Here are the very words in the Bible regarding the 144,000:
‘Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.’ And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed (Revelation 7:3-4).
The verse clearly tells us that those who were sealed were Jews. They were sealed so the wrath of God would not come upon them in the end times.
Here is another group of 144,000:
Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads (Revelation 14:1).
This group is noted as the “first-fruits to God and to the Lamb” (Revelation 14:4). That is, they are the best of the best, but not the only ones, in the kingdom. “First-fruits” implies the best of the crop. The crop remaining is still good.
So, how many people go to the kingdom of heaven? Here is exactly what the Bible says:
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ (Revelation 7:9-10).
So, how many make it to heaven?
What Do You Think?
a. Is it true that you are going to heaven? What scriptures do you use to prove it?
