Spurgeon declared "the day shall come when first and last shall rejoin together in the equal blessing of the Most High." He noted the tribe of Dan is missing but explained "we shall never understand all the things of God." The 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes with Judah and Benjamin joined together stand in equal position. In his sermon entitled "The Believer's Glad Prospects," Charles Spurgeon gave an explanation of Revelation 7:4-9. In his commentary, Methodist theologian, Adam Clarke wrote the 144,000 includes “all of the Jews converted to Christianity 12,000 out of each of the 12 tribes: but this must be only a certain for an uncertain number for it is not to be supposed that just 12,000 were converted out of each of the 12 tribes.” No one will be excluded or granted partiality based upon lineage. The tribal distinctions referred to in Revelation were eliminated well before the writing of John.Īdditionally, one could logically adhere to the opinion that the separation of tribes was used to symbolize the numerous Christian denominations and their equality in number of inclusion. This group of people will evangelize the world during this period, leading the salvation of millions referenced in Revelation 7:9. This futuristic count refers to the theory that the 144,000 are “sealed Jews,” protected from the wrath of the Antichrist during the tribulation period. One can believe the number in Scripture is a definite count and still have the hope of attaining heaven. Literal Theory: 144,000 Are the “Sealed Jews” Generally, Christians either interpret this verse as literally 144,000 people, or they believe it is a definite number to symbolize an indefinite number of people.
Who is included in the 144,000? Much debate and discord have resulted from the study of exactly who the 144,000 in Revelation are.Ĭhristians agree the 144,000 does not denote the total of souls throughout history who will be ultimately be saved from the wrath of eternal damnation. “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.” ( Revelation 7:4)
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