Is that the “144000” comes up suddenly in Revelation 7:4?
If you received a long long letter from your friend, but the main part of this letter was not talking about you, what would you felt? Your friend wrote you a long letter talking about someone who is good… this man will be … Then you may ask a question: Why wrote me this letter? For what? You may expect his letter which should mainly related to you and the content was about you, specially if this letter head was mentioned it was for you only.
The same, to whom of this letter[the Revelation] addressed?
This letter was for “7 Stars”, and the 7 Stars were instructed to disclose the message of this letter to the “7 Churches”.
So there is a question: Is there a group “144000” different from 7 Stars and 7 Churches?
No, we found that apostle John himself seemed to think that he, his brothers, 7 star and 7 churches belong to the 144000 group. What did he say? And let’s read the entire of Revelation about the 7 stars, the 7 Churches and the 144000…
“8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you[John] and your brothers[7 churches] the prophets[7 stars], and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” – Revelation 22:8,9
“John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you… To him[Jesus] who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
6 and made “us” (7 Churches’ brothers including apostle John) a “kingdom“, “priests” to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” – Revelation 1:4-6
“9 I, John, your brother(7 Churches’ brothers) and partner in the tribulation and “the kingdom” and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” – Revelation 1:9
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To the angel(the star) of the church in Ephesus write:… 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches(7 Churches). To “the one who conquers” I will grant to eat of the “tree of life”. – Revelation 2:1,7
“2 through the middle of the street of the city[New Jerusalem – 144000 Saints]; also, on either side of the river, the “tree of life” with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
** 8 And to the angel(the star) of the church in Smyrna write:… 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches(7 Churches). “The one who conquers” will not be hurt by the “second death”. – Revelation 2:8,11
6 Blessed and holy is the one(Smyrna church’s brothers) who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the “second death” has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:6
*** 12 And to the angel(the star) of the church in Pergamum write:…17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches(7 Churches). To “the one who conquers” I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it. – Revelation 2:12,17
10 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. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel (Pergamum church’s brothers). The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald… – Revelation 21:10,19
**** 18 And to the angel(the star) of the church in Thyatira write:… 26 “The one who conquers” and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches[7 Churches]. – Revelation 2:18,26-29
14 And the armies(the 144000 Saints) of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. – Revelation 19:14,15
***** And to the angel(the star) of the church in Sardis write: …4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 “The one who conquers” will be clothed thus in white garments… 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches(7 Churches). – Revelation 3:1-6
7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride(144000 Saints) has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself(Sardis church’s brothers) with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number[144000] of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. – Revelation 6:9,11
****** 7 And to the angel(the star) of the church in Philadelphia write:… 12 “The one who conquers“, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God.
Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches[7 Churches]. – Revelation 3:7,12
Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion[New Jerusalem] stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. – Revelation 14:1
******* 14 And to the angel(the star) of the church in Laodicea write:… 21 “The one who conquers“, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches[7 Churches]. – Revelation 3:14,21-22
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed[Laodicea church brothers]…They[144000 Saints] came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:4
3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants[144000] will worship him. 4 They[144000] will see his face, and his name[Father’s name] will be on their foreheads. – Revelation 22:3,4
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Have you found that many similar terms are used to describe the seven churches brothers and the 144000? Therefore, the 144000 are not come up suddenly but are the 7 churches’ brothers, total of them are 144000, they are termed “Saints”.
One of a main part of the Revelation is the scroll which sealed with 7 Seals. What is the message of this sealed scroll?
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(“7 churches’ brothers“),
10 and you have made them(“7 churches’ brothers“) a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” – Revelation 5:9,10
So the message of the sealed scroll is: the 144000 Saints from the 7 “symbolic” Churches all around the world would be ransomed for God, and “7 churches’ brothers” would become God’s kingdom and priests, they shall reign on the earth.
7 Churches symbolic all churches around the world from AD70 till to Jesus come back again. 7 Churches period symbolic 3.5 “a time, times, and half a time” of 2 Churches(2 witnesses) witnessing period. From the 1st century, 7 Churches’ brothers were killed on account of the word of God and also of their witness. They are the slain servants(Saints) under the heavenly altar when opened the 5th Seal, they have to stay under the altar until their brothers’ number complete. They were told…
“to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[144000 of 7 churches brothers] should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.” – Revelation 6:11
All of them are given a white robe, they have to wait “until” the “number” of their brothers complete. All of them would be sealed Father’s name on their foreheads…
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, “until” we have “sealed” the servants of our God on their “foreheads”.”
