Why would there only be 144,000 places in Heaven?

Question

Why not 145,000 or 9 billion or an infinite? This means that only cavemen are in Heaven and no one else will ever be able to go to Heaven no matter what they do. How could anyone know there are 144,000 places in Heaven anyway?

Answer 1

The 144,000 are spirit annointed christians starting at Jesus ransom death at Pentecost 33 C.E. They are appointed by Jehovah (Name of God you can check your Bible, try Psalms 83:18 if it is not there check the front of your Bible and it will probably say that Jehovah's name has been removed from the Bible) and Jesus (they are seperate entities not one person such as the false trinity (which is a non-biblical teaching having pagan origins in the fifth century)) That is how these 144,000 people are chosen and about 8,500 of them are still living today.

Answer 2

Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.


And there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel - In regard to this number, the first and the main question is, whether it is meant that this was to be the literal number, or whether it was symbolical; and, if the latter, of what it is a symbol:

I. As to the first of these inquiries, there does not appear to be any good reason for doubt. The fair interpretation seems to require that it should be understood as symbolical, or as designed not to be literally taken; for:

(a)the whole scene is symbolical - the winds, the angels, the sealing.

(b)It cannot be supposed that this number will include all who will be sealed and saved. In whatever way this is interpreted, and whatever we may suppose it to refer to, we cannot but suppose that more than this number will be saved.

(c)The number is too exact and artificial to suppose that it is literal. It is inconceivable that exactly the same number - precisely twelve thousand - should be selected from each tribe of the children of Israel.

(d)If literal, it is necessary to suppose that this refers to the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. But on every supposition this is absurd. Ten of their tribes had been long before carried away, and the distinction of the tribes was lost, no more to be recovered, and the Hebrew people never have been, since the time of John, in circumstances to which the description here could be applicable. These considerations make it clear that the description here is symbolical. But,

Answer 3

This is an often misquoted text that has many talking about things they do not understand or even think about. Nowhere do you ever find there will be only 144,000 in Heaven but that number is the chosen ones that have gone through some very perilous times and lived for Jesus. It is not the total number that will be in Heaven as even Jesus said you cannot count the number that will be there. this is just an elite group that deserves special mention and honor for what they did in their lives, much like what we do with celebrities that do a lot for people in theirs. They get a special mention and honor for their work.

Answer 4

The book of Revelation refers to 144,000 witnesses to God, whom will preach to the masses the Good News of Christ during the Great Tribulation.

Certain religious fanatics have taken this to mean that only 144,000 people will ascend to Heaven, while the rest will either be at a state of unrest on an eternal plain, or go to Hell.

This is a very inaccurate statement, and should not be taken literally. Plenty more will be headed to Heaven.

Answer 5

The Bible speaks of two groups of people.Firstly those referred to as "little flock","holy ones","Israel of God"(Dan.7:27;Lu.12:32;
Gal.6:16).These ones will number 144,000 and go to heaven to rule as kings and priests with Christ over the earth.(Rev.14:1-3).The ingathering of these anointed ones began at Pentecost 33CE when holy spirit sat as tongues of fire over the heads of 120 faithful disciples of Christ.After which the Bible tells us another 5,000 were added.And that number has continued to grow until the number 144,000 is complete.
The number 12 in the Bible signifies a divinely constituted organisation either in the hevens or on the earth.Therefore 12 times 12 would really emphasis that point.Rev.7:4-8 refers to the sealing of twelve thousand from the twelve tribes of Israel.Many mistakingly think that this is referring to fleshly Israel.However this is not the case.The reference here is made to spiritual Israel;the Israel of God for several valid reasons.The listing of the tribes does not match that of natural Israel found at Numbers Chapter 1.Also Jerusalem's temple and priesthood and all tribal records of natural Israel were permanently destroyed,long before John had his vision.Also natural Israel had rejected Christ.
The idea that cavemen are in heaven is not accurate.The Bible tells us that Jehovah created man and woman.It does not speak of evolution.The Bible also does not teach that heaven is the reward for everyone who is "good".
God placed the first man and woman on the earth and told them to be fruitful and multipy.He placed them in a garden paradise.And designed them to live forever in a perfect state.
Although Satan has disrupted God's plan,His original purpose will still be fulfilled.The earth was designed for man to live on.Ps.37:9-11,29;Pr2:21;
Rev.21:3,4The Bible refers to this group as "great crowd",and "other sheep".Rev.7:9;Joh.10:16.
All those asleep in death will also be resurrected and have the opportunity to learn about and serve Jehovah God.Acts.24:15.
What the Bible teaches is a far cry from what the churches of Christendom teach their followers.

