Chapter 15.10
144,000 Revisited
Literal
– Symbolic – Special Forces Army - Weapons – Computer Technology
Dual
Nature – Believers – Make Believers – Virgins – The Great Tribulations
First
Word
The
Tribulations; a seven year period known as “Jacobs’ Trouble”[1] is
about to begin; the False Prophet is already at work on the scene
and so is the Antichrist
who helps establish the United States of Europe, but is not yet known as a
world leader. The Rapture of the Saints, both Gentile
and Jew
has just occurred and worldwide interest in God has just been revived since
billions of people are now missing.
This is where we pick up the story: The Church; Jews and Gentiles, both dead and alive,
are now in Heaven and only the unsaved are still on earth along with some “SPECIAL FORCES”. Israel is
safe in her land, but is threatened by Egypt (on
the South) and Russia (on
the North). The Antichrist will make a covenant
with Israel to
protect her land.
God seals 144,000 Israelite Jews[2] in order to protect them from the wrath that is
about to be unloaded during the seven years of this Tribulation period.[3] God
pours out his Spirit on the 144,000 “Special Forces”
and they testify of Him and become His messengers, His
Evangelist;
that will present the Gospel of Jesus Christ
to the rest of the JEWS.[4] Every
NATION and tribe will hear them speaking in
their own language and dialect, endued with the same power as on the day of
Pentecost with the
gift of tongues. These 144,000 life changers will be armed with the zeal of the
Apostle Paul.
Everyone will have
a chance to hear the Gospel; THEN THE END WILL COME literally.[5]
IT’S IN THE BOOK
Literal 144,000 - The SYMBOLIC and LITERAL 144,000 are NOT the
same.
Who are the 144,000, that’s what
everybody wants to know… Today there are some groups and some cults, as well as
some Christian dominations that believe that they are the sealed 144,000 witnesses.
ü
Jehovah
Witnesses believe that within their body is the special
group of 144,000. They will have immortal life and spirit bodies in a place in heaven. All the other members in their denomination
will just have everlasting
life with resurrected bodies
which still need to eat and drink
ü
Mormons claim that they
ONLY have the 144,000 who
will inherit eternal
life and the remainder of their
denomination will just live in Paradise.
ü Seventh Day Adventist point to prophetess Ellen G. White who has the exclusive right to truth and
indicates they are the faithful 144,000.
Scripture literally says that they will
all be Jews; there will NOT be one Gentile
in the whole bunch. NOT ONE! We can
take apart “the
which” and “the why” for each tribe, but not enough time
here.
This Study will DEPART
FROM THE ORDINARY ignoring the Systematic Theology that we have always been
taught and take a close look at the
rich SYMBOLISM as painted by
John the Revelator about who SYMBOLICALLY the 144,000 represent.
Just to mess with you right away, the Levites representing the Priesthood are MISSING from the 144,000 tribe lineup[6]... My BS
believes that this is because every Christian belongs to God’s Holy Priesthood,[7]
with NO MEDIATOR between God and
man except our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.
All
Virgins
ü
Literally, God is saying
that this special group of people have REMAINED
UNMARRIED and
have never had sexual relations with a woman.[8]
ü
Symbolically, God is saying that
this special group has never bent their knee to a strange god; they have always
been faithful to Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
All through scripture, the term “virgin”
is SYMBOLIC of worshiping
the one true God of Israel and WHORING is symbolic of
worshiping other gods,[9]
therefore the
144,000 are the FAITHFUL.
Symbolism
Parables,
Symbols and Hyperboles were common and known to the Hebrews, thus the TRUE understanding was “hidden in plain sight” to the Romans
who thought it was just “MALARKEY” or what we today
would say is a “Bunch
of Bull”.
Hyperbole is the use
of exaggeration
as a rhetorical device or figure
of speech. As a figure of speech, it is usually not meant to be taken literally,
but emphasizes and evokes strong feelings to create strong impressions. The Israelites way of life was to gather
daily at the temple or synagogue and even at the gates of the city to DISCUSS and DEBATE the newest secret spiritual concepts.[10] This school of thought gave birth to the Kabbalah
that explained the esoteric mystical teachings.
