Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Persons who will be sealed in their foreheads aren’t sealed suddenly out of the blue. It has to do with a long running decision making process which would eventually culminate in them being sealed by God for eternity. No force is ever employed by God, and the human will is never coerced or bullied into submission. Yet, day by day, week by week month by month and year by year, choices are being made. These choices will eventually become habits, and habits go on to form the character.
Thus, over a period of many years, the habits and character become cemented in the person, so that when crunch time comes around, the real you will have already been formed. In fact, those who are God’s people, who are still in Babylon, would have been using their freedom of choice all along, to live in harmony with the light they had been receiving. Thus, when present truth now dawns upon their consciences, they would do what they have always done.
hey will walk in the advancing light of knowledge and truth, because they had formed the habit of conscientiously obeying God to the best of their knowledge and conviction. On the other hand, the mark of the beast would be urged upon all, and it will present real difficulty for persons who have made it a habit to make excuses. Under one pretext or another, when tough decisions had to be made in former years, when the truth and duty, clearly pointed out the way, some searched for loopholes to avoid the tough decisions.
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!