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A "seal" is arguably the most important part of a legal document. Without the seal, the words on the paper would be, well, just words on paper. They would have no power. With a seal attached, however, the words become law. The seal carries the full weight of authority and power which belongs to the monarch or person which owns the seal.
All seals contain three elements. Without these, a seal could not function; it would not represent the monarch it is supposed to symbolize. These three key elements are:
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When Queen Elizabeth II granted permission for her grandson, Prince William, to marry Catherine Middleton, she signed a Notice of Approval. At the bottom of the document, attached by gold braiding, is a large, red wax Great Seal of the Realm. |
A seal is typically cast at the beginning of a sovereign's reign. If the seal becomes too worn through use, a new one is made and the old seal is defaced so that it can no longer be used to seal legal decrees. Great care is taken to protect the official seal. Without it, nothing (including a signature) is official. But with it, a mere piece of paper becomes a powerful decree, carrying the full weight of the king.
The Monarch of the Universe also has a seal. This seal, like the seals of earthly monarchs, is found in His law. In fact, it is part of His law. The divine law that is to govern all intelligent beings in the universe is the Ten Commandment Law. The first four commandments cover man's responsibility to his Maker; the last six govern man's actions toward his fellow man.
Of all the commandments, only the fourth commandment contains the name, title and authority of the great Lawgiver.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of Yahuwah thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days Yahuwah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahuwah blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. (See Exodus 20:8-11.)
Thus, the fourth commandment is itself the seal of Yahuwah because it contains the three elements necessary for all seals - plus one - it also has a DATE!
The fact that the Sabbath itself is the seal of Yahuwah is very significant and He made it quite clear from the beginning.
– He established it / set it apart / made it ‘holy’, the very next day after He created Adam. He then presented it to him as a gift.
– See Genesis 1:26-31, Chap. 2:1-3.
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Mark 2:27
Of all the commandments, the fourth commandment is the most unpopular.
From time immemorial, using various strategies and reasoning, ...[Satan] has done his utmost to lead people to break or otherwise ignore this important commandment.
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Foreseeing all of this, it is no wonder that Yahuwah made it the only commandment beginning with - ‘R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R’ – ‘Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahuwah: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: ... Exodus 20:8-11
Today, two of the most common reasons why people break the fourth commandment are:
The fact is, the fourth commandment is, as it has always been, the seal of the Creator. Yahuwah does not change. He says of Himself: "I am Yahuwah, I change not." (See Malachi 3:6.) It would be far more consistent for earthly monarchs to change their own laws than for the Changeless One to set aside His own perfect law.
Some who worship on Saturday, reject the lunar Sabbath because: "All God requires is that you worship on the seventh day of whatever calendar society is using." This reasoning is also inconsistent because if it is important to worship on a specific day (the seventh), then it is important that the calendar one uses to count to the seventh day is the Biblical calendar.
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As Yahuwah's official seal, the Sabbath has three functions: 1) It protects; 2) It strengthens; 3) It is a sign of loyalty.
When something is sealed, it protects that which has been sealed. A woman who cans food has protected the food in the jar, when she processes the jars in boiling water so that the lids seal tightly. When Herod sealed Yahushua's tomb, it was supposedly for the purpose of protecting the body of the Saviour so that His disciples could not come, steal His body and claim He had been resurrected. Anything that is under a seal is thus protected.
Those who honor their Creator by worshipping Him on His holy Sabbath are also under His protection. This divine protection is very real. It is extended to all who keep the Sabbath day holy.
Satan is very aware that all who worship on the true Sabbath are under the protection of this divine seal. He hates this fact! When he was accusing Job of serving Yahuwah for selfish purposes, Satan complained, "Doth Job fear . . . [Elohim] for not? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?" (Job 1:9, 10, KJV)
The holy law provides a hedge, a wall of protection around all who obey that law. Those who live in obedience are under the seal of Yahuwah and are thus under His direct protection.
