How will the 144,000 Jews be identified by tribe?
The 144,000 Jews will be identified by tribe supernaturally. God Himself will know which tribe each one belongs to, because no Jew today can reliably trace tribal ancestry. He will select 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes, set them apart, and send them out.
Les explains that the 144,000 Jews are 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes. The point is that such tribal identification cannot be done today: ask a Jew what tribe he is from, and more than likely he cannot tell you. But supernaturally, God will know who they are, know what tribe each is from, set them apart, and send them out. This will occur in the time when the supernatural becomes commonplace—after the seven-year treaty is signed, when events like the two witnesses appearing take place. The same supernatural care is seen in the escaping Jewish remnant that flees from Jerusalem to the mountains and is escorted by God, much like Israel coming out of Egypt, as Revelation chapter 12 indicates.
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How will the 144,000 from the twelve tribes be identified if Jews today don't know their tribe?
The 144,000 Jews, 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes, cannot be identified today because a Jew today more than likely cannot tell you his tribe, but supernaturally God will know who they are and what tribe they are from, and will set them apart and send them out.