Does the “144000” mean Literal earthly 12 Tribes of Israel?
People think it is literal: 144000 are come from the real 12 Tribes of earthly Israel(Jews), is it true?
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First of all, let’s put aside how difficult it is today to seal 144000 among of the 12 Tribes of Israel, because 10 Tribes have destroyed about 2700 years and the other 2 Tribes(Jews) also have destroyed about 2000 years. Their family records have disappeared. How can we ensure that their bloodline is pure and not mixed with the bloodline of other ethnic groups?
More importantly, if 144000 really come from bloodline 12 Tribes of Israel, then we have to find their law foundation, are they legal(lawful)? If we seek their legitimacy, then we must seek for the support from God’s law. What is the Basic Law of 12 Tribes? As you know this law is according to the Covenant that God made with Israel 12 Tribes through Moses. What is this Covenant about?
4 And Moses wrote down all the words[Law] of YHWH. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to YHWH…
8 And Moses took “the blood” and threw it on the people and said, “Behold “the blood of the covenant” that YHWH has made with you in accordance with all these words.” – Exodus 24:4-8
What is this “Covenant” [Law] of Jehovah God made with 12 Tribes about?
3 while Moses went up to God. YHWH called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: … 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. – Exodus 19:3-6
Then, are 144000 is based on this “covenant” above? If their foundation is based on the covenant above would be illegitimate, why? Because this “covenant” [Old Covenant] has ceased and has been replaced by the “New Covenant“.
20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the “new covenant” in my blood.
29 and I[Jesus] assign to you[apostles], as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. – Luke 22:20,29,30
With whom did Jesus make the “New Covenant“? Jesus not make covenant with bloodline Jews 12 tribes, but his apostles and disciples. Although Jesus not make covenant with Jews 12 tribes, but the “New Covenant” has to fulfill all what the “Old Covenant” is covering to make God’s word(Promise) come true, also because of God loves all His faithful servants of ancient Israel, that is to say the promulgation of the “New Covenant” is based on the “Old Covenant”. Therefore the “New Covenant” is also based on 12 Tribes of Israel, and also the foundation is referring to 12 apostles in New Jerusalem.
” 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession… ” – 1Peter 2:5,9
So if 144000 are the literal meaning that come from bloodline 12 Tribes of Israel(Jews), they will not have legitimacy, for the Old Covenant has ceased. Moreover, the arrangement of 12 Tribes of “Old Covenant” cannot fulfill the legal requirements of the “New Covenant”, for the heavenly 12 Tribes has no Tribe of Dan, also the bloodline Israel have no Tribes of Levi and Joseph to fulfill the legal requirements of heavenly Israel.
Jesus Christ has stated clearly he has made the “New Covenant” effective already, therefore all arrangement if based on “Old Covenant” including earthly 12 tribes are no legitimacy. That means 144000 in heavenly 12 Tribes must be chosen according to the “New Covenant” arrangement, that’s why we seen that the heavenly 12 Tribes are not exactly same as the earthly.
That is to say the 144000 must “not” come from the Literal Jews – earthly bloodline 12 tribes of Jews. Then what are they come from? They are Saints and come from every tribe and language and people and nation…
9 And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” – Revelation 5:9,10
“3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.” – Revelation 14:3
Therefore the 144000 Saints are come from every nation not only literal Jews. They come from diverse backgrounds, from every tribes, countries, languages and also churches.
For more about the 144000, please read <Who are the 144000>.
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