I have a question Great crowd are sons of God? Since there “led by God’s spirit”? -Romans 8
Great crowd are sons of God? Since there “led by God’s spirit”? -Romans 8 also are they on the earth? Do the 144,000 rule from heaven invisibly? Any new covenant proof of a partaker of holy spirit did not have heavenly hope?
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A great multitude (great crowd) is only mentioned in Revelation chapters 7 and 19. They are not the sons of God. A great crowd is different from the sons of God—the 144,000 saints. The 144,000 saints are the Bride; they symbolize her marriage to the Lamb in order to inherit God’s Kingdom. Both the Lamb and the Bride will reign in God’s Kingdom. A great crowd is not the Bride but is invited to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb and the Bride.
As you know, the purpose of Jesus’ coming to Earth was to preach the good news (Gospel) of God’s Kingdom. This means that everyone could become an inheritor of God’s Kingdom if chosen by God. They are few, faithful, persecuted, and chosen to be God’s sons. That is why you see that most of Jesus’ teachings focus on how to become God’s sons, sons of the Kingdom, and how to choose the narrow way to be among the few. So Jesus’ teaching focused on the sons of God, not on a great crowd. That is why he did not mention “a great crowd” very much.
That is also why the 12 Apostles and the Apostle Paul focused on how people could become saints, and all the letters they wrote were addressed to “saints”—“holy people” who will be God’s sons. For example:
“To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.” — Romans 1:7
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 1:1
“To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours.” — 1 Corinthians 1:2
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia.” — 2 Corinthians 1:1
“Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.” — Philippians 1:1
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes (the 144,000 saints) in the Dispersion: Greetings.” — James 1:1
Therefore, you can see that all of them focused on the saints—God’s sons. Why? Because their focus was on finishing the final work of God’s Kingdom: preparing and completing “the Bride”—the 144,000 sons of God. So the entire book of Romans, including chapter 8, is talking about the 144,000 saints, not a great crowd; they are born of the Holy Spirit to be God’s sons.
Oh no! What if I am not chosen? Can I still be saved? Yes, do not worry. For God is merciful; all who have faith in Jesus will be saved, and he will guide them to the springs of life. They are a “great crowd” who are honored to be invited to the marriage supper. They can enter the New Jerusalem to worship God. So do not worry about salvation. Jesus will wash your cloth white; you will be saved. Even the dead who do not know Jesus will be resurrected, and God is willing to give them eternal life; they will be taught about God’s knowledge and salvation.
The 144,000 will rule in the New Jerusalem with Jesus Christ. They will be visible all over the world, just like the greatest top tree in Daniel’s dream that was visible to the whole world.
“Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. — Revelation 21:9-11
“Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” — Revelation 1:7
The 144,000 saints(sons of God) who are partakers of the New Covenant with Jesus, they can see God’s face in heaven, and people will be able to see them on earth, just as they could see Jesus. They will be priests; people will ask them to beg God for grace, mercy, and blessings, because humanity could never see the God directly, for He is spirit. Please read <Who is YHWH God>.
May we all be among the blessed ones.
Amen.
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