The
Epicureans and Stoic philosophers[11] would look for numbers and symbols
in the writings of the prophets and debate them. The more OPEN MINDED Berean Jews were commended for EXAMINING
THE SCRIPTURES DAILY to see if what was being said was true.[12] IT’S IN THE BOOK
Weapons
ü Literally in the
Revelation of John, it speaks about warfare with a sword coming out of the
mouth of Christ. We would be bringing knives and swords to a modern day GUN
FIGHT.[13]
ü Symbolically, if you look at
the SWORD; it is THE WORD of God which is sharper than any two edged sword.
God’s Word; the
Bible will kill people; JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.[14]
Age of the Computer
A lot of the Esoteric thinking and “hidden inner tradition”
was passed down generation to generation, but some was lost and scriptures says it was “SEALED UP”[15]
for many days till knowledge has increased. Now, the computer age has unlocked these
visions…
The Book “Arithmetic
of God” counts the OCCURRENCES of things in
the Bible. The basis of this book begins
with the 153
fish that were caught in the
Disciples NET.[16] What is significant about 153? - That very day Jesus had shown
Himself to the Disciples for the third time since His resurrection which took
place on the 17th...
Adding up each number between 1 and 17, you get 153.
NOTE; The 17th day times the 3rd appearance equals 51,
and 51 times 3 (51+51+51) =153... I realize this book “pushes
the envelope” somewhat with its findings, but just hang in
there.
153 and
the NET symbolically represents the plan of salvation... [17] HOLD THAT THOUGHT
Occurrences in the Computer
From the Book “Arithmetic of God.”
ü
4 is God’s
handiwork, the First Creation, Flesh – The 4th time Jesus is called “The Word”
states: “The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us”.
ü
6 is Satan –
“Against” is found 6 times in
connection with the believer’s warfare against Satan.
ü
7 is
completeness, Perfection or bringing to an End; all of God’s handiwork
completed in 7 days.
ü
8 is new Birth –
Concerning new birth, “born” is spoken 8 times between the Lord and Nicodemus. – Twice 4 (the first
creation) is 8 a new creation; a new Birth.
ü
9 is the fruit
of the Spirit...
There are 9 fruits of the Spirit[18]
There are 9 gifts of the Spirit[19] There are 9 characteristics of the believer; the Beatitudes[20]
ü
10 is the Law –
The 10 Commandments
– 10
Linen curtains in the Tabernacle – Boaz took 10 men
as witnesses to marry Ruth.
ü
12 is Divine Power, Rule or Authority – There
were 12
Disciples – 12
barrels of water were poured on the altar of Baal – After Jesus fed the 5000
they gathered 12
baskets of leftovers. God spoke to
Job about the 12 signs of the Zodiac.
I am going around the block to get to the 144,000 and
am skipping a lot of stuff just to stop here and look at the number TWELVE which is Divine Power,
Rule or Authority...
HOLD THAT THOUGHT
Base
numbers in the Computer
§
The
Greeks did
not have a way to express numbers in their language system, so they used
letters for numbers. I don’t have Greek
letters on my keyboard, so just take my word for it
§
The
Hebrews followed the
same concept with letters representing numbers.
§
The
Romans have
the familiar Roman numerals; I (1) – V (5) – X (10) – L (50) – C (100) - D (500) which expresses
their numbers with letters. If you add
up all these numbers, you get 666.
§
The
Book “Theomatics” questions WHY the specific
number of 153
fish where caught in the NET by the Disciples; why did they go out of
their way to specify 153 fish,
why not 12, 40, 144; commonly used
numbers? This became the code that unlocked the door.
Everywhere this base number of 153
shows up, the passages are reflective of “The Gospel message”;
153 is
symbolic of the PLAN OF SALVATION.
Look at the Words in the base number 153; Plan of Salvation... The Net (salvation plan)... Fishers of Men... Fishes (the saved)... The Way, Truth, Life... I am the Way... Door of the Sheep...
The Narrow Gate. All of these
passages have the same base number of 153. INCREDIBLE
With the help of a computer, this book
deals with breaking down every sentence in the Bible to its numerical value
that is represented in the Hebrew
& Greek since they both use
letters for their numbers.
They take sentences in the Bible and add
up their numerical value and then divide them back down to their base number. The base number always equals the same common theme.
