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The number 144,000 appears three times in the Book of Revelation: Revelation 7:3–8: saying: "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of God on their foreheads." And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,
They believe that 144,000 chosen ones will receive immortality in heaven to rule as kings and priests with Christ in Heaven (Rev 7:4; 14:1,3) [182] but all the other saved will be raised from the dead on the last day (John 5:28,29) to receive eternal life on a Paradise Earth (Revelation 7:9,14,17). [183]
God's Kingdom Society also accepts the idea that 144,000 chosen and anointed Christians will be selected to live and reign with Christ in heaven. [16] But there are many differences. [18] [16] The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the establishing of God's Kingdom on earth are highly valued concepts in God's Kingdom Society. The tale of G.K.S ...
Preaching is said to be one of the works necessary for salvation, both of themselves and those to whom they preach. [4] They believe that baptism as a member of Jehovah's Witnesses is "a vital step toward gaining salvation", [5] and that people can be "saved" by identifying God's organization. They believe that conforming to the moral ...
They believe that 144,000 people will be resurrected to life as spirit creatures in heaven to be priestly rulers under Christ, but the vast majority, to physical life on earth. [ 105 ] Watch Tower publications teach that hell ( hades or sheol ) is not a place of fiery torment, but rather the "common grave of mankind", a place of unconscious non ...
In Judaism, "chosenness" is the belief that the Jews, via descent from the ancient Israelites, are the chosen people, i.e., chosen to be in a covenant with God.The idea of the Israelites being chosen by God is found most directly in the Book of Deuteronomy, [4] where it is applied to Israel at Mount Sinai upon the condition of their acceptance of the Mosaic covenant between themselves and God.
The 144,000 (Rev. 7:4; 14:1, 3) are the multiples of 12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10, a symbolic number that signifies the total number (tens) of the people of God (twelves). The 12,000 stadia (12 x 10 x 10 x 10) of the walls of the New Jerusalem in Rev. 21:16 represent an immense city that can house the total number (tens) of God's people (twelves).
Jesus, often referred to as "The Chosen One" (see names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament) Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One" David Moyes, Scottish football manager nicknamed "The Chosen One" Mustafa, Arabic for "the Chosen One", an epithet of Muhammad; Josh Rosen, American football quarterback nicknamed "the ...