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About
Sealing Time
Ministries is a Seventh-day Adventist supporting, not-for-profit,
faith based, lay-evangelism, multimedia
ministry. We are home-based and located in Nampa, Idaho.
Mission
We believe that
Jesus is coming very soon and that time is very
short in which to
finish the work and we want to do all that we can to hasten
the Lord's return and bring people to decisions for Christ. Cooperating
with Jesus is the only way the work is going to be done successfully, and we
endeavor to make Christ the center of every decision in this ministry.
“To His servants
Christ commits “His goods” -- something to be put to use for Him. He gives "to
every man his work." Each has his place in the eternal plan of heaven. Each is
to work in co-operation with Christ for the salvation of souls. Not more surely
is the place prepared for us in the heavenly mansions than is the special place
designated on earth where we are to work for God." {COL 326.4}
"And I thank
Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry" (1 Tim. 1:12).--The Review and Herald, July 26,
1906. {1SM 35.5}
Goals
Our goals are threefold; a revival of the living testimony in our churches,
reformation in the lives of God's people, and to give the trumpet that certain sound in proclaiming
the three
angel's messages of Revelation 14 to a world that desperately needs
Jesus.
Facts
Ministry Name & Logo
It is Sealing Time Ministries firm belief that as we
near Jesus Christ's second coming, that we should be striving with all the power
that God has given us to receive the Seal of the Living God. Because of
this, our title and logo were inspired by God from
Revelation 3:12. The Bible says "Bind
up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples." (Isaiah 8:16)
Our mission as a ministry then is to lift up the law of God, repair the
breach, and prepare a people to receive the Seal of the Living God. (Isaiah
58:12)
In Revelation 7 a group of
144,000 are represented as being sealed. They are distinctly different
from prior generations in that they are sealed while they are yet alive.
This sealing is "a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually,
so they cannot be moved." {1MR 249.2} "The 144,000 were all sealed
and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God,
New Jerusalem, and a glorious star
containing Jesus' new name." {EW 15.1}
Prior to the time here mentioned, all mankind's decisions for or against Christ,
have been sealed by their death. The Sealing Time spoken of here is still
future, however in the light of world events we believe it to be coming very
soon. The Sealing Time has, till now, been delayed (Revelation 7:2, 3),
but very soon one of the most serious events (Matthew 24:15) will bring the
final test of loyalty to the whole world. This event will mark the
beginning the judgment of the living. We believe that there are billions of people who are not ready
for this momentous event and it is our stated purpose to warn them of the
judgment to come.
The Seal of God
We chose the "Seal of God" to be our logo because it is
so full of meaning in these last days and we hope that as you read about it's
various aspects that you too come to the conclusion that you would like to be
sealed for Jesus.
Like any official Seal, the Seal of God contains His
name, title, and domain. We will start at the center of the Sealing Time
Ministries logo and work our way out describing the significance and meaning of
each element.
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(Artwork created by Ryan McCoy)
Name
Jesus' New Name
At the very
center of our logo is some Greek and Hebrew text. They simply say "Jesus"
(in Greek) and "new name" (in Hebrew). They are depicted in this way for
several reasons. Because we do not know what Jesus "new name" is currently
we chose the Greek and Hebrew for symbolic reasons. They represent that
Jesus is not only the God of the Bible, but that He is the same God of both the
Old and New testaments, and as such the Bible is a transcript of the very
character of God, and that He is also a God of consistency and does not change.
(Malachi 3:6 & Hebrews 13:8) The Greek and Hebrew here also denote that
Jesus Christ loves us so much that He died for all guilty mankind (Romans 3:9)
and because of this is entitled to be a Savior for all mankind both "Jew" and
"Gentile." (John 3:16) This further represents the scope of Sealing Time
Ministries as that of the whole world, "to every nation, tribe, tongue, and
people." (Revelation 14:6) The "new name" portion in Hebrew is also
representative that the "Jews" of today are not necessarily of literal Jewish
descent, but "he is a Jew who is one inwardly" (Romans 2:28,
29) and as such we can be "grafted in" (Romans 11:21-25) as today's "spiritual"
Israel (1 Peter 2:5), and as such are part of God's Last Day Remnant church
(Revelation 12:17). And eventually as such and if faithful to the end
(Revelation 17:14), Jesus will not only give each of us a crown (Revelation
2:10), but a "new name" also. (Revelation
2:17, 3:12)
The Glorious Star
At the center and underneath Jesus' "new name" is a
glorious Star. This represents the fact that Jesus Christ, "the bright and
morning star" (Revelation 22:16) is at the very center of all things and is our
mediator between God and sinful man (1 Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 8:6, 9:15) in the
heavenly sanctuary and that there is salvation in no other. (Acts 4:12)
It also denotes our goal of having Jesus Christ at the center of this ministry.
