During the tribulation, the 144,000 Jews will be sealed by God and sent around the globe to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom to every nation, tribe, and tongue.
As Les Feldick explains from Revelation 7, they will not be limited to Israel but will minister especially to the Gentile nations. Their worldwide witness results in a great multitude from all peoples who come out of the great tribulation with robes washed white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:4 — Identifies the 144,000 as sealed from all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Revelation 7:9 — Shows the result of their ministry: a great multitude from every nation, kindred, and tongue before the throne.
Revelation 7:14 — Identifies the white-robed multitude as those who came out of the great tribulation and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7 first records that John heard the number of them that were sealed: 144,000 of all the tribes of the children of Israel (Revelation 7:4). After their sealing, John saw a great multitude which no man could number, from all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palms in their hands (Revelation 7:9). One of the elders identified them as those who came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14).
Les teaches that the 144,000 are Jewish men sealed shortly after the tribulation begins, and they are not the Jewish remnant but a totally different group (Clip 3, Clip 5). They will be sent by the Spirit around the globe and will miraculously know the language of every tribe and dialect without having to learn it (Clip 2, Clip 4). Their ministry is not to Israel only; it goes to the whole world, especially to the Gentile nations (Clip 0, Clip 1). Their message is the Gospel of the Kingdom — the message Jesus Himself began when He said the kingdom of heaven is at hand — proclaiming that the King is coming to set up His kingdom (Clip 1, Clip 5, Clip 7). Salvation during that time is still based on the cross, but their preaching is not the Gospel of the grace of God; it is the Gospel of the Kingdom (Clip 1, Clip 7). The result of their sealed ministry is the great multitude of white-robed saints standing before the throne who have come out of the great tribulation (Clip 0, Clip 2, Clip 4).
Les teaches that these 144,000 are Jews—sealed from all the tribes of the children of Israel. They are sealed shortly after the seven-year tribulation begins, as a direct result of the ministry of God's two witnesses in Jerusalem. They are not the remnant of Israel that will be protected later; they are a separate group.
No. Les points out that after they are sealed, John sees a great multitude from all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues. The 144,000 will not limit their ministry to the nation of Israel; they will circumvent the globe, and Les specifically says these 144,000 Jews will be ministering to the Gentile nations.
They will proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom, not the Gospel of the grace of God. Their basic message is that the King of heaven is coming and the kingdom is at hand. This is the same message Jesus began in Matthew when He said, "the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Salvation will always be based on the cross, but their proclamation is that the King is coming to set up His kingdom in less than seven years.
Les says they will encircle the globe in a miraculous way. They won't need airline tickets; they will be Spirit-sent. They will also know the language of every tribe and dialect wherever they go, without having to spend six months learning it. This worldwide movement will happen throughout at least the first three to four years of the seven-year tribulation.
The Bible shows a great multitude no man could number from all nations standing before the throne and before the Lamb in white robes. Les says this is the result of the 144,000's ministry. These are they who came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Les also connects this to the martyrs under the throne in Revelation 6, saying this is where it all begins.
Not Limited to Israel
Les shows that after the 144,000 are sealed, John sees a great multitude from all nations, demonstrating that their ministry will reach the entire globe, not just Israel.
Preaching the King and Kingdom
Les explains that the 144,000 will proclaim the King of heaven and the coming kingdom to the whole world, and he specifically says they will be ministering to the Gentile nations.
Supernatural Language and Result
Les teaches that the 144,000 will know every language without study and encircle the globe, with the white-robed multitude coming out of the great tribulation as the result.
Sealed Jews from Israel
Les stresses that the 144,000 are Jews from all the tribes of Israel, sealed shortly after the tribulation begins, and not the group claimed by certain cults.
Spirit-Sent Worldwide Witness
Les describes the result of their sealing as the great multitude before the throne, and says the 144,000 will be Spirit-sent, encircling the globe without needing airline tickets.
Gospel of the Kingdom
Les clarifies that these 144,000 are not the remnant; they take the gospel of the kingdom that Jesus began preaching—the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Not the Gospel of Grace
Les says the 144,000 will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, not the Gospel of the grace of God, because the King is coming in less than seven years.
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 identifies exactly who the 144,000 are—sealed 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 shows the worldwide result of the 144,000's ministry: a multitude from every people group.
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 names the white-robed saints as those coming out of the great tribulation.
Matthew 24:14: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Les says this is the message the 144,000 will preach during the tribulation—the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Matthew 4:17: From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The gospel message the 144,000 take up is the same message Jesus Himself began preaching.
No. Les teaches that the 144,000 are not this remnant; they are a totally different group. The 144,000 are sealed at the beginning of the tribulation to encircle the globe and minister to the nations.
Les makes a distinction. During the tribulation, the 144,000 will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom—that the King is coming and the kingdom is at hand. This is not the Gospel of the grace of God that we proclaim today, though salvation is always based on the cross.
The white-robed multitude is identified as those who came out of the great tribulation and washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Les connects this vision with the martyred souls of Revelation 6, saying this is where it all begins.
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