40 points, please help How does the act of sealing the 144,000 as described in Revelation 7:1-8 compare or contrast from the events that unfold with the opening of the sixth seal as described in Revelation 6:12-17?

You may include references from Revelation 6:12 through Revelations 7:8 to support your answer.

The two quotes from the apocalypse, shown in the question above, complement each other.

Explanation:

In Revelation 7: 1-8 we can see that 144 thousand people, will be chosen by God, will have a seal on their foreheads and will be freed from the evil that will devastate the earth. This evil will only come after God establishes his chosen ones, because it will be terrible and promote a lot of sorption. All the evil to which the elect will escape is described in Revelation 6: 12-17. This section shows all the horror that will fall on those who are out of 144 thousand.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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