Where do the 144,000 sealed in Revelation come from?
According to Scripture, the 144,000 sealed come from all the tribes of the children of Israel, with 12,000 sealed from each tribe. Judah, Reuben, and the others are named, and Dan is omitted because that tribe was first to go into idolatry.
Les teaches that the number sealed is 144,000 and that they come out of all the tribes of the children of Israel. He then reads the list: the tribe of Judah, 12,000; the tribe of Reuben, 12,000; and on through the 12 tribes, all listed except one. That one is left out for a purpose. Les initially wonders about Gad, then corrects himself, noting Ephraim is not listed, but finally identifies the omitted tribe as Dan. Dan had moved up into the northern area of Israel when they did not have enough in their designated place. The tribe of Dan was guilty of being the first to go into idolatry, and consequently Dan is left out of these 12 tribes. So 12,000 from each of the other 12 tribes are sealed and given a particular mission. Then verse 9 introduces the next group.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
More Questions
Which tribes do the 144,000 come from?
The 144,000 sealed ones come from all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Do the 144,000 come from all the tribes of Israel or are some tribes lost?
The sealed 144,000 include people from all the tribes of the children of Israel, not just two tribes, and the text does not say the rest of the tribes are lost.