The 144,000 in Perspective 

3/20/23

According to a report from the Global Economic Forum there are about 8 billion people in the world.  After accounting for many factors they further estimate that the total number of people who have ever lived is estimated at 117 billion.  Of these 109 billion are dead which means that for every person alive today 14 are dead.  Our current population of 8 billion is only 7% of all that have ever lived.  These are interesting statistics however I want to show my readers something even more amazing.  The book of Hebrews chapter 11 records that the very first of Gods elect was Abel, Adam and Eves second son, who was murdered by his brother Cain.  Abel was called “righteous” which indicates he was a man of faith, the same as Abraham and all the others mentioned in this chapter 11, known as the faith chapter.  These people are the elect of God before Christ, under grace and knowing the message of the gospel.  They are the root of the olive tree in Romans 11 into which the gentiles are grafted. These people were Christians and the church in the wilderness and included in the 144,000 of the 12 tribes of spiritual Israel recorded in Revelation chapter 7.  They along with those who came during and after Jesus will make up the 144,000.  Now of all people that have ever lived, 117 billion, only 1 of every 812,500 was an elect saint of God.  Now, of all who have lived , 117 billion, 109 billion are dead which means most of the elect are dead leaving only a paltry number, a remnant , alive today. Even though we do not know exact numbers we can know the number of the current elect is incredibly small.  These will be the saints who are yet alive when Christ returns.  These people are the only true Christians on Earth today. They are the “invisible church” the world doesn’t notice. They do not know each other or where each other are and are not an organization attempting to preach the gospel.  They live peacefully and quietly keeping themselves unspotted from the world. These saints love God and neighbor thus fulfill the law. These saints are taught spiritual knowledge by God through Jesus Christ by divine revelation.  All of the 144,00 are only the first fruits of the harvest at the return of Jesus with more to follow in the millennium and second resurrection.  Matthew 13:33 KJV

I know that the vast majority who read this will not believe it but I would challenge you to prove it out yourself.  At this present time not all the elect have been called and chosen, but when that number is fulfilled all of them , dead or alive will receive the seal of God in their foreheads. This event happens just before the start of the great tribulation.  During the tribulation another group called the innumerable multitude must suffer martyrdom to be in the kingdom with the elect in the first resurrection at the return of Jesus.  Then comes the millennium where people who had repented during the tribulation will live under the rule of Christ and the elect saints. Lastly there is the second resurrection where all that never new the truth from all time will be in a mortal resurrection excepting those who had committed the unpardonable sin.  At the end of this event there will be the white throne judgement where the righteous will enter the kingdom but the wicked cast into the lake of fire.  After this there will be endless ages where the kingdom will increase without end and righteousness prevails.

2 Peter 3:9 ,  If Yahweh were to give all people today HIS Holy Spirit many would perish because they would commit the unpardonable sin.  Instead, Yahweh will place each person in a time, predetermined , that will be the best for them .  In  the book of Revelation you read verses about how many refused to repent even though experiencing Yahwehs wrath.  Revelation 9:20 , Jeremiah 8:6 , Revelation 2:21-22 .  This is why Jesus spoke in parables, to hide the truth from those who would not repent but to the saints only was it given to know about the kingdom of Yahweh.  Matthew 13:10-17  This is the mercy of Yahweh to only call and choose each one in their own order.  1 Corinthians 15:23 ,  Revelation 20:5 , Revelation 20:11-15 .  The 144,000 are only the beginning not the end of Yahwehs plan of salvation.  

No human being controls becoming one of the elect, only Yahweh,  Acts 2:47 ,  Matthew 22:14 . 

I realize that former Jehovahs witnesses were lied to about the 144,000 however if you go to Yahweh through Jesus and ask for this wisdom and if HE is willing you may receive it .  James 1:5 , Psalm 51:6 , Proverbs 2:6 ,  Matthew 7:7 .  People sometimes ask, how do I know if I am one of the 144,000, if one has to ask then they are not because if you are you will know it.  Just like all truth no man can give the understanding of it, it must come from Yahweh through Christ to the elect.