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1 | who are the 144,000 | Rev 7:3 | BradK | 72527 | ||
The problem with the number is that it is clearly symbolic, but the question is, Symbolic of what? Three major scholarly options have been given. The first is that this figure is symbolic of a group of Jews whom God will redeem at the end of the age. The second is that this is symbolic of a group of martyrs whom God preserves for martyrdom. The third is that this number is symbolic of the whole of the church, which God will protect through the tribulation at the end of the age. Only an examination of the data will show which of these is most likely to be correct. (Walter C. Kaiser, Hard Sayings of the Bible, Page 761 (Downers Grove, Il: InterVarsity, 1997, c1996). Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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2 | who are the 144,000 | Rev 7:3 | David_24597 | 72541 | ||
What about a fourth: That there will only be 144,000 "true christians" alive during the tribulation? Aren't all numbers used literally, even if associated with a symbol? What about the FOUR beasts of Dan. 7? The TEN horns of Dan. 7; Rev. 12; 13; 17 and 18 ? What about the "70" weeks of Dan. 9 ? All these numbers are literal even though associated with a symbol. How do you know that there will be MORE than 144,000 of the saved left alive on the earth at this time? |
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