Bible Question: In the the book of Relevation when God speaks about the 144,ooo , was he refering to the Jews. |
Bible Answer: Hi child of j, I would like to give you a little different take on Rev. 7: 5-8. We must allow the term “Jew” to be defined by the scriptures and not man. The scriptures clearly refer to Jew as a member or descendant of the Kingdom of Judea. Two tribes comprised the Kingdom of Judea; Judah and Benjamin. Also, a number of Levi priests and their families belonged to Judea. The tribes which composed the Northern Kingdom of Israel are not Jews. All of the tribes may be commonly referred to as the sons of Israel. Modern Israel is not ancient Israel, but ancient Judea. There were actually 13 tribes because the tribe of Joseph was given a double portion because Joseph possessed the birthright. Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh were both tribes. In Rev. 7:5-8 both Manasseh and Joseph (Ephraim) are named. The real question that needs to be answered is this: Where is the tribe of Dan? Verse 4 states “from every tribe of the sons of Israel.” HOTH |
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