Chapter 7: The Lamb opens the seals of the book in heaven:

Chapter 7 records what John saw prior to the Lamb (Jesus) opening the seventh and final seal on the book. After four angels appeared, there was a fifth angel:

And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, ³saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads." Revelation 7:2-3 (NAS)

Question:

According to Revelation 7:3, the fifth angel had the "seal of the living God." What did the angel intend to do with this seal or stamp?

Other Translations - Revelation 7:2-3:

Then I saw another angel coming from the east. This angel had the seal of the living God. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels. These were the four angels that God had given the power to hurt the earth and the sea. The angel said to the four angels, ³"Don't hurt the land or the sea or the trees before we put the sign on the people who serve our God. We must put the sign on their foreheads." (ERV)

And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, ³saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. (ASV)

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, ³Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (KJV)

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