WILL ONLY 144,000 BE IN HEAVEN?

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WILL ONLY 144,000 BE IN HEAVEN?
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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• The Book of Revelation is written in highly
  symbolic language.
• Much difficulty when one seek to put a literal
  meaning into every symbol.
• This is the case with the 144,000.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• J. F. Rutherford in his book The Harp Of Gold
  1921, P. 279 stated
• The church of Christ consists of Jesus Christ
  the head, the 144,000 members of His body. They
  become the bride of Christ and rule in heaven.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• In the book From Paradise Lost To Paradise
  Regained 1958, P. 153, it states speaking of the
  144,000
• These are the only ones whom Jehovah God takes
  to heaven with His Son. All others who gain life
  in His new world will live in paradise restored
  here on earth.
• These book were written by Jehovahs Witnesses
  Leadership.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Revelation 74
• And I heard the number of them which were
  sealed and there were sealed an hundred and
  forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the
  children of Israel.
• From this verse they claim that only this number
  will be saved in heaven.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Revelation 74
• And I heard the number of them which were
  sealed and there were sealed an hundred and
  forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the
  children of Israel.
• From this verse they claim that only this number
  will be saved in heaven.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Revelation 75-6
• Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve
  thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed
  twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
  twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Asher were
  sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali
  were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
  Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Revelation 77-8
• Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve
  thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve
  thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed
  twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulun were
  sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph
  were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
  Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• I. Angel ascending from the east
• Revelation 72
• And I saw another angel ascending from the east,
  having the seal of the living God and he cried
  with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it
  was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• This obviously was Christ.
• No one else has ascended.
• Ephesians 49
• Now that he ascended, what is it but that he
  also descended first into the lower parts of the
  earth?

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• The seal (of ownership) is given to Christ.
• Matthew 2818
• And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
  authority is given unto me in heaven and in
  earth.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• The number sealed (belonging to Christ) is
  144,000 children of Israel.
• That figure does not include the Gentiles.
• 144,000 simply means a perfect large number in
  scripture.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• Those that teach the 144,000 is literal, teach
  that the 12,000 is not literal.
• Cannot add up symbolic numbers get a literal
  sum.
• Truth is all numbers in this passage is symbolic
  or figurative.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• In prophecy 12 indicates completeness
• 12 month in one year
• 12 apostles
• 12 tribes of Israel

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• Revelation 143
• And they sung as it were a new song before the
  throne, and before the four beasts, and the
  elders and no man could learn that song but the
  hundred and forty and four thousand, which were
  redeemed from the earth.
• They claim this to be the same group

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Angel ascending from the east
• Revelation 144
• These are they which were not defiled with
  women for they are virgins
• Not one of these had been married!
• Was not the apostle Peter married?
• Word virgin is symbolic of faithfulness
  pureness cannot be taken literally.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• II. Another Group In This Scene
• Many overlook or forget
• Revelation 79
• After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude,
  which no man could number, of all nations

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• II. Another Group In This Scene
• Many overlook of forget
• They were before the throne.
• They were not only children of Israel, but of all
  nations.
• Notice same context of the 144,000

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• III. Message Is Clear To Any Honest Person.
• Gospel is Gods power to save.
• Romans 116
• For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ
  for it is the power of God unto salvation to
  every one that believeth to the Jew first, and
  also to the Greek.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• III. Message Is Clear To Any Honest Person.
• When one obeys the gospel, the Lord saves him and
  adds him to His church.
• Acts 247
• Praising God, and having favour with all the
  people. And the Lord added to the church daily
  those who were being saved. (NKJV)

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• III. Message Is Clear To Any Honest Person.
• How many will be saved?
• How many will be in heaven?
• EVERY SAVED PERSON!
• This passage simply points out that all Jews
  Gentiles who obey live a faithful life will be
  with Christ before the throne.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• III. Message Is Clear To Any Honest Person.
• Yes, there will be more than 144,000 in heaven!
• Great multitudes which no man could number.
• Yet, there will be few compared to the number
  lost.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Matthew 713-14
• Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the
  gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
  destruction, and many there be which go in
  thereat Because strait is the gate, and narrow
  is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
  there be that find it.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• Which road are you traveling?
• The choice is yours!
• Matthew 1128-30
• Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy
  laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
  upon you, and learn of me for I am meek and
  lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your
  souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
  light.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• No one will be saved on earth!
• II Peter 310
• But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in
  the night in the which the heavens shall pass
  away with a great noise, and the elements shall
  melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the
  works that are therein shall be burned up.

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Will Only 144,000 Be In Heaven?

• To be saved, all must obey the gospel
• Hear Rom. 1017
• Believe Heb. 116
• Repent Luke 133
• Confess Christ Acts 836-37
• Be baptized Acts 238
• Remain faithful Rev. 210

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