Revelation 7:2
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Cross-reference
Revelation 7:3-8 describes the sealing of 144,000 – directly continuing this angel's command to hold back destruction until sealing is complete.
In Revelation 8:7-12, the four angels release judgments — these are the same angels ordered in Revelation 7:2 not to hurt until sealing.
2 Corinthians 1:22 describes God sealing believers with the Spirit as a guarantee – directly parallel to this seal marking God's people.
Ephesians 1:13 also speaks of sealing with the Holy Spirit upon belief – echoes the same seal of God's ownership.
Ephesians 4:30 says believers are sealed by the Spirit for the day of redemption – same theme of protective sealing as here.
2 Timothy 2:19 references God's foundation bearing a seal identifying His own – similar divine marking for belonging and purity.
Ezekiel 9:4 describes a mark on foreheads protecting the righteous from judgment—directly prefiguring the protective seal in Revelation.
In Malachi 4:2, the sun of righteousness rises with healing — here an angel ascends from the rising of the sun, evoking that messianic imagery.
In Malachi 3:1, God sends a messenger to prepare the way — here an angel ascends with the seal, a similar figure bringing divine authority before judgment.