The 144,000
Literal interpretation = 144,000 people
1. Where Do We Find the 144,000?
Revelation 7:4
"Then I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
Revelation 14:1
"Then I looked. The Lamb was standing on Mount Zion and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Revelation 14:3
They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.
2. Who Are The 144,000?
"out of every tribe of the children of Israel:"
Juda - twelve thousand.
Reuben - twelve thousand.
Gad - twelve thousand.
Aser - twelve thousand.
Nephthalim - twelve thousand.
Manasses - twelve thousand.
Simeon - twelve thousand.
Levi - twelve thousand.
Issachar - twelve thousand.
Zabulon -twelve thousand.
Joseph -twelve thousand.
Benjamin -twelve thousand.
3. The Difference in Listing the 12 Tribes
Dan - Manasses-Ephraim
4. The Responsibility of the 144,000
They will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom
Revelation 14:6
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
They will fulfill the promise of Jesus Christ:
Matthew 24:14
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The Greatest Revival on Earth
Rev 7:9-17
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
