“And the Lord said to him, ‘Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the people that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that are done in its midst.” – (Ezekiel 9:4)
This “mark” was the Hebrew word for “Tav” – the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and in Ezekiel’s day, was written as a slightly offset cross. It represents the word for “Truth” in Hebrew, and was considered the signature of God, a seal of His Covenant, which was always written and ratified in blood. God divided the people between those who loved His Truth, and those who trampled it. The “Tav” was the seal that marked “ownership” and saved them from the wrath of God which fell upon the city shortly afterwards.
This is equally true of our day, but today the ‘Tav’ is written differently and looks like a doorway. It reminds us of the doors at Passover, painted with the blood of Lamb, offering safety from the judgment of death to all who enter the house. Jesus said, “I am the Door. By Me if anyone enters in, he shall be saved” – (John 10:9).
Both symbols tell the same story… the Cross symbolizes Christ’s sacrificial love for sinners and His desire to save us from death: the wages of sin. By forgiving our sins, He removed death’s claim upon our lives, so that we could have eternal life. Those who receive Christ as Lord are sealed by His Spirit and saved from the wrath to come upon this world (Romans 5:9).
Sin’s damage does makes us “sigh and cry.” It should. And great judgment is coming on this world which has “trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the Covenant, which set them apart (to eternal good), an unholy thing, and have insulted the Spirit that offers grace” (Hebrews 10:29). But those who are marked by His Signature, have this seal of His Covenant…
“Bought with the precious blood of Christ.”