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Question

If all you christians out there think you are going to heaven why does it say in the bible that 144000 are going to heaven?and thats probley in all your bibles. Where are the rest of yous going because there is a heck of a lot of better people before you and me.

Answer 1

This will explain everything.

The Bible's Viewpoint

Who Go to Heaven?

A TERRORIST bomb rips apart an airliner in flight, killing all on board. Relatives and friends of the victims are told that their loved ones are now in heaven, as if to compensate for their untimely and violent death.

A popular musician dies and is said to be 'trumpeting with the angels in heaven.'

Disease, famine, or accidents rob infants of a full life, and the clergy say they now enjoy heavenly bliss, perhaps even as angels!

Is God correcting injustice to young and old by taking all such ones to himself in heavenly peace? Is admission into heaven simply God's way of preserving all that is good and praiseworthy in mankind? What is the Bible's viewpoint?

Those Not in Heaven

The Bible's statement is clear: "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom?" (1 Corinthians 6:9) However, the Bible also speaks of many righteous ones and victims of injustice who would not inherit the heavens.

Jesus himself said of the soon-to-be martyred John the Baptizer: "Truly I say to you people, Among those born of women there has not been raised up a greater than John the Baptist; but a person that is a lesser one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is." (Matthew 11:11) All the boys two years of age and under in Bethlehem and its districts were mercilessly slaughtered by wicked King Herod in his attempt to destroy the child Jesus. (Matthew 2:16) Yet, Jesus said: "Moreover, no man [or woman or child] has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man [Jesus]." (John 3:13) Why did Jesus not speak of these victims of injustice as being in heaven?

Jesus Opened the Way

Jesus called himself "the way and the truth and the life" and was referred to by the apostle Paul as "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death." (John 14:6; 1 Corinthians 15:20) Consequently, no one could have preceded him into heaven. But when Jesus did ascend to heaven some 40 days after his resurrection, was he then followed by worthy men of faith already deceased? Some ten days later, the apostle Peter said concerning King David that "he both deceased and was buried and his tomb is among us to this day. . . . Actually David did not ascend to the heavens."-Acts 2:29, 34.

Thus, admission to heaven involves more than compensation for injustices suffered or even a rewarding of personal faithfulness. Instead, it provides for the formation of a heaven-based body of rulers composed of a representative number of humans under Christ's direction, anointed by holy spirit.-Romans 8:15-17; Revelation 14:1-3.

A Heavenly Kingdom

Jesus referred to this rulership, or government, as "the kingdom of the heavens" or "the kingdom of God." (Matthew 5:3, 20; Luke 7:28) It was not intended that great masses of mankind be included in this administrative body. Thus, Jesus referred to it as a "little flock." (Luke 12:32) In the original language used in this part of the Bible, the word "little" (mi·kros´) is the opposite of great (me´gas), and its use at Luke 12:32 refers to quantity or fewness in number. Hence, membership in "the kingdom of the heavens" does not allow for an unlimited number. To illustrate: If you were asked to pour a little water into a glass, you would make sure that it did not overflow. So, too, the "little flock" cannot be made up of overflowing numbers of people. God's Kingdom has a set ("little") number of corulers with Christ.

The exact number of these rulers, 144,000, was revealed to the apostle John. (Revelation 14:1, 4) Earlier in Revelation these same ones are said to be 'out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation to be a kingdom and priests to God,' and they are to rule as kings from heaven over the earth. (Revelation 5:9, 10) This administrative body in association with Jesus Christ is the Kingdom for which he taught his followers to pray. It is also the agency by which misrule of this earth will be terminated, thus restoring justice and peace to man's home, the earth, as well as everlasting vitality to its inhabitants.-Psalm 37:29; Matthew 6:9, 10.

A Select Body of Rulers

Since the human rulerships that the Kingdom replaces are so riddled with corruption, can we not see why those included in that heavenly government must be carefully selected and tested by God? Mankind's current situation might be likened to that of hundreds of passengers aboard a damaged jetliner in bad weather. In such a critical situation, would you want a flight crew made up of young, inexperienced people? Hardly! The situation would call for a crew carefully selected according to stringent qualifications.