Answer 6

The JW is the ones that is mis-interpretating the scriptures, those 144,000 in Revelation is 12,000 Israeli's Jews from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, They are on this earth while the Bride is in Heaven at the marriage supper, & this 144,000 is to be here when Israel has 2 prophets on this earth, There will be more than 144,000 in heaven.

Answer 7

God picked the number not man...........and 144,000 is the number that will be resurrected to heaven and rule as kings and priests with Jesus for a thousand years...........the others the Bible calls the great crowd that no one can number , these are the ones hat will be resurrected on earth and will be subjects to this kingdom. Let your kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Answer 8

The 144,000 is not all that will get into heaven it is how many got into heaven of the Jews,12,000 each from the 12 tribes of Israel.

Answer 9

"Aaaaah "...getting to heaven ..."so easy a caveman can do it...I don't think so. Gotta go with papa G on this one. Everyone wants to go to heaven when they die....and if this were the case....there would be no need for a "Resurrection" ....which the bible clearly states ....there will be one. That resurrection will take place here on earth. So don't worry about getting to heaven...just pick you a place here . ....I have.

Answer 10

Harpazo = Rapture

END-TIME BIBLE PROPHECY

The Messiah Lord Jesus said BIRTH PANGS would signal the time of the end (Matthew 24:8). There are NINE birth pangs, they are all PRE-TRIBULATIONAL and the 1st three already occurred.

The first birth pang was worldwide conflict coupled with famines and earthquakes (Matthew 24:7-8). Worldwide conflict was fulfilled in 1914-1918, major famines happened in 1918-1921 and most of the world’s major earthquakes began to occur since 1900.

The second birth pang was the restoration of a Jewish State (Ezekiel 20:33-38; Ezekiel 22:17-22; Ezekiel 36:22-24; Zephaniah 2:1-2). This was fulfilled in 1948.

The third birth pang was Jewish control of the Old City of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:1-2). For the third Jewish Temple (Tribulation Temple) to be rebuilt, Jerusalem needs to be under Jewish control and this was accomplished in the Six Day War in 1967.

The fourth birth pang will be the Ezekiel 38 war. Russia, allied states of Iran, Ethiopia, Somalia, Germany and Armenia will invade Israel. God will miraculously destroy the invading army by earthquake, civil war among the invading soldiers, pestilence, blood, flood, hailstones, fire and brimstone. This will bring a revival in Israel where many Jews will turn to the Lord, and Israel will spend 7 years and 7 months burying the bodies and burning for fuel the military equipment left behind (Ezekiel 39:9-16).

The 5th birth pang will be the development of a one world government (Daniel 7:23-24).

The 6th birth pang will be the splitting of the one world government into 10 kingdoms and this Ten Kingdom Stage will continue until mid-Tribulation (Daniel 7:24).

The 7th birth pang will be the revelation of the Antichrist (II Thessalonians 2:1-3; Daniel 7:24).

The 8th birth pang will be a period of peace and false security that will be shattered by the Tribulation (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3).

The 9th and final birth pang before the Tribulation is the signing of the 7-year covenant between Israel and the Antichrist. THIS EVENT IS WHAT BEGINS THE (7-year) TRIBULATION - NOT THE RAPTURE!

The Rapture of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) is also a pre-tribulational event (Luke 21:34-37; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 19:6-8). The fact that the Church is not mentioned in any of the Tribulation Scriptures proves the Rapture is pre-tribulational. All raptured Christians will receive glorified bodies (Romans 8:22-23; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54)) and it can happen at any second.


THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 6-9 AND 17)

The Ministry of 144,000 sealed Jewish believers will bring many throughout the world to accept Christ.

There will be a powerful Ministry of Two Witnesses who will also be anointed Jewish believers.

A one world religious system (Babylon the Harlot) will rule. Under this one world religious system, many who are saved during the Tribulation will suffer persecution and death.

The Political system of the 10 kings of the one world government will continue.

During the first half of the Tribulation there will also be war, worldwide famine, death (1/4 of the world’s population will die), a huge earthquake, a blackout and a meteor shower. 1/3 of earth’s dry surface will be destroyed, 1/3 sea life and salt water will be destroyed, a fallen angel called Wormwood will make 1/3 of earth’s fresh water bitter, 1/3 of earth’s natural light sources will be destroyed, there will be another blackout and demons in the form of “locust-scorpions” will come up out of the abyss led by Abaddon their king and they will inflict harm and pain for five months upon those who are not sealed by God (unbelievers). Another demonic invasion will occur and the demons involved will be led by four fallen angels who will be released from the Euphrates River and this army will kill 1/3 of the earth’s population.


MID-TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 10-14 AND 17)

The Antichrist will war against the 10 kings, and during the war the Antichrist will be killed.

Satan will be cast out of the atmospheric heavens onto earth and will resurrect the Antichrist.

