A continuation of the controversy

Seal

ner of men, to put a Seal upon my adversary, and the adversary of mankind Satan. Thus, if men had the wisdom to observe how types and shadows have existed throughout the scriptures, and what the malice of my enemies was in setting a watch and putting a seal upon my tomb, they would not wonder that a Seal should be made for Satan's doom. For just as the creation began with types and shadows and a command being given in the beginning, so in the same way, the ending will come from types, shadows, and a command.

Let men observe from my Gospel what was done by man, driven by the malice of hell. Then let men observe from the Book of Revelation what was shown to John in the visions: how Satan was bound and the Seal set upon him, just as man had previously placed it upon ME. Thus, if the eyes of men's understanding were opened to observe what men did at my death, they would clearly see that the Sealing must take place against the adversary of mankind before I come to cast him out.

Now, if men observed from the Scriptures everything that is spoken of concerning spiritual things, they would see there is first a shadow in temporal worldly or physical things; and what is spoken of concerning heavenly things, there is first a shadow in earthly things. Then they would observe that being called THE LAMB slain from the foundation of the world, and my being called the LAMB OF GOD to take away the sin of the world, are heavenly and spiritual descriptions. But the shadow began first with what was temporal and earthly: the Lamb being slain and offered up as a sacrifice before I came to be an OFFERING for everyone. If men clearly understood these things—and what is said of the SEALS in heaven as seen by John, whose revelation was to show him the end—if men had the wisdom to see this, they would clearly see that the SEALING must take place before the end can come to mankind. For