The 144,000 are sealed Jewish servants whose mission is to preach the gospel of the kingdom worldwide, resulting in a great multitude from every nation coming to salvation.
Scripture identifies them as 144,000 sealed servants from the tribes of Israel (Revelation 7:3-4). Les Feldick teaches that these young Jewish men will go around the globe preaching the gospel of the kingdom to every tongue, tribe, and nation, and through their ministry a great multitude no man can number will stand before the Lamb in white robes (Revelation 7:9; 7:14).
Revelation 7:3-4 — Identifies the 144,000 as sealed servants of God from the tribes of Israel, the people whose mission the question asks about.
Revelation 7:9 — Shows the worldwide result of their ministry: a countless multitude from every nation standing before the throne and the Lamb.
Revelation 7:14 — Describes that multitude as those who came out of great tribulation and washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 9:4 — Shows the protective seal given to the 144,000 during the tribulation judgments.
In Revelation 7, John sees four angels holding back the winds of judgment until the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads. He hears the number of those sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of the children of Israel. These are the ones marked as servants of God before the tribulation judgments proceed (Revelation 7:1-4). After their sealing, John sees a great multitude no man could number from all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes with palms in their hands. One of the elders identifies them as those who came out of great tribulation and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:9-14). In Revelation 9:4, demonic locusts are commanded to hurt only those who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads, indicating the sealed 144,000 are protected.
Les Feldick teaches that the 144,000 are young Jewish men, 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes, who are sealed and set aside shortly after the tribulation begins. He says they are responding to the preaching of the two witnesses in Jerusalem, and God has providentially preserved their tribal bloodlines so each tribe can be identified (Clips 0, 1, 4, 6). Their mission is worldwide. Les says they will literally circumvent the globe, going to every tongue, tribe, and nation—ministering especially to the Gentile nations. They preach the gospel of the kingdom, the same message Jesus proclaimed when He said the kingdom of heaven is at hand, not the gospel of grace (Clips 2, 4, 5, 6). Because of their ministry, a great multitude comes to a knowledge of salvation and stands before the throne and the Lamb in white robes (Clip 2). Les also teaches that the sealing protects them so no one can take their life, just as God's mark on Cain protected him, and that the demonic locusts of Revelation 9 cannot touch them. However, they will still suffer privation throughout their ministry (Clips 3, 5, 7).
Revelation 7 presents them as servants of God sealed in their foreheads, numbering 144,000 from all the tribes of the children of Israel. Les Feldick identifies them as young Jewish men, 12,000 from each tribe, who are set aside at the beginning of the tribulation in response to the two witnesses' preaching. He notes that God has providentially kept enough young Jewish men with recognizable tribal lineage for each tribe to be represented.
Les Feldick teaches that their mission is global and supernatural. They will circumvent the globe and go to every tongue, tribe, and nation, ministering especially to the Gentiles. They preach the gospel of the kingdom—the same message Jesus began with in Matthew—not the gospel of grace. They are sealed so no one can take their life, and the demonic locusts of Revelation 9 are unable to touch them. Even so, Les teaches they will suffer privation throughout their ministry.
Revelation 7 reveals a great multitude that no man could number, gathered from all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb in white robes. The elder tells John these are those who came out of great tribulation and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. Les Feldick teaches that through the ministry of the 144,000, this multitude comes to a knowledge of salvation and joins that heavenly scene.
Sealed Servants of God
Les teaches that the 144,000 are sealed in their foreheads as servants of God and are responding to the preaching of the two witnesses at the beginning of the tribulation.
Set Apart at the Tribulation's Beginning
Les teaches that shortly after the tribulation begins, God sets aside these 144,000 Jews from all the tribes of Israel in response to the two witnesses' preaching.
Worldwide Ministry and Its Result
Les teaches that the 144,000 literally go around the globe to every tongue, tribe, and nation, ministering especially to Gentiles, and as a result a great multitude comes to salvation and stands before the throne and the Lamb.
Protected from Demonic Locusts
Les connects Revelation 9's demonic locusts to the seal of Revelation 7, showing these creatures cannot touch the 144,000.
Preachers of the Gospel of the Kingdom
Les teaches that the 144,000 take the gospel of the kingdom, the same message Jesus preached when He said the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Sealed From Death, Yet Suffering
Les teaches that the 144,000 are sealed so no one can take their life, and that they will suffer privation during the seven-year period; those with the mark of the beast will not respond to their gospel.
Young Jewish Men With Preserved Tribal Lineage
Les teaches that God has preserved the tribal bloodlines of enough young Jewish men so that 12,000 from each tribe can be identified, and these men will go around the globe preaching the gospel of the kingdom, not the gospel of grace.
Privation and Divine Protection
Les teaches that the 144,000 will suffer privation all through their ministry, while their forehead seal protects their lives in a way analogous to God's mark on Cain.
Revelation 7:3: Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
This verse shows that the 144,000 are God's servants who receive a protective seal in their foreheads before the tribulation judgments.
Revelation 7:4: 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.
This verse gives the exact identity and number of the sealed servants: 144,000 from the tribes of Israel.
Revelation 7:9: After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
This verse reveals the worldwide result of the 144,000's ministry: a countless multitude from every nation before the throne.
Revelation 7:14: And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
This verse identifies the great multitude as tribulation saints whose salvation is through the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 9:4: And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
This verse shows that the sealed 144,000 are protected from the demonic locusts during the tribulation.
Matthew 4:17: From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Les Feldick identifies this as the gospel of the kingdom message that the 144,000 will take to the nations.
The mission of the 144,000 is to be sealed servants of God and to go around the globe, preaching the gospel of the kingdom to every tongue, tribe, and nation. Their ministry brings a great multitude from all nations to salvation, who then stand before the throne and the Lamb in white robes.
Scripture says they were sealed as servants of God in their foreheads. Les Feldick teaches that this seal protected their lives, in a way analogous to God's mark on Cain, and that the demonic locusts of Revelation 9 could not touch those who had the seal of God.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the 144,000 preach the gospel of the kingdom, not the gospel of grace. It is the same message Jesus proclaimed when He said the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Yes, Les Feldick teaches that the 144,000 will suffer privation throughout their ministry, even though they are sealed so that no one can take their life and the demonic locusts cannot hurt them.
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