The 144,000 – [A]nd with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. (Revelation 14:1b -4, NIV 1984)
Their Identity – Given no information to the contrary, it seems reasonable to conclude that
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Another perspective:
“And Jesus said unto them. Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matthew 19:28… The number twelve represents judgment. Judging the negative aspects of the twelve tribes of Israel formulates to 12 x12, which equals an hundred and forty and four (144), the measure of the wall of the new Jerusalem, a spiritual measure man reaches through the completion of his six (metaphorical) days of (spiritual) works, which formulates to 6 x 24, which equals 144… Those who complete the spiritual works or judgment enter the thousand-year reign of Christ, which when added to 144 brings them to a measure of an hundred and forty and four thousand, the measure of the bride… There is no tribe of Dan listed among the 144,000 that were sealed. This is because Dan represents judgment, and there will be no judgment upon the 144,000 because they have already judged themselves.” – THE BIBLE DECODED
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