The Antichrist will kill 3 kings (the kings of Syria, Egypt and Mesopotamia) and the 7 other kings will submit to him.

The Antichrist will kill the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem and the wicked people will celebrate this event. Three and a half days afterwards, God will resurrect the Two Witnesses and take them up to Heaven and the people who celebrated will become terrified. The city of Jerusalem where the murder of the Two Witnesses occurred will then suffer an earthquake which will kill 7,000 people.

The False Prophet will receive from Satan the power to perform great miracles and will deceive many. The False Prophet will command all people to worship the Antichrist and have persons create an image to the Antichrist. The False Prophet will use his satanic powers to give it life and the ability to speak. The False Prophet will cause those who refuse to worship the Antichrist and the image to be killed.

The False Prophet will issue his own counterfeit seal known as the Mark of the Beast and it will be placed on all those who surrender to the Antichrist’s authority and accept him as god. Those who refuse to take this mark will not be able to buy or sell. Those who take this mark will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire.

The Antichrist will break the seven-year covenant he made with Israel, cause the sacrifices to stop, sit in the Jewish Temple, declare to the world that he is really God and set up an idol called the Abomination of Desolation in the Temple (Daniel 9:27; Daniel 12:11; Matthew 24:15-16; 11Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation 13:11-15).

Through the Antichrist and the False Prophet, Satan will attempt to destroy the Jews once and for all but he will fail because 1/3 of the Jews will succeed in fleeing into the wilderness. These Jews who escape will accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour during the Tribulation (Zechariah 13:7-9) and while they are in hiding, God will miraculously provide for them (Zechariah 13:8-9; Isaiah 41:17-20). Divine intervention will also destroy the pursuing army.


THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES FOUND IN REVELATION 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)

In the second half of the Tribulation, those with the Mark of the Beast will suffer skin sores, the remainder of sea water and fresh water will be destroyed, the sun will cause terrible burns and the wicked will blaspheme God. There will be yet another blackout and persons will suffer gnawing pains.

Babylon will be the center of world economy and political system but Babylon will be swiftly destroyed by fire and become uninhabitable for man.

The Antichrist will locate the Jews who sought refuge in the wilderness and surround them with his armies to wipe them out. The Lord Jesus will then descend from Heaven with His angels and Saints. He will come with great glory riding upon a horse and will destroy the Antichrist, the False Prophet and all of their armies. After this, a loud voice will cry out “It is done!” followed by the greatest earthquake in the earth’s history and hail weighing 120 pounds will fall.

At the end of the Tribulation, there will be another blackout, the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Matthew 24:29), the Antichrist and the False Prophet will be thrown into the eternal Lake of Fire and Satan will be cast into the Abyss and bound for 1,000 years.


THE MILLENNIUM

The Lord Jesus will reign over the entire earth during the Millennium. The Jewish and Gentile believers who survive the Tribulation will go on to populate the Millennium. Believers who died before and during the Tribulation and believers who were raptured will be present on earth during the Millennium and because they will have glorified bodies they will not reproduce. All believers will be given special tasks by the Lord Jesus (Revelation 20:4-6). There will be no wars (Isaiah 2:2-4), animals will return to the Edenic state and become vegetarians (Isaiah 11:6-9), people will not labour in vain but eat what they plant and inhabit what they build, there will be renovations in the heavens and earth and there will be righteous and unrighteous children born during the Millennium (Isaiah 65:17-25).

At the end of the Millennium, Satan will be loosed from the Abyss and will deceive and gather the unrighteous for a war against the righteous. This will be his final attempt to destroy the righteous and when the unrighteous of the Millennium surround the good people, God will send fire down from Heaven which will suddenly and massively annihilate all of the wicked people. Satan will then be cast into the Lake of Fire where he will remain in torment for eternity (Revelation 20:7-10).


THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

The Great White Throne Judgment will be the next main event. The old heavens and earth will be done away with and all will stand before God’s throne to be judged (Revelation 20:11-12). Those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire which will be their final and eternal abode (Revelation 20:14-15).


THE ETERNAL ORDER (REVELATION 21 AND 22)

Those whose names are found in the Book of Life will enjoy paradise with God forever. The heavens and earth will be made new and the New Jerusalem will come down upon the earth making the earth like Heaven. All curses from the fall will be removed and the earth will be inhabited by the Triune God (The Father, Son and Holy Spirit), all angels and all of the righteous. The seas, moon, night and sun will be done away with and the glory of God will illuminate the earth. The River of Life will flow from God’s throne, the Tree of Life will bear health-giving fruits and leaves and the name of Jesus will be on the foreheads of all of the righteous.


God’s Plan of Salvation for Us
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