144,000 will go to heaven to rule with Jesus christ as kings and priests.And I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads revelation 14;1
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, revelation 7;4
(Revelation 14:3) And they are singing as if a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth
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By the way, you neglected to add the conclusion of Rev 7:4,which is extremely essential to understand this scripture and that indicates to me you are using your scriptures to fit your theology and false doctrines that only a select group of your orgainization are the chosen ones,how convenient not to mention send people a totally mixed message
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Did you forget to mention they were JEWS from Israel,and in Rev 14:4 they were undefiled with women and " VIRGINS" the First Fruits, and no deciet was found in their mouth and were without fault.
I don't think that your leaders are all Jews, if in fact any are.
If you studied your History you or anyone would see that the prophecies of the end of the world where many of the propaganda your orgainization used to assist in the conversion of people.
If you need that history I will be more then happy to comply.
1914,1915,1918,1957,these were some of the prophecies that your elders perdicted was the end of the world.But time past and so did the prophecies
When your orgainization grew larger then 144,000 ,they changed their whole philosophies and numbers .....etc
Rev 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, *a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, *having His Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3 They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were *redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no *deceit, for they are without fault *before the throne of God.
If you are going to use scripture ,be sure to use it in context,pulling scripture in and throwing it out as you see fit only destroys the the true message and tends to describe those who are creating a new doctrine,and that my friend is "TABOO" with God
As your interpretation of the 144,000 and that of your orgainization is exremely bias and unscriptural and so far off from the truth and it is apparent you believe what you are told as oppossed to studying the true scriptures for yourself.
But if you read the entirity of this passage
Rev 7:4 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:
5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;
6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;
7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
How literal and clear can this description be of the 144,000 that they are JEWISH,
Rev 14 : 4 ABOVE says that they were the firstfruits,that again implies Israel, as Israel is the firstfruits according to the scriptures again this be will confirmed by any scholar of the bible.
