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From The Lord, Our God and Savior ✉️

REVOKED - Thus Says The Lord Regarding the United States and the 4th of July (Independence Day)

"Thus says The Lord: From the beginning I had written to you by the pen of My prophets, even to the showing of great signs and wonders. Behold, I came down in the flesh, and spoke with My people face to face. And in one day the sins of My people were purged, in one moment the pain of death was overcome. For I am The Lord. I have declared the end from the beginning, I have spoken of things to come, many wondrous and terrible things. I have set up great kings, and I have cast them down. I have called forth armies to conquer, and I Myself have conquered great armies. I have humbled whole nations and scattered their peoples, and behold, I have also brought them back again. For I am The Lord, and there is no other; there is none like Me.

And thus I speak to you now, little flock, even as I have spoken it to My servant already: All of you have stumbled. Yet some of you have departed, returning to the world and the ways of men... A world which hates Me and blasphemes My name at every turn, a world which pollutes My name without ceasing, a world which loathes its Creator! A world which loves abomination and from righteousness is far removed, a great multitude of dying people who hate LIFE! A world which destroys MY EARTH AND MY CHILDREN, a most wicked generation who MURDERS WITHOUT REMORSE!... A world which even now breathes its last... Beloved, I weep! My heart is rent inside Me! And what of your country and people, little flock? What of this mighty nation? Prepare your hearts, beloved, prepare your hearts for death. For the end of all things is at hand. For the Day of The Lord shall declare it; in the Day of The Lord’s Anger, it shall surely be made plain! Therefore, I have commanded My servant that he not celebrate this holiday[1] with his peers, nor with his community, for he must remain separate. For if he were to join them in their celebration, I tell you the truth, it would be death he celebrates and captivity he honors. For this nation’s independence is lost, its freedom REVOKED!

Beloved, your nation has come to its end; I give it over! No more shall I defend its people And protect its borders!...

For they have utterly forsaken Me, And now must I also forsake them!...

Therefore cry bitter tears, little flock, And weep, be overcome with sorrow, For the end of a nation is a terrible thing...

It is wrought with much betrayal And falls with a mighty crash, Bringing forth death and great mourning; The sound of which shall shake every land And every people, and they too shall fall!

Yet from ruin they shall arise and band together. And in desperation, they shall make a covenant and sign an agreement. And once again they shall blaspheme the name of The Lord Most High, and walk proudly. Thus upon the heels of desolation shall their final destruction be written, in the blood of the slain.

Thus I shall send forth My witnesses, 144,000! They shall run as one mighty in battle, breaking through the lines, tearing down the walls, leaping over every barrier! From city to city they shall declare The Lord’s Rebuke, pronouncing My judgment upon the multitudes!

And thus shall I bring great calamity Upon the cities and high places of men, Until My wrath is satisfied And My fierce anger has abated...

Until the feet of The Holy One of Israel Stand upon the Mount, bringing forth Judgment unto victory absolute...

I AM THE LORD."

[1]↑ The 4th of July - Independence Day (U.S.A.)

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'Spoken Again' (Yeshuah)

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moneyprosperity · 1 year

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eli-kittim · 1 year

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The Seven Seals of Revelation

Eli Kittim

In ancient times, papyrus scrolls with classified information contained several wax seals (Gk. σφραγίς) which ensured that only the appropriate recipient could read the document. Likewise, the Bible uses the term metaphorically to convey apocalyptic information about upcoming events. The seven-sealed scroll reveals seven chronological disclosures that will come in rapid succession. Each seal represents a coming event that will have a major impact on the world. The breaking of the seven seals occurs in Rev. 5–8. The first four seals are known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The first seal represents the first coming of Christ, who commences the sequence of end time events (Rev. 6:1-2). He rides a white horse, which is also mentioned in Rev. 19:11 using nearly identical language. In Rev. 6:2 (NJB), the white rider goes “from victory to victory” (Gk. νικῶν καὶ ἵνα νικήσῃ). The biblical term "victory" is intimately associated with Christ's resurrection from the dead, which ultimately results in the conquering of death itself (see 1 Cor. 15:54, 57). The terms νικῶν and νικήσῃ are based on the Greek word νικάω (nikao), which means to “overcome” or to be “victorious.” The word nikao can only refer to an overcomer in Christ and cannot possibly be attributed to an Antichrist figure (see e.g. Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; Rev. 3:5, 12, 21). Also, the white horseman wears a stephanos crown, which is worn by believers and victors in Christ (see e.g. Mt. 27:29; Jas. 1:12; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4; Rev. 2:10; 4:4; 14:14). The Stephanos “crown” is therefore a symbol of victory for the believers in Christ. Accordingly, the Antichrist would not wear a stephanos crown. We are also told that the rider of the white horse “was holding a bow” (Gk. toxon), which represents God's covenant with the human race (see Gen. 9:13). The Septuagint (LXX), an early Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, translates the Hebrew word ‎קַשְׁתִּ֕י (qaš·tî), which means “rainbow,” with the Greek word “toxon” (bow) in Gen. 9:13! In Rev. 6:2, the Greek word “toxon” is the same word that is translated in the English Bible versions by the word bow. Therefore, the Antichrist would not be “holding a bow,” representing God's covenant. And there are no counterfeit signs in the Bible. That’s why all references to God, Christ, and to the saints are always couched in white imagery (see e.g. Isa. 1:18; Dan. 7:9; Mt. 28:3; John 20:12; Rev. 1:14; 2:17; Rev. 3:4-5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; Rev. 7:9, 13-14; 14:14; 19:14).

