Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Thus, when we read of the angels of God holding back the winds of strife so that His servants can be sealed in their foreheads, we should understand it to mean that the sealing is a process, not an event, which takes place over a period of many years, in most cases. Conversely, with persons who will reject God’s offer of salvation in Christ; their characters are usually on a downward trajectory where the latent tendencies, cravings, and clamors of fallen human nature would become more deeply rooted with every indulgence.
Then, after an extended period of time, individuals become firmly gripped in a never-ending vacuum of sin, and after a while the mind would be completely overrun by demons. With those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives, the Holy Spirit is given incrementally, in proportion to desire, capacity, and a willingness to obey increasing light that is shed upon our pathway.
The disciples of Christ were not all at once filled up front with the Holy Ghost, as took place on the day of Pentecost. Instead, they were gradually imbued with God’s Spirit, until the process culminated in the outpouring of the early rain.
John 20: 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!