Will the 144,000 use airplanes or other earthly transportation during the Tribulation?

The 144,000 will not depend on airplanes or earthly transportation during the Tribulation. Instead, they will be transported by the same glorious means Philip experienced, when the Spirit of the Lord caught him away. This enables them to reach every tongue and tribe around the globe in less than seven years.

Les teaches that verse 40 gives a hint about the 144,000's ministry during the Tribulation. They will not have to get airline tickets or depend on earthly transportation, yet they will get into every tongue and tribe around the globe in less than seven years. Les suggests they will do it by the same glorious means of transportation Philip experienced, when the Spirit of the Lord caught him away and he was found at Azotus (Ashdod). Philip was suddenly transported from one place to another, not by walking or camel riding, and Les thinks this is how the 144,000 will cover the world during the Tribulation.

Acts 8:40

But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Why does Acts 8:40 point to the 144,000 and the Tribulation?

Philip’s miraculous transfer from the Gaza area to Azotus is a prophetic hint of the 144,000’s Tribulation ministry. It pictures how they will reach every tongue and tribe worldwide in less than seven years without earthly transportation, airline tickets, or dependence on normal travel, using the same glorious transport Philip experienced.