Who are the 144,000 sealed in Revelation 7?
The 144,000 are the servants of God sealed in their foreheads, consisting of 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. They are uniquely protected during the seven-year period, and the demonic locusts of chapter 9 cannot touch them because they bear God's seal.
Les explains that the 144,000 are the servants of God sealed in their foreheads, as described in Revelation 7:3-8. They come from the twelve tribes, with 12,000 from each tribe, totaling 144,000. In chapter 9, during the seven-year period, God commands the demonic locusts not to hurt the grass, green things, or trees, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. The 144,000 are therefore protected from these creatures because they bear God's seal, making them unique in that period. God's wrath is being poured out on God-rejecting mankind, but everything He does is fair and just, and the sealed servants are spared from the locusts' sting.
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
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What makes the 144,000 unique during the seven-year period?
The seal of God in their foreheads is what makes the 144,000 unique during the seven-year period.