The light emanating from the glorious Star in the
center represents the power of the Holy Spirit to illuminate the whole earth
with his glory (Revelation 18:1) and that it is through the work of the Holy
Spirit that we are sealed. (Ephesians 1:13) This light is seen as coming
directly from Jesus Christ at the center. The white-blue tinting of the
light represent the work of righteousness by faith blending with a last day
people that "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." (Revelation
14:12) (Numbers 15:38, 39)
The glorious Star also demonstrates that Jesus Christ
is our creator as demonstrated by a literal account of His commanding the
heavens into existence with words alone (Psalms 33:9) and that as such, He alone
is due our worship, praise and allegiance. (Psalm 148:13 & Revelation 15:4)
Just before Jesus Christ's first coming a star appeared
(Matthew 2:2). The wise men came from the east (Babylon) and followed the
star until they found Jesus and worshipped Him. (Matthew 2:1,2) We believe
that this symbolizes that just prior to Christ's second coming return that many
will come out of Babylon (Revelation 18:2-4) again following the Star and will return to the true worship
of our Creator. (Revelation 14:7)
The glorious Star in our logo also represents that we
believe in a literal (Revelation 16:18-21), visible (Revelation 1:7), and
audible (1 Corinthians 15:52) second coming return of Christ in glory, the
beginning of which will be marked by "a star whose brilliancy is increased
fourfold in contrast with the darkness." (GC
638.2)
Title
God
Above Jesus "new name" is the title of "God" and while
the Bible gives many names to Him our logo uses simply the English word "God."
The word God denotes His authority over everything. This is His title.
Domain
Below Jesus' "new name" are the words "New Jerusalem". (Revelation
3:12) These represent the goal that is set before us, the New
Jerusalem which is to be our new home after Jesus takes us to heaven.
Jesus told us while He was on this earth that He was going to prepare many
mansions for us. (John 14:2, 3) The New Jerusalem also reminds us that
this sinful earth is not our home and that we shouldn't be absorbed with
worldliness and materialism. This also represents our commitment to
others. "Heaven is our goal, to save every soul. Pray that we all
will be there."
The Golden Band
The golden band (Revelation 1:13) as presented here
represents those who seek purity of character and the righteousness of Jesus
Christ. It also represents that without Jesus Christ at the center, gold
and other material things are of no consequence.
Encompassed within the golden band is seen every major
aspect of the Sealing Time and the Seal of God.
The round shape of the golden band also represents the
worldwide mission of Sealing Time Ministries. "He who wins souls is wise."
(Proverbs 11:30)
The gold also symbolizes that Christ also is aware of
all our needs and that He is ultimately the one who provides for these. (1 Kings
20:3, Haggai 2:8)
The Seventh Day Sabbath
As the light from the glorious Star reaches the golden
band it is seen to illuminate the words "Seventh day Sabbath". This
represents that it is the Holy Spirit sent by Jesus Christ that brings true
conviction about the importance of the fourth commandment.
The "Seventh day Sabbath" is located on the golden band
because the Sabbath is to be a delight to God's people. And if we observe it
"then you shall delight yourself in the LORD; And I will cause you to ride on
the high places of the earth." (Isaiah 58:13, 14)
The words "Seventh day Sabbath" are purposely divided
into three distinct areas representing the three aspects of the Godhead.
This represents the nature of the trinity consisting of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 28:19) all three of which are working in union for our
salvation. It shows their working in harmony to restore the Seventh day
Sabbath among a last day people who willingly put Jesus in the center of their
lives and demonstrate their love through obedience to His commandments (John
14:15) with a special emphasis to the Seventh day Sabbath. (Revelation 14:7)
The observance of the day of the week that God
specified, the Seventh day Sabbath, instead of any other day symbolizes the love
of Jesus being demonstrated by true worship on the day that God blessed. (Exodus
20:8-11)
Black Background
The darkness surrounding the Seal of God represents
that without Jesus there is no light. Jesus said, "I am the light of the
world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of
life." (John 8:12) It is our goal in this ministry to follow Jesus and to
walk in His light. In doing so we seek to follow Jesus' command with a
ministry that is a light to the whole world. "You
are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden."
