The 144,000 are sealed Jewish young men who will encircle the globe throughout the tribulation, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom to every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Their message will be that the King is coming and will arrive in just less than seven years — not the Gospel of Grace. This worldwide ministry will be directed especially to the Gentile nations, and a great multitude will come to salvation as a result.
Revelation 7:4 — Identifies the 144,000 as sealed from all the tribes of Israel, the people whose mission this page describes.
Revelation 7:9 — Shows a great multitude from every nation standing before the Lamb, the fruit of the 144,000's tribulation ministry.
Revelation 14:6 — Describes the everlasting gospel being carried to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, paralleling the worldwide scope of the 144,000's message.
Revelation 7:4 says, "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." Verse 9 then reveals 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." In verse 14 the elder tells John, "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Revelation 14:6 also shows an angel preaching the everlasting gospel "to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people."
Les teaches that the 144,000 are young Jewish men, sealed shortly after the tribulation begins, whose tribal lineage God has providentially preserved (Clips 1,7). Their assignment is to encircle the globe throughout the seven-year period, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom — not the Gospel of Grace — with the centerpiece message that the King is coming (Clips 2,7). God will give them immediate understanding of every tribe and dialect (Clip 4). Their ministry will be to the Gentile nations especially, and it will produce a great multitude who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb (Clips 4,5). Les is careful to distinguish these 144,000 from the remnant of Israel who flee into the mountains at the midpoint of the tribulation (Clips 3,6).
Les says it as plainly as it can be: "these 144,000 are Jews." They are sealed from "all the tribes of the children of Israel" shortly after the seven years begin, and they are young Jewish men whose tribal lineage God has kept intact. He explicitly contrasts this biblical description with groups who claim to be the 144,000.
Les contrasts the Gospel of Grace with the Gospel of the Kingdom: the 144,000 will not proclaim grace but rather preach that the King is coming. He notes that many well-meaning people twist Matthew 24 to say the Church must get the gospel to every nation first, but in the seven-year tribulation it is the 144,000 who will do this preaching.
The 144,000 will "circumvent the globe" and go to every tongue, tribe, and nation. Les says they will minister to Gentile nations, not Israel per se. The result is a great multitude in white robes standing before the throne, saved through the blood of the Lamb.
Les explains that believers produced by the 144,000's ministry will be martyred and resurrected later. At the end of the seven years, there will still be survivors — some of whom have heard the message and become believers as Gentiles predominantly — and these will be the seed stock of Gentile nations going into the Kingdom.
No. Les says the remnant of Israel that flees into the mountains southeast of Jerusalem at the midpoint of the tribulation is not the 144,000. The remnant is "an admixture of a whole society," whereas the 144,000 are specifically young Jewish men, as Revelation states.
Les points out that there are always survivors in every catastrophe, and the end of the tribulation will be no different. Survivors will be scattered around the planet from every nation you can think of.
Survivors from Every Nation
Les says that as in every catastrophe, there will be survivors at the end of the tribulation, scattered around the planet from every nation.
The 144,000 Sealed from Israel
Les teaches that right after the tribulation begins, 144,000 are sealed — and they are explicitly Jews from all the tribes of Israel, not the group claimed by a prominent cult.
Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom
Les explains that the 144,000 will encircle the globe preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, not the Gospel of Grace; their message is that the King is coming.
Believers Martyred; Survivors Become Seed Stock
Les shows that tribulation believers won through the 144,000's preaching will be martyred and resurrected later, while surviving Gentile believers become the seed stock of nations in the Kingdom.
Supernatural Language Ability
Les says the 144,000 will immediately know every tribe and dialect, allowing them to circle the globe and bring in the great multitude in white robes.
Ministering to the Gentile Nations
Les says the 144,000 will minister to the Gentile nations, and a great multitude will come to salvation through their ministry and stand before the Lamb.
Distinct from the Jewish Remnant
Les distinguishes the remnant of Jews saved in the tribulation from the 144,000; the remnant is an admixture of a whole society, while the 144,000 are specifically young Jewish men.
Young Jewish Men with Preserved Tribal Lineage
Les emphasizes that these are 144,000 young Jewish men whose tribal lineage God has preserved, and they will circle the globe preaching the gospel — not of grace.
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.
Identifies the 144,000 as sealed Jews from every tribe of Israel — the group whose tribulation ministry is in question.
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;
Shows the worldwide reach of the tribulation harvest: a great multitude from every nation in white robes.
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.
Explains that the white-robed multitude comes out of the tribulation, saved through the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 14:6: And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Depicts the everlasting gospel being carried to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people — paralleling the 144,000's worldwide gospel of the Kingdom.
Revelation 7:4 says they are sealed from all the tribes of the children of Israel. Les teaches that they are 144,000 young Jewish men, not a symbolic group or a non-Jewish organization.
It is the message that the King is coming. Les says they will preach this kingdom gospel, not the Gospel of Grace, throughout the seven-year tribulation.
No. Les says they will circumvent the globe and minister to every tongue, tribe, and nation — particularly the Gentile nations, not Israel per se.
No. The remnant that flees into the mountains at the midpoint is an admixture of a whole society, while the 144,000 are specifically young Jewish men.
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