4 And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, 6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, 7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, 8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar(the slain of 7 churches brothers under it) with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, 4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. – Revelation 8:3,4
4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads[souls those under the altar of 7 churches]. – Revelation 9:4
Then I[John] was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those (“the slain those under the altar of the 5th Seal”) who worship there.” – Revelation 11:1
3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses[2 Churches], and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These[2 witnesses] are the two olive trees and the two lampstands(lampstand symbolic Church) that stand before the Lord of the earth. – Revelation 11:3,4
7 And when they[2 Churches] have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them. – Revelation 11:7
The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants[7 churches’ brothers], the prophets[7 stars] and saints[144000], and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth. – Revelation 11:18
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 5 She gave birth to a male child[Jesus], one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne. – Revelation 12:1,5
6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days. – Revelation 12:6
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now… for the accuser of our brothers[7 Churches’ brothers] has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
11 And they[7 Churches’ brothers] have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death[those are the slain under the altar Rev. 6:9-11]. – Revelation 12:10,11
17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring[the remaining of 144000], on those[7 churches] who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. – Revelation 11:17
7 Also it[the 7 headed Beast] was allowed to make war on the saints[7 churches] and to conquer them… 10 … Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. – Revelation 13:11
Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb[Jesus], and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. – Revelation 14:1
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead (those the slain under the altar) who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors (the slain are rest under the altar), for their deeds follow them!” – Revelation 14:13
16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.[the 144000 complete reaped]. – Revelation 14:16
2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those[7 churches] who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. – Revelation 15:2
For they have shed the blood of saints(7 churches’ brothers – 144000) and prophets[7 stars], and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve! – Revelation 16:6
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings[Jesus and the 144000] from the east. – Revelation 16:12
And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs(7 Churches’ brothers) of Jesus. – Revelation 17:6
14 … and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those(7 Churches’ brothers – 144000) with him are called and chosen and faithful. – Revelation 17:14
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints[7 Churches’ brothers] and apostles[the 12] and prophets[7 stars], for God has given judgment for you against her! – Revelation 18:20
7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride[New Jerusalem] has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints[7 Churches’ brothers – the 144000].
10 Then I[John] fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you[John] and your [7 Churches’] brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. – Revelation 19:10
13 He[Jesus] is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies[7 Churches’ brothers – 144000] of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure[Saints], were following him on white horses. – Revelation 19:13,14
15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron [churches of Pergamum and Thyatira]. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed[Laodicea church – Rev. 3:21]. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God[the 7 churches brothers – 5th Seal], and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:4
6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power[Smyrna church brothers – Rev. 2:11], but they[144000] will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:6
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem[144000 Saints], coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride[Saints] adorned for her husband. – Revelation 21:2
“The one who conquers” [7 churches brothers] will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. – Revelation 21:7
It[New Jerusalem] had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of thetwelve tribes of the sons of Israel[144000] were inscribed— 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. – Revelation 21:12,14
24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it – Revelation 21:24
3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They(7 Churches’ brothers – 144000) will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they(7 Churches’ brothers – 144000) will reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets(7 Stars), has sent his angel(7 Stars) to show his servants(7 churches) what must soon take place.” – Revelation 22:6
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel[7 Stars] to testify to you about these things for the churches(7 Churches) . I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” – Revelation 22:16
The 7 Churches symbolic all churches over the world from the first century till to the day of Jesus comes back, after that no need church any more, because Jehovah God and the Lamb will be the light of the world.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all Saints[The 7 Churches’ brothers]. Amen. – Revelation 22:20,21
After finished the reading of Revelation, you would found that the 7 Churches’ brothers those are including 12 apostles, 7 stars(7 prophets) and all other 7 Churches’ brothers. All of them are called, chosen and faithful of God. They are Saints, God’s servants, sealed the God Father’ name and Jesus’ name on their foreheads.
They are slain because of God’s word and their witness for Jesus, they have to “wait” until the number of their brothers complete. It has passed about 2000 years now, it seems the symbolic “1260 days” and “a time, times, and half a time” witnessing period of the 7 Churches will end soon, and also the sealing of the 144000 shall be complete soon.
When their brothers’ number completed, then the 144000 would stand on Zion with Jesus, sit on thrones and rule over nations, the “second death” has no power over them, they will be kings and priests of God. They are the 144000 the 7 Churches’ brothers! All of them are the same group!
Who are the 144000?
Someone may say the 144000 would appear in the future “literal 7 years or 3.5 years” great Tribulation, is that true?
No, because they have appeared from the first century including 12 apostles as the foundation of New Jerusalem, and also including the literal 7 Churches’ brothers in Asia. Therefore the 144000 Saints must not appearing in literal 7 years or 3.5 years of the future of Great Tribulation. This also proves that the “3.5” and “1260 days” not literal years but the symbolic Seven Churches period from the 1st century till to now, and end at Jesus Christ come back.
The number “144000” is unacceptable for many Christians, because they don’t believe the saved people are 144000 only. That’s true for the saved people are not 144000 only, and Bible already told us the saved people are uncountable. Revelation 7:9-17 says there will be “a great multitude” come out of the Great Tribulation, they are not the Bride of the Lamb but invited by God to join the marriage supper of the Lamb and the Bride(144000 Saints) – Revelation 19:6,7. Also they have honor to enter the New Jerusalem to worship God day and night. But the Bride has 144000 Saints only.
That’s why Jesus said the ones inherit God’s Kingdom are few, because they are God’s sons, they are called, chosen and faithful of God. So don’t worry about how many people would be saved, Faith in YHWH Almighty God and Jesus Christ, for the saved people are uncountable. But for God’s Kingdom, Father God prepared only 144000 seats for those He chosen, they will be His sons and be kings and priests of God. That’s why Jesus said not all could see the value of “hidden treasure” – Kingdom of God, also only a few seed could bear fruit on good soil.
For more please read <Who are the 144000?>, <The Kingdom of God>, <Saints>, <New Jerusalem>.
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