The second seal represents the coming of the Antichrist (Revelation 6:3–4), the red horse. The red horseman represents the last king who comes out of the final world empire, which is represented by the red seven-headed dragon with ten horns. World War 3 commences with the red rider, who was given a huge and mighty sword and granted permission to slaughter mankind.

The third seal represents economic collapse (Revelation 6:5–6). The rider of the Black horse holds “a pair of scales,” which merchants used in order to barter for their goods. In those days, meals will be so expensive that it will cost a whole day's wages just to have one.

The fourth seal (Revelation 6:7–8) introduces the “deathly pale” horse whose “rider was called Death, and Hades followed at its heels.” The fourth horse mainly represents a global food crisis, famines, and pandemics that kill off “a quarter of the earth[‘s]” population, coupled with wars and other devastations.

The fifth seal represents the martyrs of the faith throughout the centuries, but especially those who will be killed during the great tribulation (Revelation 6:9–11). The clue is given in verse 11 where “they were told to be patient a little longer, until the roll was completed of their fellow-servants and brothers who were still to be killed as they had been” (cf. Mt. 24:9). These martyrs include the 144,000 who are mentioned in Revelation chapter seven. Rev. 7:13-14 explains that the 144 thousand are the elect “who have been through the great trial.” However, Rev. 7:4-8 is obviously describing not just the tribulation saints but the entire church as a whole. In fact, Revelation 7:9 gives us the identity of the 144 thousand by stating that they’re “a huge number, impossible for anyone to count,” and that they come from every nation on earth.

The sixth seal represents nuclear war, the resurrection, and the rapture (Revelation 6:12–17). The first part of the sixth seal represents nuclear war, which is described as “a violent earthquake” that causes the sun to turn black and the moon red. This event precedes the day of the Lord, according to Joel 2:31 (italics mine):

“The sun shall be turned to darkness, and

the moon to blood, BEFORE the great and

awesome day of the LORD comes.”

There are other devastations as well, such as massive upheavals of the earth's crust and space debris hurtling back to earth, islands and mountains are moved out of their place, as everything will be shaken to its foundations (cf. Hebrews 12:27). It is right after this event that Christ will appear to rapture the elect. See Matthew 24:29-31 (italics mine):

“Immediately AFTER the distress of those

days the sun will be darkened, the moon will

not give its light, the stars will fall from the

sky and the powers of the heavens will be

shaken. And then the sign of the Son of

man will appear in heaven; … And he will

send his angels with a loud trumpet to

gather his elect from the four winds.”

Similarly, Daniel 12:1-2 indicates that the general resurrection of the dead will occur after the great tribulation, which will be an event “unlike any other from the nation’s beginning up to that time.” In line with these passages, the sixth seal indicates that after the great tribulation “all the kings of the earth, the governors and … the whole population, … hid in caverns and among the rocks of the mountains,” and “they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us away from the One who sits on the throne and from the retribution of the Lamb. For the Great Day of his retribution has come, and who can face it?' “ (Rev. 6:15-17). This pericope is taken from Isaiah 2:19, which describes Yahweh rising from the dead to shake the earth:

“they will go into the caverns of the rocks

and into the fissures of the earth in terror of

Yahweh, at the brilliance of his majesty,

when he arises to make the earth quake.”

We know from 1 Thess. 4:16-17 that the resurrection and the rapture happen simultaneously. Thus, the aforementioned passages coalesce to give us the big picture, namely, that the sixth seal represents the resurrection and the rapture, which will occur right after the Great Tribulation!

