p. 72 | The Seal | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 2, 1876

FromThe Review and Herald, Review and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 9.

The Seal.

The following item is beautifully illustrative of what the Bible says respecting the seal of the living God, Rev. 7:1–3, &c., and shows how it can be called the name, as it is in Rev. 14:1:—

“In Persia, Afghanistan, and many parts of India, even to the present day, engraved gems are worn as signet-rings; and a merchant or trader never places his name in writing to his written transactions, the impression of the signet answering the same purpose. The loss, therefore, of this jewel is equivalent to the loss of a name, and the authority for its use by any but the owner, equal to a power of attorney.”—Watch-Maker’s Magazine, December, 1875.