(Matthew 5:14)
The contrast of the darkness and the light represents
the Great Controversy between Christ and Satan with the sacred nature of God's
law and the Seventh day Sabbath at the center. The light and the dark here presented are
divided by God's law with the Seventh day Sabbath at the edge of the conflict.
This presents the law of God as a separating wall between those who serve God
and serve Him not. (Malachi 3:18) Ellen White once stated, "I saw that the
holy Sabbath is, and will be, the separating wall between the true Israel of God
and unbelievers; and that the Sabbath is the great question to unite the hearts
of God's dear, waiting saints." {EW 33.1}
The darkness also symbolizes the eventual reward of the
wicked. Jesus said, "And cast the unprofitable
servant into the outer darkness. There will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 25:30)
This shows that the eventual results of a life of sin will eternally
separate us from God.
Final Thoughts on Our Logo and the Seal of God
We hope that you have found some insight into our
choice of our logo and ministry title. We believe that the judgment will
soon pass to the living and that as things become more and more difficult that
God will pour out His spirit upon a sealed, willing people that will do what
prior generations have not been willing to do. We want to work with God
hand in hand with the Holy Spirit and have asked the Lord if He would give us a
place at the very center of the work on the very front lines. Please join
us as we do all in our power to finish taking the gospel to the whole world and
help prepare a people to receive the Seal of the Living God. We firmly
believe that it will only take a few dedicated, faithful men and women.
The time is now. Prepare to be Sealed. The decisions you make today
are eternal.
"The Sealing Time is very short, and will
soon be over." -EW 58.2
“12He
who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he
shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My
God and the name of the city of My God,
the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My
God. And I will write on him My new name.”
–Revelation 3:12
History & Location
 This ministry
began with
Ryan and
Kelly McCoy, a husband and wife team in 2002 . We
started out by recording and sharing 3ABN videos on DVD as a way to witness.
Since that time we have expanded into many other areas. We now offer
seminars,
videos & audio,
sermons,
studies, and informative
end time news. Several other
Seventh-day Adventists have volunteered some of their time to
assist in some of the larger projects that are being brought to completion.
And more volunteers are always welcome.
Kelly and Ryan
are members of Middleton
Seventh-day Adventist Church
and are members in
good standing.
In April 2010, Sealing Time Ministries purchased a 2 acre property in the country with a 1568 sq. foot home/office. Future plans include a large building with offices and a film studio. From this location affectionately nicknamed the "Idaho Outpost" Sealing Time Ministries will continue to work to produce high quality, excellent video, audio and study materials designed to bring more people to decisions for Christ.
"The cities are to be worked from outposts. Said the messenger of God, "Shall not the cities be warned? Yes; not by God's people living in them, but by their visiting them, to warn them of what is coming upon the earth." --Letter 182, 1902
In 2008
Sealing Time Ministries launched our Multimedia Production Services department.
This new aspect of ministry works with churches, conferences, and other
supporting organizations of the Seventh-day Adventist church to produce high
quality video, audio and IPTV internet broadcasts worldwide for various
evangelistic and revival events. We are also developing some excellent
programming as well as in depth presentation videos about the final events that
we will eventually develop into a highly detailed series of compelling videos
that will walk through the final events in a way that anyone can understand, but
with a depth even the most studied Adventist can appreciate.
In May of 2006 we went with a team from our church for a
mission trip to Panama City, Panama,
to run several evangelistic series. We ran two successful series, our
pastor speaking at one church on the subject of health reform, and Ryan running
a complete Daniel & Revelation series at the other. As a result of these
series a total of 12 people were baptized and it was an amazing experience.
On the "Ten Commandment Day" Sabbath, Ryan had the unique experience of speaking
at four churches in one day, one of them being a youth
convocation that night.
Originally we had simply named
this ministry “Kelly and Ryan's Ministry.” But as time passed, we decided our
ministry
needed a more official name. After much thought it seemed that every ministry name we
could think of had
been taken. As Ryan was studying one night, he read this quote “The
Sealing Time is very short and will soon be over.” EW 58.2 Late
that night while Ryan was sleeping he was impressed to get up and check if
anyone was using that name (Sealing Time Ministries). Ryan checked and could not find anyone using it, so
he checked to see if the web domain was available. It was available! So we went
ahead and purchased www.SealingTime.com,
and Sealing Time Ministries now had it's own name. Since that time, we
have been impressed many times
late at night to wake up and buy many other domains that will contain very
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