I won’t do that here as it would take
300 pages. - (I encourage you to buy the book Theomatics for
your Library)
Without seeing the Greek or Hebrew it is difficult
to explain, but all passages on the same topic have the same base number. Example; passages about Jesus Christ can be
divided back down to the base number of 37. (Notice that 3 is the trinity and 7 is completeness = Jesus Christ)
Then number 37 has
many thoughts pointing back to Jesus...The Door... Firstborn... Son of Man... Christ...
Godhead... The Good Shepherd... Family of David... Fountain of Water.
INCREDIBLE
3
is the Trinity – 4 is God’s Handiwork (Notice that when you add 3 the
Trinity and 4 God’s Handiwork
it becomes complete; 7)... 7 is
Completeness or perfection... 8 is a new order.
12 is the inner circle, the chosen (12 X 12= 144)
... TWELVE... HOLD THAT THOUGHT
Twelve
I had to take you through all the mental
gymnastics of numbers to bring you back here to talk about the Hebrew mystic number of TWELVE. ... To the
Hebrew, the number twelve represented groups of completeness; twelve
is the containment of ALL.
Three; the Trinity TIMES Four; God’s Handiwork
is TWELVE... Total
completeness - ALL
Twelve represented ALL of Israel; the Twelve Tribes (Old
Testament). It represented ALL of the inner circle of the Twelve Disciples of Christ (New Testament). There were Twelve precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest; Twelve Shewbread
cakes in the tabernacle. Twelve Pillars &
Twelve Spies that spied out the land. In the future New Jerusalem there are Twelve gates[21] in the wall which rest on the Twelve foundations.[22]
The Twelve tribes of Israel of the Old Testament;
TIMES the Twelve
Disciples of the New Testament equals 144; that’s
everybody... ALL
INCLUSIVE
The
number 1,000
is the number of the anticipated Millennium Kingdom of God and the ultimate degree of perfection. A day to the Messiah is like a 1,000 years.[23]
144 times 1,000 is 144,000; which is EVERY Believer in
the Kingdom of God.
IT’S IN THE BOOK
144,000
– The Dual Nature
The mountain of Zion or the
Prophetic use of the word ZION is used some
150 times in the OT ALWAYS referring to the highest point in Jerusalem; God’s Mountain
and David’s Throne.[24] Symbolically ZION is Gods rule and
it is always on Earth, not in Heaven, so when we see the 144,000 standing before the Lamb on Zion; they are on Mt. Zion on
Earth.[25] There
was a great Multitude standing before the throne wearing white robes.[26] Note: They were from EVERY
nation, tribe and people and there was so many you could not count
them. [27]
Just as the Two Witnesses have a DUAL NATURE, so does the 144,000; they are ALSO known as the GREAT
MULTITUDE.... They are one and the same... John HEARD the symbolic number of 144,000 and SAW the great multitude
that could not be counted before the throne.
Systematic Theology teaches that
these are TWO
different groups of people not ONE and I
understand this and accept the criticism.
I don’t ask that you embrace my Belief System; JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
The
144,000/multitude serve God in the Temporary Kingdom
Temple (Church) on earth until the finalized Kingdom Temple comes[28] Did you see it? God’s dwelling place; His throne is among us.[29]
Why am I telling you this? Because it is
important to understand that the numbered 144,000 is SYMBOLIC of the numberless
great multitudes of people from EVERY nation, EVERY tribe,
EVERY people and EVERY language
that have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Messiah.
There ARE NOT two groups of SAVED people as taught by some denominations. Teaching that there are those that served God
on earth as commanded and there are those who were SUPER
ACHIEVERS,
who raised the bar and
did even more than was commanded. NO, there is only ONE MULTITUDE that is saved.[30] That is not to say that there are not special rewards, but that’s just another
word study.
The Army - Symbolism
In
previous Word Studies on Revelation symbolism, I have
concluded that “Armageddon”
is the battlefield of the MIND of the
believer, and the
believer is the warrior as well as the war. With that said, I am continuing this same
thought that “the
warrior” which is every believer, is part of GOD’S
ARMY.
