God the believer is granted the opportunity to participate in the Second Coming of Christ. From this moment on the believer is an adherent of the New Apostolic Church. The Holy Sealing is also dispensed to children whereby the parents must profess their faith in the doctrine of Jesus and the apostles. The church interprets the sacrament for example with the biblical text of 8:14–17 and . Because Holy Sealing is an institutional manner of giving the Holy Spirit, conducted by the apostles of Early Christianity, New Apostolic Church considers the "childhood in God" possible for other Christians as well referring to the overall acting of the Holy Spirit (John 3:8, Romans 18:7, 1. John 4:2). Eschatology The Church teaches that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is imminent, and the goal of faith is to be worthy to be the Bride of Christ when he returns. Eschatology in the New Apostolic Church has been refined recently to this end time sequence: The completion of the true body of Christ (Invisible church) The Second Coming of Christ and the rapture The marriage of the Lamb and, simultaneously, the Great Tribulation on Earth – Steps 2 and 3 build the First Resurrection as written in the Bible The return of Jesus Christ and his congregation to the Earth The binding of Satan The resurrection of the witnesses of Christ from the time of the great tribulation (martyrs) The establishment of the thousand-year kingdom of peace under the rule of Jesus Christ The Last Judgment The new creation Apostle ministry and exclusivism The spiritual leaders of the New Apostolic Church are called Apostles. They are considered to be indispensable to preparing their members for the goal of faith. This goal is to be led into eternal community with God at the Second Coming of Christ. It takes center stage of a New Apostolic Christian's faith. The Apostles of the New Apostolic Church consider themselves as successors of the first Apostles during Early Christianity, who had been sent by Jesus Christ. In their tradition, they act as missionaries, who go to all men to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to prepare them for the Second Coming of Christ and eternal life. According to the NAC, the apostles are the only ones on earth who have the mission to forgive sins and baptise with the Holy Spirit. It is also a duty