The seventh seal represents the Day of the Lord (Rev. 8:1-5). The prelude to the day of the Lord begins with a short respite, as “there was silence in heaven for about half an hour” (verse 1). It represents the lull before the storm. This is the close of the tribulation period (Satan’s wrath) and the beginning of the Day of the Lord (God’s wrath), as the severity of the judgments begin to increase with the coming of the seven trumpets. But before the sounding of the seven trumpets, an “angel took the censer and filled it from the fire of the altar, which he then hurled down onto the earth,” causing massive earthquakes and devastations (verse 5). Thus, the seventh seal represents the commencement of the Day of the Lord!

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I will bless the Lord at all times, for HE is good! Oh JESUS what a wonder You are.🙌 When you wait on God, no matter what, IT WILL ALWAYS END IN PRAISE. being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Philippians 1:6 KJV Fam! Continue to bask in HIS OVERWHELMING LOVE🙏 #anattitudeofpositivity #bringspossibilities #Godisgood #sundayblessings #grateful #thedayofthelord @lovethiyonawan @liveyourlifeint @glosplensaint @ultimatetenderhelp https://www.instagram.com/p/CkVFyWIIYj1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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thevolumesoftruth · 1 year

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JUDGMENT AND WOE (*set to powerful music and imagery) 2/12/22 From The Lord, Our God and Savior For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear 📖 Source: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Judgment_and_Woe

▶ Video-Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSVchFJ22QYKZW4CHtZ43YBxdHUTgS9rv

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For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 #coptorthodox #bibleverse #bible #bibleversedaily #dailyverse #coptic #orthodox @coptorthodox #secondcoming #christiscoming #eternallife #christreturn #1thessalonians #1thessalonians5 #1thessalonians52 #1thessalonians5v2 #thedayofthelord https://www.instagram.com/p/CTwPwydvt7Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"Behold, they shall move through the multitude unhindered, both seen and unseen, heard and rejected. They shall be as vinedressers in My vineyard, men of promise until the time, husbandmen in the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord. Yet they shall by no means be given up as lambs to the slaughter, for they shall all be mighty men! They shall roar like young lions; behold, with a resounding roar I shall speak through them! And they shall make a great noise, even in the midst of this most ungodly generation! - A terrible sound assaulting the ears of this wicked multitude who hate My name and My coming, a loud shout, a blaring trumpet, breaking down the walls, leaving them desolate![2]Yet to the wild wheat, the broken and refined wheat, those ripe for the second harvest, to them My witnesses shall be as a welcomed rain in the midst of a ten-year drought, a shelter from the heat at the height of summer, even as singing doves set on a high branch beckoning all who hear to spy them out." ~ Says The Lord [2]: Isaiah 5:28-30 📖 Excerpt from: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Roaring_Lions ▶ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_xy4OJpook&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkP4Ljrix_obl1uYSx1VNyqE&index=28 Also see ANSWERS ONLY GOD CAN GIVE:- Regarding the 144,000 Witnesses: https://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_the_144,000_Witnesses

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*Video!* FOREMOST - "That which I have spoken to this generation is set above all else" Says The Lord -> -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzMAizj97G4&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkMkjV_V68yjBNVY-LTyD5Xy&inde=30 <- <- "Therefore, let the Trumpet be blown loudly! Let the call to repentance go out and the announcement be made! For I have lifted up an ensign to all nations, I have set up a standard for this sleeping generation, a bright and shining lamppost for My people, a light, the glory of which shall not be diminished, but shall only increase by measure."

~ Says The Lord

Excerpt from: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Foremost

Related topics ANSWERS ONLY GOD CAN GIVE:

The Volumes of Truth: https://answersonlygodcangive.com/The_Volumes_of_Truth

Regarding Prophets (True): https://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_Prophets_(True)

I Am The Lord, I Do Not Change: https://answersonlygodcangive.com/I_Am_The_Lord,_I_Do_Not_Change

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From The Lord, Our God and Savior ✉️ For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear THE BREACH - "Your sins gather in strength; night and day they increase and testify to your demise!"

“Thus says The Lord God of Israel, to the generation of the slaughter: I have come down to you, and with brevity I speak to you. With shortness of speech and in a very stern voice, I have proclaimed your error. Is not the will of The Most High written in His Book? Are not My decrees made known, even My Law? Lo, even within you did I place discernment, that you may know right from wrong, that you may choose the good and refuse the evil. Yet what is this before My eyes, day and night?! What is this you have chosen?! Look at what you embrace, O most wicked generation!... You have hated justice, and The Promise is a loathsome sore in your eyes! You rage against My covenants and My people you do hate; My messengers are loathed in all the earth! The cause of the needy and the widow you have not known, and from the fatherless you withdraw your hand! You have forsaken and murdered the innocent; your feet stand in pools of their blood!

