Little Red Book Ministry

G. We are sealed until the day of redemption
Ephesians 1:13

“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30). We are saved even when we don’t feel like it Luke 10:20; Titus 1:2

“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things” (1 John 3:20).

Our salvation is based on the facts of our sonship and God having applied the atonement in our lives, not on how we feel at a particular time.

I. It is a promise from an Almighty God that cannot lie
Titus 1:2

“And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life” (1 John 2:25).

III. The Common Sources of Error Examined
The scriptures, as was pointed out earlier, teach that eternal security is in effect throughout the Church Age (also known as the “dispensation of the grace of God” (Ephesians 3:2) and thus a definable era). This can be deduced from the verses that tell us we are sealed only until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13–14; 4:30).

The day of redemption refers to the redemption of the body when it is resurrected (or raptured) and glorified (Romans 8:21–23). Therefore this sealing is not promised to any (unsaved) who are living prior to the rapture (within the Church Age) and continue past it into the great tribulation. That is one good reason to adhere to the scriptural injunction: “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (Isaiah 55:6, 2 Corinthians 6:2).