What are the qualifications for the 144,000 mentioned in the Bible book of Revelation Chapter 7 & 14?
1) They are all Jews- Rev. 7.4 .
2) They are all men- Rev. 14 : 4.
3) They are all identified by tribe-Rev. 7:4- 8.
4) None of them are married- Rev. 14:4.
5) They have the Father's name written on their foreheads- Rev. 14 : 1.
6) They are all seen with Jesus on Mount Zion, on Earth - Rev. 14: 1.
7) Their appearance is after the Great Tribulation, as Christ will not return to earth until the beginning of the Millennium or at the very end of the Great Tribulation. (See Matt. 24:29 & 30, Rev. 1:7, Acts 1:10&11.)
This is all "figurative" you say? We may conclude then, that the number 12,000 following the name of each tribe in Rev. 7: 4- 8 is also "figurative", thus the 12,000 X 12,000 being the 144,000 becomes multiplied figurative thinking !
The truth is that there is not a single person on earth today that meets the qual-ifications of the 144,000 of Revelation chapters 7 & 14.
2007-09-22
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