Your sins gather in strength; night and day They increase and testify to your demise!...

The stain of death covers you, the pit beckons you!...

Behold, a fissure has formed beneath your feet, The gap widens quickly!...

Lo, in the midst of you a great valley has emerged, Deep darkness and death spreads forth in every direction, Multitudes of dead and dry bones!...

Yet you refuse to see, neither will you listen! For you have grown accustomed To the sound of wailing, And the silence of death pleases you!...

Therefore, FALL!...

Says The Lord.”

A Testament Against The World: THE LORD'S REBUKE

*A Testament Against The World: The Lord's Rebuke - Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D1BC949E9840878

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THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil. Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: “There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail. There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the Lord . Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord ! Why do you long for the day of the Lord ? That day will be darkness, not light. It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light— pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! “Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel? You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god — which you made for yourselves. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord , whose name is God Almighty. Amos 5:13‭-‬27 NIV http://bible.com/111/amo.5.13-27.NIV #thedayofthelord #juizo #juízofinal #finaljudgement #heiscomingtojudgetheearth https://www.instagram.com/p/Bne31CLHVxbe9HS6B_PJkztB3AyFFIX_z11Kx40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2rvqav8g6r6p

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Who are the 144,000 and what is their purpose?

By Eli Kittim 📚

The Elect are Depicted as Jews

Paul gives us an exact definition of what it means to be a "Jew" within the New Testament context: the biblical term "Jew" does not denote a race but rather an inner essence or, more precisely, an indwelling spirit pertaining to God. In Romans 2.28-29 (NASB), Paul declares:

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly,

nor is circumcision that which is outward in

the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one

inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart.

That is to say, “Jewishness” (in the New Testament) doesn’t necessarily refer to race, ethnicity, ancestry, or religion, but rather to the inward operations “by the Spirit” (Rom. 2.29). Similarly, in 1 Pet. 1.1-2, Peter is addressing those who are regenerated in Christ:

those … who are chosen according to the

foreknowledge of God the Father, by the

sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus

Christ.

Notice that Peter is addressing “neither Jew nor Gentile” (Gal. 3.28) but rather the “elect” in Christ. In fact, in 1 Pet. 2.9, Peter describes Christ’s elect using the exact same language that God employs for the Jews in the Old Testament:

But you are a chosen people, a royal

priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special

possession, that you may declare the

praises of him who called you out of

darkness into his wonderful light.

What is more, in 1 Pet. 2.5, Peter says to the elect that you “are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” This indicates that the Old Testament language of “a chosen people”——“God’s special possession,” & “a holy priesthood”——is now being applied to the New Testament saints “who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1.1-2)!

Therefore, the elect in Christ are often depicted as spiritual Jews. As we will see, the New Testament itself tells us that the 144 thousand (in the Book of Revelation) represent all the *saved* inhabitants of the earth, not just the Jews. Another problem with the theory that the 144 thousand represent literal Jews (from the 12 tribes of Israel) is that the tribes of Dan and Ephraim are not mentioned at all in Revelation 7. Since these two tribes are excluded from the 12 tribes of Israel, it would naturally imply that Samson (from the tribe of Dan) and Joshua (from the tribe of Ephraim) would not be saved, which is obviously absurd!

The Elect are Depicted as the 144 Thousand

As has already been noted, in the New Testament, Christ’s elect are sometimes figuratively called “Jews” (Rom. 2.28), while “the holy city … coming down out of heaven from God” is spiritually called the “new Jerusalem” (Rev. 21.2). Notice that this new earth is said to have 12 gates, which represent 12 angels and 12 tribes. Rev 21.12 explains:

It had a great and high wall, with twelve

gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and

names were written on the gates, which are

the names of the twelve tribes of the sons

of Israel.

More symbols are further added, using sets of 12, to represent 12 foundation stones and 12 apostles. Rev. 21.14 states:

And the wall of the city had twelve

foundation stones, and on them were the

twelve names of the twelve apostles of the

Lamb.

In Rev. 21.17, the implicit multiplication of the 12 tribes by the 12 apostles is expressed via the symbolic sum of “144”:

And he measured its wall, 144 cubits, by

human measurements, which are also

angelic measurements.

