Revelation 7 and 14 talk about 144,000 servants of God who are sealed for protection from God's wrath during the end time Day of the Lord. Who are they?
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Our booklet The Book of RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). Unveiled explains:
"Who are these 144,000? How are they identified?
"'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' (RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). 7:4). These are literal, physical descendants of the tribes of Israel who are now the converted servants of Jesus Christ—probably having been converted during the first part of the 'great tribulation' period. Like the Church (James 1:18), the natural descendants of ancient Israel also are designated in the ScripturesThe divinely inspired writings of both the Old and New Testaments. The term Scripture is used in the New Testament to refer to both the Hebrew Bible (Luke 24:44-45) and the new apostolic writings accepted as inspired (2 Peter 3:16; 1 Timothy 5:18). as God's 'firstfruits' (Jeremiah 2:3).
"The 144,000 of RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). 7 are mentioned again in RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). 14, where it becomes clear that these spiritual 'firstfruits,' of the tribes of Israel, will have repented and been converted before the beginning of the Day of the Lord. They are described as being redeemed and without fault. They are represented as having a relationship both with God the Father and Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God."
In addition to these 144,000, God mentions "a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations" (RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). 7:9). It seems they have also been converted during the Great Tribulation and before the Day of the Lord. For more on this, see the chapter "The Seals of the Prophetic Scroll" from The Book of RevelationThe disclosure of God's Word and plan to mankind. In the Bible this refers to making obscure things clear; bringing hidden matters to light; causing especially called individuals to see, hear, perceive, know and understand the things of God; the unveiling of biblical mysteries (Romans 16:25). Unveiled .
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