of the covenant, there is no possibility of repentance for sin, only a divine
Sealing unto the day of judgment (
Hebrews 6:4-6 ; 10:26-31 )
Garden - Jesus hath bought it with his blood; the Father hath given it to Christ by grace; and the Holy Ghost hath made it Christ's, by the
Sealing act of covenant faithfulness
Baptism - ...
Other allusions to baptism (the complete rite, see below, 6) may probably be found in the metaphors of anointing and
Sealing. ...
For
Sealing, see
2 Corinthians 1:22 (same context as the anointing),
Ephesians 1:13 (‘having believed ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise’),
Ephesians 4:30 (‘sealed in the Holy Spirit’). The aorists in all three passages, which connect the Holy Ghost with the
Sealing, point to the definite time when they became believers (Chase, Confirmation, p
Look - ’ More individual instances of this look are when Jesus ‘beheld’ (ἐμβλέψας) Peter, and said, ‘Thou art Simon … thou shalt be called Cephas’ (
John 1:42)—a look
Sealing the new name upon Peter’s heart; or when He ‘beheld’ (ἐμβλέψας) the chief priests and scribes, ‘and said, What is this then that is written?’ (
Luke 20:17)—a grave look of reproach, ‘to add solemnity to His reference to their own Scriptures
Drink - Israel eats and drinks before God at Sinai in a covenant meal celebrating the
Sealing of the Mosaic covenant (
Exodus 24:11 )
Apocalyptic - " Between the sixth and seventh seals, John witnesses the "sealing" (play on words) of "the servants of our God" (7:3), so that they will not be harmed by the calamities he has just seen
Faith - ’ The
Sealing with the Spirit is posterior to the act of faith and may be associated with the rite of baptism, which came to be known as a
Sealing ordinance
Faith - ’ The
Sealing with the Spirit is posterior to the act of faith and may be associated with the rite of baptism, which came to be known as a
Sealing ordinance
Glory - Passing over the strictly doxological passages, we note that ‘glory’ is given to God (or to Christ) (a) by the character or conduct of men: by the strength of their trust (
Romans 4:20), in eating, drinking, and all that they do (
1 Corinthians 10:31), by thanksgiving (
2 Corinthians 4:15), brotherly charity (
2 Corinthians 8:19), the fruits of righteousness (
Philippians 1:11), repentance and confession of sin (
Revelation 16:9); (b) by the results of God’s own saving work, the Exaltation of Christ (
Philippians 2:11), the faithful fulfilment of His promises in Christ (
2 Corinthians 1:20), the reception of both Jews and Gentiles into the Church (
Romans 15:7), the predestination of believers to the adoption of children (
Ephesians 1:6), the whole accomplishment of that predestination, by faith, the
Sealing of the Spirit, and final redemption (
Ephesians 1:14), by the marriage of the Lamb, the final and eternal union of Christ with the redeemed, sanctified, and glorified Church
Baptism - That baptism was ‘in the name of Jesus’ signifies that it took place for the purpose of
Sealing the new relationship of belonging to, being committed to, His Personality
Tabernacle - The book contains three segments: chapters 1-15, the account of the deliverance from Egypt, culminating in the Red Sea crossing; chapters 16-24, the account of the journey to Sinai, culminating in the
Sealing of the covenant; and chapters 25-40, the account of the building of the tabernacle, culminating in its being filled with the glory of God
Apocrypha - Daniel had ashes sprinkled on the floor of the temple and food placed on Bel's altar before
Sealing the temple door
Nehemiah - ...
The law awakened a sense of sin (Nehemiah 9); so first they put away strangers, as Israel must be a separate people, and read the law a fourth of the day, and another fourth confessed sin and worshipped, the Levites leading; then they made a covenant to walk in God's law, not to intermarry with pagan, to keep the sabbath, and to pay a third of a shekel each for the service of God's temple, to bring the firstfruits and firstborn, and not to "forsake the house of our God," (Nehemiah 10) the princes, Levites, and priests
Sealing it
Baptism - The teaching and acceptance of the truth stands first; the
Sealing of belief in it by baptism comes next not vice versa
Heir Heritage Inheritance - Paul speaks of the
Sealing ‘with the Holy Spirit of promise’ as ‘an earnest (ἀρραβών) of our inheritance,’ and in the same contest (v
Revelation of John, the - ...
Again, the
Sealing of the 144,000 under the sixth seal (Revelation 7) connects this seal with the section Revelation 12-14
Peter - Peter justified his act both by the revelation and by God's
Sealing the Gentile converts with the Holy Spirit
Gnosticism - All sorts of rites, baptisms, stigmatizings,
Sealing, piercing the ears, holy foods and drinks, etc
Revelation, the - This is parenthetic, describing the
Sealing of a perfect number of the twelve tribes — the spared ones of Israel; they are sealed for preservation: cf
Law - Our Lord ‘fulfilled the law’ by
Sealing it with His own final authority