In the same way, the 144,000 chosen-ones are said to come from the 12 tribes of Israel. This is obviously figurative or metaphorical language. We know that they represent Christ’s *elect* because the wrath of God is held back until these chosen ones are secured. These symbolic Jews comprise only one group, namely, “the bond-servants of our God,” that is to say, “those who were sealed” in Christ (Rev. 7.4)! As we will see later on, Revelation 7 is not referring to literal Jews per se. And the angels want to seal them before the terrible day of the Lord commences. Revelation 7.1-3 reads:

After this I saw four angels standing at the

four corners of the earth, holding back the

four winds of the earth so that no wind

would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or

on any tree. And I saw another angel

ascending from the rising of the sun,

holding the seal of the living God; and he

called out with a loud voice to the four

angels to whom it was granted to harm the

earth and the sea, saying, ‘Do not harm the

earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have

sealed the bond-servants of our God on

their foreheads.’

Notice the linguistic and conceptual parallels between Rev. 7.1-3 and Matthew 24.31:

And He [Christ] will send forth His angels

with a great trumpet blast, and they will

gather [or seal] together His elect from the

four winds, from one end of the sky to the

other.

In both passages, “the four winds” of the earth are mentioned and the gathering or sealing of the elect are described before the wrath of God is unleashed. Remember that the Great Tribulation in Matthew 24.29 ff. is not God’s wrath but Satan’s wrath (Rev. 12.12). So, all the elect are gathered, sealed, and raptured “after the tribulation of those days” (see Mt. 24.29-41; Rev. 20.4-6)! Put differently, the elect are gathered & “protected” from the divine judgments and from the wrath of God to come. Question: how exactly are they protected? Answer: by way of the rapture! Therefore, Rev 7.4-8 is obviously describing not just the tribulation saints but the entire church as a whole, which represents Christ’s “elect.” Compare Mt. 24.21-22:

For then there will be a great tribulation,

such as has not occurred since the

beginning of the world until now, nor ever

will again. And if those days had not been

cut short, no life would have been saved;

but for the sake of the elect those days will

be cut short.

Why would there be a need for those days to be cut short if the elect are no longer here because they have already been raptured? Therefore, if the days are said to be cut short “for the sake of the elect,” then this passage implies that the bride of Christ will still be here on earth during the great tribulation. Similarly, Rev 7.13-14 explains that the 144,000 are the elect “who come out of the great tribulation”:

Then one of the elders responded, saying to

me, ‘These who are clothed in the white

robes, who are they, and where have they

come from?’ I said to him, ‘My lord, you

know.’ And he said to me, ‘These are the

ones who come out of the great tribulation,

and they have washed their robes and

made them white in the blood of the Lamb.’

In Revelation 7.4, John says “And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.” This number is meant to signify an innumerable multitude by multiplying 12,000 times 12,000 (the number of completion). That is, Revelation is multiplying 12 times itself to give us what we today would call 12 to the second power. So, this “great multitude” represents those who are “sealed” or who are *saved,* to wit, the “elect” who belong to Jesus Christ. In fact, Revelation 7.9 gives us the identity of the 144 thousand by stating that they’re “a great multitude which no one could count,” and that they come from every nation on earth:

I looked, and behold, a great multitude

which no one could count, from every nation

and all the tribes, peoples, and languages,

standing before the throne and before the

Lamb.

Revelation 14.1 mentions no other group except this great multitude——symbolized by the 144K——as the *only* large gathering of people who belong to Christ via the Spirit:

Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was

standing on Mount Zion, and with Him

144,000 who had His name and the name

of His Father written on their foreheads.

Furthermore, Revelation 14.3-5 describes the 144 thousand as the only “ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased [redeemed] from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb”:

And they sang a new song before the

throne and before the four living creatures

and the elders; and no one was able to

learn the song except the 144,000 who had

been purchased from the earth. … These

are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever

He goes. These have been purchased from

mankind as first fruits to God and to the

Lamb. And no lie was found in their mouths;

they are blameless.

If they are said to be the “first fruits to God and to the Lamb,” then there cannot be an earlier group of believers who temporally precede them. In other words, after the Great Tribulation, these are the ones who take part in the resurrection & the rapture! This is clearly explained in Rev. 20.4-6. Given that the “rapture” is contemporaneous with the first resurrection (1 Thess. 4.16-17), and since those who took part in the first resurrection came out of the Great Tribulation, it obviously means that the *rapture* must also take place *after* the Great Tribulation. Thus, these symbolic 144,000 saved believers represent both the living & the resurrected “elect” who will be raptured *after* the Great Tribulation (cf. Mt. 24.29-41)! In other words, the 144K represent the entire church of Christ, which comprises people from every nation on earth. Therefore, their *purpose* is the same as ours, namely, to get *saved* (and not to take the mark of the beast) so that they can escape “the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord” (Mal. 4.5)!

For further details on the rapture, see the following article:

Three Questions On the Rapture: Is it Pre-Trib or Post-Trib? Is it Secret or Not? And is it Imminent?

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