Will the 144,000 Jews limit their ministry to Israel during the tribulation?
No, the 144,000 will not limit their ministry to Israel. Their ministry will instead circle the globe, reaching all nations, kindreds, peoples, and tongues. This indicates a worldwide scope rather than a ministry confined to national Israel. They are sent to every people group, and their work is global.
Les teaches that these 144,000 will not limit their ministry to the nation of Israel. Instead, they will circumvent the globe, and the verse describes their reach as all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues. He connects this to Israel's role as missionaries and evangelists, after God set the nation of Israel aside to fulfill the promise of Genesis 3:15 that the seed of the woman would be the Redeemer of mankind. The context also uses the illustration of an athlete who redeems himself from being the goat to being the hero.