WHO ARE THE 144,000?
The 144,000 are mentioned in only two places in the bible, both in Revelation chapters 7 and 14. Firstly they are not, ‘Jehovah Witnesses’ to simply read both revelation scriptures confirms that fact, I also let scripture, interpret scripture so please open your bible.
What does the bible tell us about the 144,000?
1st) Rev 7:1-8 describes “all the tribes of the children of Israel” 12 x 12,000 of each tribe is 144,000
2) Rev. 14:1-5 v3 ‘new song before the throne' and ‘no man could learn but hundred and forty and four thousand” & “redeemed from the earth” and v4 “not defiled, were virgin’, ‘These are they which follow the lamb withersoever he goeth' and ‘redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the lamb' and v5 ‘in their mouth was no guile; for they are without fault before the throne of God’ its like they are sinless.
A load of information to pinpoint within the fullness of scripture, who the 144,000 are. But first, who is the Lamb? Its Jesus right, and we know ‘they follow the lamb withersoever he goeth' what’s also interesting is the term ‘firstfruits’. Who else is in scripture is called the ‘firstfruits’, well that is Jesus, check out (1 Corin. 15:20, 23) notice in both these verses Jesus also becomes ‘firstfruits’, notice its plural again, not the ‘firstfruit’ as you would expect and in v20 it was His death, burial and resurrection that made Him ‘firstfruits' that means the 144,000 have a connection with Jesus, that’s key to His resurrection, let see some more scripture.
(Isaiah 53), is a prophecy of Jesus resurrection, read from 1-8 v7 praise the Lord (2 Corin. 3:21) “he who knew know sin” back to (Isaiah 53:8) ‘who shall declare his generation“ interesting, because wasn’t all His generation killed when Jesus was Born? So His generation did not exist. So that is an interesting statement ‘who shall declare his generation“. Lets read that verse, (Matthew. 2:13-18) v16 “slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and in the coast thereof” there is no coasts in Bethlehem but if you know how the land of Israel was split by God, he gave each tribe of Israel a coastline. So Herod could of slain all 2 years olds, in all 12 tribes of Israel, in Jesus generstion and it certantly looks that way, but wait theirs more. v18 introduces the prophecy of Jeramiah.
Lets look at that in (Jeremiah. 31:15-17) look at v16 ‘they shall come again' and then v17 ‘they shall come again to their own border' erm, also note in Isaiah 53:8 ‘was cut of'. To recap their was ‘no guile’, ‘no deceit’, no violence, are without fault, both the 144,000 and Jesus, they are also both firstfruits, highlighted at the resurrection, are you seeing what l am seeing.
I'm not finished just yet look at (Rev. 7:1) ‘four corners and four winds' where else can we find ‘four winds' please look at (Ezekiel 37:1-13) called the Valley of the Dry Bones in 'v9 ‘come from the four winds', O breath, and breath upon these slain, that they may live” oh wow now checkout v11 ‘Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel;’ also see ‘we are cut of' ‘I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel’ they are redeemed from the earth.
It make sense now that the 144'000 will be virigins, not defiled, without fault, not liars, sinless bascially, why because there are Children, in Rev 7 their described as the Children of Israel, redeemed from the earth and looks like they were raptured ar the resserection which is why they are the firstfruits. I hope this is a blessing and may the peace of Christ be with. Christ is Life. John 3:16.