The best way to
describe this mysterious fighting army is Special Forces with
uniforms of fine white linens that are clean and bright, SYMBOLIZING
the Believer’s robes washed in the blood of Christ making them WHITE as snow.[31] The Bride of
Christ is the believer that is
arrayed in fine pure bright white linens; these warriors are NOT angels.[32]
NOTE: In the time of Jesus there were also Special Forces called the Zealots that were secret freedom fighters that
were trying to liberate the Jews from the domination of Rome. This is such an amazing story, but I will not
cover it here. See the Word Study; Zealots
At first blush, we tend to surmise that
Jesus returns to earth in the clouds with legions of Angel armies to fight the
war of Armageddon,
but after close examination we find that the war is waged by the “Sword in His
Mouth” which is SYMBOLIC of the Gospel Message.[33]
The Gospel
message is SYMBOLICALLY presented by “Jars of Clay”,
physical bodies,[34]
not the spiritual bodies of angels. Only
the redeemed can
sing the new song,[35] angels are not
redeemed. This is NOT an angel Army....
Both Believers
and Make-Believers may apply for service, but just as with any army,
there are some requirements for acceptance in “joining up” therefore some are REJECTED.
ü
1-A
Accepted - Available for unrestricted military
service. Jesus said we must come to Him believing and
trusting; without reservation; just as a child would run to his
daddy and jump into his arms.[36]
ü 4-F Rejected - Registrant not
acceptable for military service. Registrant has been found not qualified for
service in the Armed Forces by a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) under the established physical, mental,
and moral standards. (Look it up)
The Sermon on the Mount; “The Beatitudes”
do not show a man how to be saved; they show the characteristics of one who is saved.
They are not
promises of blessings for the saved, but are a description of the saved.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR JOINING GOD’S ARMY.[37]
ü
Poor
in spirit –
The realization that we are spiritually bankrupt and can offer God nothing.
ü
Those
who mourn –
Anguishing over sin; over perishing souls; wanting right to prevail.
ü
Meek – Accepting opposition, insults and provocation –
Bearing patiently – Mild and calm.
ü
Hunger
for righteousness – All sin and wrongdoing to anyone grieves them.
ü
Merciful
–
Being kind, showing pity, mercy and compassion, even when it’s not convenient.
ü
Pure
in Heart –
No hidden motives or self-interest; a pure heart with singleness of purpose
ü
Peacemaker – Bringing men into harmony with each other –
Calming the waters.
ü
Love – You must love Christ more than your own family
or you are not worthy of Him.
ü
Give to those who can’t pay you back; Give
justice, mercy, compassion and faithfulness.
Someone
who is RICH puts his trust
in what he has... Someone who is POOR puts his trust
in what he hasn’t... It’s very hard for someone who is rich to seek the Kingdom of
Heaven; they do not see themselves
as having any needs. They are
self-sufficient... They don’t need
God. (Jesus said this, not me.)
IT’S IN THE BOOK
The Bar is set very high; who then can
qualify to enter God’s Army? By man’s efforts, no one can qualify to
enter... Only
by the grace of God has it been made possible... Unless we change
and become like little children, we will never enter the kingdom of
heaven. Run trusting
and believing and JUMP into His arms
like a child lovin’ up on his daddy; Abba Father.
The Take Away
Let’s
reason together; the ten northern
tribes of Israel were lost; they no longer exist. The tribe of Benjamin was absorbed into the
tribe of Judah, leaving only the “Jews” from Judah which is only 12,000 men... If you
look LITERALLY at the 144.000,
we are about 132,000
men short.
I know
this is just way too simple, but the Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons and Seventh Day Adventist
may be right, that they are the 144.000, but included with them as well are the Catholics,
Baptist, Presbyterians, Methodist and Assembly of God denominations, etc.
- BELIEVERS of ALL denominations are part of this SYMBOLIC 144,000.
Believer and
Make Believers alike will sign up for the Army of God, but the Make-Believer
having only a form of godliness[38]
will be classified 4-F... REJECTED[39]... IT’S IN THE BOOK
Are you a Make
Believer? God said, you will
know them by their fruits’; their actions. Take a close look at your “Check Book”;
your Speech,
your SONGS and your Activities.[40] Do they honor God or bring Him shame?
