The “144,000”, who are they?

Revelations 7:4

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““Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:” Revelation 7:3-4

Click here for a post on the “144,000” from Revelations 7.

The Lord sets His seal upon the “forehead” of the “144,000” after the opening of the Seven Seals began, but before bringing harm to the earth through the events of the Seven Trumpets. The opening of the Seven Seals began as a result of the corruption of five of the seven churches, leaving only two faithful churches to witness to the testimony of Jesus.

The “144,000” are of the two faithful Churches of the seven churches of Revelations 2:1 through 3:21. Those Churches are the faithful two witnesses to the testimony of Jesus. We know that because the Lord began opening the Seven Seals after the corruption of five of the seven churches. That is described in the posts on Revelations 4 through Revelations 5. The seal is put on the “forehead” of the “144,000” after that and just before the unleashing of the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelations 8, 9, and 11, the Seven Thunders of Revelations 10, and the Seven Plagues of Revelations 16. The “144,000” faithful witnesses are persecuted where the “temple of Satan” is, but remains faithful to Jesus Christ. They have little strength, little strength in numbers, but are made the pillars of the “Temple of God” and given eternal life. The “144,000” are those who are faithful to Jesus Christ and who hang on with little strength while being slandered, persecuted, and murdered.

Second Church–Persecuted and faithful Church, where the temple of Satan exists, is given the reward of eternal life.

Sixth Church–Faithful few have little strength but are made pillars in the temple of God and preserved for the eternal New Jerusalem.

The faithful Churches represent every believer around the world who suffer hardship, affliction, and physical harm as a result of living for Jesus Christ. The corrupt churches represent everyone around the world who rejects God the Creator, Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. They live for the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel.

The “144,000” is a symbolic number representing the multitudes of the faithful few. There are twelve tribes of Israel so 12,000 from each tribe [“144,000”] represents the faithful few followers of Jesus Christ in every nation across the globe. When we enter the gates of the New Jerusalem, each person will enter through one of the gates that have the name of one of the tribes, as quoted, “Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel…” Revelations 21:12 “For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed will be called.” That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.” Romans 9:7-8  “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:29

In essence, every born-again believer in Jesus Christ is the new Israel that enters into the New Jerusalem. “Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham…and to your Seed, who is Christ…if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:7, 16, 29

We have to realize that a lot happens during the “42 month”, or “1260 days”, that the beast reigns on this earth. There is the opening of the Seven Seals, the events of the Seven Trumpets, the Seven Thunders, and the Seven Plagues. Some of the “144,000” will be living during the beginning of the reign of the beast on this earth, and some will be on this earth right up to the return of Jesus Christ. Some live during the glory and “rosy” period of the global government of the beast when becomes the undisputed one world government. Others live when the power center of the beast is plunged into darkness in the Fifth Plague of Revelations 16:10-11. At that time, the global government of the beast becomes powerless and collapses, a time of total lawlessness, social chaos, and economic collapse. Click here for a post on the beginning and end of the beast’s “42 months” reign on this earth. [From Revelations 13:5-6].

Global warming is in the world, and has been talked about by the unbelieving world since about 1980, for about 45 years. Global warming is just one of the seven plagues, and just one of all the 28 events that come to this world during the reign of the beast. Global warming is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11