With regard to those who will serve in heaven with Christ Jesus, we are relieved to know that "God has set the members in the body, each one of them, just as he pleased." (1 Corinthians 12:18) Personal desire or ambition for a position in the Kingdom is not the determining factor. (Matthew 20:20-23) Specific standards of faith and conduct have been established by God so as to bar the admittance of unworthy ones. (John 6:44; Ephesians 5:5) The opening words of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount show that corulers with Christ must prove to be spiritually-minded, mild-tempered, lovers of righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, and peaceable.-Matthew 5:3-9; see also Revelation 2:10.

Happily, the great majority of mankind, although not chosen by God to be among this representative heavenly body of rulers, are not left without hope. They will inhabit this beautiful earth and enjoy the benefits of his divine rulership. Long dead victims of past injustices will be restored to life to live alongside those who survive to see God's Kingdom "come" in the fullest sense. The promise will be kept: "The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it."-Matthew 6:9, 10; Proverbs 2:21; Acts 24:15.

Answer 2

The 144,000 specifically refers to people who will be saved from God's wrath during the great Tribulation.

Also 1000 was a symbolic way of saying "the entire amount of" or "all of". Thus all the faithful of each tribe. Note also that Jesus taught that those who are sons of Abraham are those who hear the words of God and follow them and keep the covenant between God and Abraham. Thus all who follow God shall be saved.

Answer 3

Look at it this way - if a loaf of bread costs a penny in the 1950s imagine what it cost in a thousand years. So 144000? then will be what now?

Answer 4

it talks about 144000 being with Christ, take from the earth and serving as judges and kings. (rev 14:3, 4b). these are ones who have been anointed by Holy spirit as loyal servants of Jesus and Jehovah. they are taken from the earth from all generations loyal to God. these are the little flock who are blessed with a heavenly future.
the great croud it speaks about refers to all who loyaly serve God who are blessed with an earthly future. (psalms 37:10,11,29).
those who die before armageddon will be resurrected to life on earth. but they are not the only ones who are resurrected. john 5:29 mentions there bing people resurrected who practised vile things. romans 6:7,23 shows that death is payment for our sins. when we die, our sins are payed for and we cannot be judged on them. so how can some recieve a resurrection of judgement? revalation 20 speaks of the 1000year reign of Christ. during this time those resurrected and those who survive armageddon are restored to perfection. after the thousand years satan is released to mislead the nations. those who follow satan then will be judged and destroyed with him. afterwards, those who served Jehovah will begin to live in perfection forever (rev 20:5, compare 1timothy 6:19)
for those who disobey God, they are destroyed. rev 20 speaks of the lake of fire. this represents Gehenna, which was a rubbish dump outside Jerusalem where a fire constantly burned. nothing survived it, or was ever found again. it represents complete destruction forever with no hope of return. but as ecclesiastes 9:5 shows, the dead are unconscious, not in hell. in fact hell is translated from sheol and hades which merely refer to the common grave of mankind. not a place of eternal torment with red guys and pitchforks

Answer 5

you have never studied that have you? try it.
Oh it is in my bible but that's not what it is referring to.
That is after the rapture when GOD sends His angels to destroy everything, That they do not until 144,000 are marked on their forhead who serve GOD. The rest are destroyed.
You should study your scripture.
After that it talks about a great number of people standing before the throne of GOD, so great that they couldn't be counted.

The 144,000 are those who choose to follow GOD during the 7 years after the rapture.

Answer 6

I studied a lot of religions in my life. The others who are not evil are supposed to have a heaven on earth like the garden of Eden.

Answer 7

numbers in the bible are often symbolic, and the book of revelation is especially written in a sort of code. I think this number is symolic of 'a great multitude', not to be taken literally.

Answer 8

they will tell you that this is only a JW belief .. but it is in the book right enough
but the JWs believe that those who make the 144000 will ascend to heaven and the others that are saved will have paradise on earth
the rest ( like me ) will just be in our graves

Answer 9

The number 144,000 refers to the remnant of the Jews who will be called by God during the tribulation period to preach the gospel to all mankind. The actual number of those saved just during the tribulation period is "a great multitude that no one could count" (Rev. 7:9,14)

Answer 10

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Answer 11

that's absolute twaddle you need to get yor facts straight everyone who believes will go home to be with the father in heaven