* The words 'seal' and 'earnest' in Ephesians, have the meaning of 'surety': e.g., like when Judah stood as 'surety' for his brother Benjamin in Genesis 43:8-9:-
'And Judah said unto Israel his father,
Send the lad with me,
and we will arise and go;
that we may live, and not die,
both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
I will be surety for him;
of my hand shalt thou require him:
if I bring him not unto thee,
and set him before thee,
then let me bear the blame for ever:'
* We are sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, and the Lord Jesus Christ is our 'surety': it therefore cannot be broken. The 'earnest' is like a promissory note, a bond which ensures our receipt of the inheritance promised.
* We are 'the purchased possession' for which Christ stands as surety, and we shall be 'redeemed' at the resurrection out from among the dead, when we will enter into our inheritance, in Christ.
* The seal and earnest rest with Christ ('in Whom' - above), and cannot therefore be lost or broken.
Praise God!
Praise His Holy Name!
In Christ Jesus
Chris