3.7.3 - Revelation 7:3 [LISTEN] harm the earth, the sea, or the trees See commentary on Revelation 7:1. on their foreheads Foreheads is μετώπων [metōpōn] , which is used to describe the location of the mark “of a branded slave.”1660 The seal identifies them as belonging to God (Rev. 14:1+) and may be similar to the promise given to the overcomer in Philadelphia that Jesus would “write on him My new name” (Rev. 3:12+, Rev. 14:1+1661 ). The picture of sealing for protection by marking the servants