I
don’t ask
that you embrace my BS of the Symbolism that the sealed 144,000 Special Forces are the Army of ALL BELIEVERS, but just think about it. You WILL be drafted into
Satan’s Army unless you enlist in God’s army... Life is Choice Driven.[41] The Choices you make on this side of life have
eternal consequences.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT
IT’S IN THE BOOK
[1] Jeremiah 30:7 – Tribulations called Jacob’s Trouble
[2] Revelation 14:5 – The 144,000 were blameless True Believers in God
[3] Matthew 24:21 – The Last 3 ½ years us known as the Great Tribulation such as has never been before.
[4] Acts 2:16-21- God will
pour out His Spirit in the last days and everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved
[5] Matthew 24:14 - The Gospel will be preached in the whole world then the End will come
[6] Revelation 7:4-8 – Tribes of Israel; 144,000...
ALL
JEWS; but no Levites
[7] 1 Peter 2:9 - Every Believer is in the Royal
Priesthood -- Revelation 1:6 – The Believer is in a Kingdom of Priests
[8] Revelation 14:1-5 – The 144,000 are VIRGINS, truthful &
blameless
[9] Judges 2:17 – Israel went WHORING after
other gods.
[10] Acts 17:23 – They debated the Un-Known God Whom
you ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you
[11] Acts 17:18 – Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers debate everything
[12] Acts 17:11 – The Bereans were more open minded and
commended for examining the scriptures daily
on what was truth
[13] Revelation 19:21- The Sword came from His Mouth
[14] Hebrews 4:12 – The Sword is the Word of God -- Ephesians 6:17 – The Sword of the Spirit
is the Word of God
[15] Daniel 8:26 – Seal up the visions for the
Future... the COMPUTER -- Daniel 12:4 –
Shut up the words till the time of the COMPUTER
[16] Matthew 4:18-19 – I will make you fishers
of men; the NET is the
Salvation Plan
[17] John 21:11 – 153 fish – The Net – Plan of salvatio
[18] Galatians 5:22-23 – Fruits of the Spirit:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
[19] 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 – Gifts of the Spirit; word of
knowledge, word of wisdom, great faith, healings, miracles, discernment of
spirits, prophesy, speak in tongues, ability to interpret tongues
[20] Matthew 5:3-10 – Description of a Believer; the Beatitudes
[21] Revelation 21:12 – Twelve gates in the New
Jerusalem
[22] Revelation 21:14 – Twelve foundations in the New Jerusalem
[23] 2 Peter 3:8 - One day is as a thousand years to the Lord
[24] Zechariah 8:2 – The Lord is passionate and strong with love for Mount Zion
[25] Revelation 14:1 – 144,000 standing on
Mount Zion on Earth who had the Father’s name written on their
foreheads.
[26] Ephesians 2:19-21 – Fellow believers Joined together become the Church,
the holy Temple of God
[27] Revelation 7:9 – A great Multitude in white robes that NO ONE COULD
COUNT from every nation, tribe and people
[28] Revelation 7:15 – They serve before the Throne on earth in His Temple
[29] Revelation 21:3 - The dwelling place
of God is with man -- 2
Corinthians 6:16 – God lives among us; we are the Temple -- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 – We are
God’s Holy Temple
[30] Ephesians 4:4-5 – There is just one Lord, one faith, one baptism and ONE BODY of Christ
[31] Revelation 19:11-15 – Armies of Heaven in
fine white pure linen -- Revelation
19:7-8 – These are the Redeemed in fine pure
linen
[32] Revelation 7:14 - These are the ones coming out of the great
tribulation“. They have washed their robes and made them WHITE in the blood of the Lamb
[33] Ephesians 6:17 – The Sword is the Word of God --
Hebrews 4:12 – The Word of God is sharper
than a two edge sword piercing to the division of soul and of spirit,
[34] 2 Corinthians 4:7 – Redeemed Army are
“Jars of Clay”, not
angels
[35] Revelation 14:1-3 – A multitude singing a
song that only the redeemed could sing
[36] Matthew 18 2-5 – Believe and trust as
a child with his daddy.
[37] Matthew 5:3-12 – Qualifications to join the Army of God
[38] 2 Timothy 3:5 – MAKE BELIEVERS have only a form of godliness
[39] Matthew 7:23 – MAKE BELIEVER will be told I never knew you
[40] Matthew 7:16 – You can tell a MAKE BELIEVER by his fruits
[41] James 1:22 – Don’t just hear the Word –
DO IT
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