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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,
Christian eschatology is a minor branch of study ... 'The 144,000' Revelation 7 [39] ... Historic Premillennialism is usually associated with post-tribulation ...
The Christian Post is an American non-denominational, conservative, evangelical Christian online newspaper. Based in Washington, D.C., it was founded in March 2004. [1]
Prior to the establishment of the kingdom, a chosen "little flock" of 144,000 anointed Christians would undergo a physical transformation from physical to spiritual form to achieve immortality. [5] Since 1925, the Society has taught that Armageddon will be a universal war waged by God, resulting in the slaughter of the unfaithful. [6]
One group, referenced as "the little flock" of 144,000 people, will receive immortality and go to heaven to rule as Kings and Priests with Christ during the thousand years. As for the rest of humankind, after the final judgment, it is expected that the righteous will receive eternal life and live forever on an Earth turned into a paradise.
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Christian views on the future order of events diversified after the Protestant reformation (c. 1517). In particular, new emphasis was placed on the passages in the Book of Revelation which seemed to say that as Christ would return to judge the living and the dead, Satan would be locked away for 1000 years, but then released on the world to ...