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Revelation 7:3

“saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads.””

Revelation 7:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Theme · Ezekiel 9:4

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Revelation 7:3 commands that the servants of God be sealed on the forehead; in Ezekiel 9:4 the forehead of those who groan over the abominations is marked.

The same term appears in both passages.

  • μετώπωνmetōpōnG3359מִצְחוֹתmitsjotH4696“forehead”

Revelation 7:3, word by word

sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears
harmἀδικήσητεadikēsēte

harm

To do harm to someone or something, injure or spoil it.

Where else “adikēsēte” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
the seaθάλασσανthalassan

sea

Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.

Where else “thalassan” appears
the treesδένδραdendra

tree

Tree.

Where else “dendra” appears
untilἄχριachri

until

Until; as far as.

Where else “achri” appears
we have sealedσφραγίσωμενsphragisōmen

seal

Seal, put a seal on.

Where else “sphragisōmen” appears
the slavesδούλουςdoulous

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulous” appears
of our Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
their foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōn

forehead

Forehead.

Where else “metōpōn” appears

Translation note

It recalls Ezekiel 9:4.

The context

2And I saw another angel coming up 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 had been granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3 · This verse (above)

4And I heard the number of those who were sealed: a hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.

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