In the Book of Revelation, there are two visions of the 144,000 who are "Sealed" and "Redeemed," appearing in Chapters 7 and 14 respectively.
I. The
144,000 "Sealed" and "Redeemed" in the Book of Revelation
In Chapter 7 of the Book of Revelation, before the judgment
of God, an angel called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
(Revelation 7:2-3) Then John heard the number of those who were sealed:
144,000 from all the tribes of Israel, with 12,000 from each tribe.
This vision is similar to the one in Ezekiel 9,
where God commands a man clothed in linen to go through Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who
sigh and groan over all the abominations committed in the city. Those who bear the mark are spared from the judgment and destruction (Ezekiel 9:4-6). In the same way, the 144,000 who have the seal of God on their foreheads in Revelation 7 will be spared from the judgment of God in Revelation 9, which was prophesied to
harm "only those people who did not have the seal of God on their
foreheads." (Revelation 9:4)
In the first century, most Christians
were Jewish Christians, like the twelve apostles, because they believed that Jesus
was the prophesied Messiah of the Jews. John, the author of the Book
of Revelation, was also a Jewish Christian. That's why, in his vision, he saw
the twelve tribes of Israel.
However, after two thousand years, most Christians are now non-Jewish Christians. Moreover, those Jews who have accepted Jesus no longer identify themselves as descendants of any specific tribe of Israel. Instead, they all identify simply as Christians (or as Jewish
Christians).
Therefore, the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel in Chapter 7 of the Book of Revelation represent the new “Chosen” Christians — those with spiritual roots in the old “Chosen Nation” of Israel.
In Chapter 14 of the Book of
Revelation, these 144,000 faithful "Chosen Ones" are seen with the
"Lamb, standing on Mount Zion". They all
"had his(Jesus') name and his Father's name
written on their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1) John heard "a
sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the
earth...They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the
Lamb." (Revelation 14:2-4)
This indicates that these
144,000 faithful people of God were "redeemed" by the Lamb. They
went to heaven and "sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders." (Revelation
14:3) They will "follow the Lamb wherever
he goes" and return to earth with Christ the Messiah as the
"armies of heaven" during His "Second Coming" (Revelation
19:11-14). They are now manifested as ordinary people on earth, waiting for
the call from the "Lamb" of the "Second Coming".
II. The
"New Song" and the New Revelation of the "Eternal/Everlasting(KJV)
Gospel" in Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation
In Chapter 14 of the Book of
Revelation, it is prophesied that these 144,000 Chosen Ones will "sing the new song that no one could learn"
before. This means that with the "Second Coming" of the Lamb, a “new song” — or new revelation — will be introduced that most Christians have never learned
before. What could this “new song” or new revelation be?
Then, there are three angels coming with the new message of God. The
first angel "had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and
people." He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of
water.” (Revelation 14:6-7)
This indicates that there will be a
New Revelation of God on the "Eternal Gospel" or "Everlasting
Gospel" (KJV) for "every nation, tribe, language and
people." Many Christians may have a hard
time accepting it, because they have been taught that God's revelation ended
with the Book of Revelation.
At the end of the Book of Revelation,
it states: "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.
And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll."
(Revelation 22:18-19) That is why most Christians thought God's Revelation
ended with the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
However, most Christians have
misunderstood this scripture. It simply means that no one can add anything to or take anything away from the prophecy of the scroll in the Book of Revelation.
It has nothing to do with the rest books in the New Testament, which was
chosen and compiled in the 4th century at the Councils of Laodicea (363 AD),
and later finalized at the Councils of Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397 AD). While it is a fitting conclusion to the Book of Revelation and the New Testament, it is not the end of God’s revelation to His children on earth.
III. The
Divine Purpose of the New Revelation of the "Eternal Gospel" in
Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation
In Chapter 13 of the Book of
Revelation, there is a Beast of the Antichrist who "was given power to wage war against
the saints and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and
nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world."
(Revelation 13: 7)
In the last century, many
people lost their faith in God. Atheism and materialism became the mainstream
ideology in most developed countries. Over the last several decades, the anti-Christian movement has gained power, and many traditionally Christian nations have even passed laws restricting the preaching of the gospel in public spaces or have labeled certain biblical teachings as hate speech. In this way, the Beast of the Antichrist has been able to
"wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them."
It has indeed gained "authority over every tribe, people, language and
nation," exactly as prophesied in the Book of
Revelation nearly two thousand years ago.
The main reason that the
Beast of the Antichrist could "wage war against the saints and to conquer
them" is that the scriptures of the New Testament were written almost
two thousand years ago. They lack the kind of contemporary updates and historical testimony found in books such as 1 & 2 Chronicles and 1 & 2 Kings in the Old Testament.
That is why God will reveal the New Revelation of the "Eternal
Gospel" for "every nation, tribe, language and people"
in Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation — to overcome the dominance of the
Beast of Antichrist "over every tribe, people, language and nation"
prophesied in Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation.
Just as Jesus brought the New
Testament of God in His "First Coming" two thousand years ago, the
Messiah of the "Second Coming" will bring forth the New
Millennium Testament of God for the New Millennium Kingdom
prophesied in Revelation 20:1-5. This New Millennium Testament is the "Eternal
Gospel" for "every
nation, tribe, language and people" prophesied in Revelation 14:6.
This New Revelation of the
"Eternal Gospel" for "every nation, tribe, language and
people" will not only unveil the 2,000-year mystery of the Book of Revelation with
the historical testimony of major events in Christian history over the past
two thousand years, but also reveal the big picture of the Word of God behind all major religions in the
world. In this way, people can see what our Heavenly Father have taught His
children in different parts of the world to eliminate religious conflicts in
the world.
Most importantly, this New
Revelation of the "Eternal Gospel" for "every nation, tribe,
language and people" will bring the salvation of Jesus Christ — the
most precious gift of God — to every nation and every religion. That is the
key to lasting peace and prosperity for the New Era of Peace and Wisdom
— a “thousand years of the New Millennium Kingdom,” as prophesied in Revelation 20:1-5.
All Christians, especially
pastors, priests and leaders of the Christian and Catholic churches, should
learn this New Revelation of the "Eternal Gospel" — the New
Millennium Testament — from the Messiah of the "Second Coming" for
the New Millennium of Peace and Wisdom.
This is the calling of the
"Lamb" to the 144,000 "Redeemed" New Saints to join the
"Lamb" of the "Second Coming" and learn the New Revelation of the "Eternal Gospel"
for the New Millennium. If you are one of the spiritually awakened New Saints from the spiritual realm or wish to become one of the “redeemed” New Saints for the New Millennium, please join us and sign up for the “144,000 New Millennium Saints Club.”
