When did God seal the 144,000 young Jews?
At the beginning of the Tribulation period, God immediately sealed the 144,000 young Jews. The sealing occurred right as the Tribulation began, marking them as a distinct group from the remnant. They then carry the gospel of the kingdom, the same message Jesus proclaimed when He said the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Les explains that the sealing happened at the very start of the Tribulation period. He says, “when we began the tribulation period, God immediately sealed 144,000 young Jews.” He emphasizes that these 144,000 are not the remnant; they are a totally different group. Their role is to take the gospel of the kingdom, the same gospel Jesus began in Matthew when He said, “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” So the timing is immediate—at the outset of the Tribulation.