[one Lord one faith one baptism]

so you think the 144,000 is a literal number also, oh boy. dispensationalism with a dash of Jehovah witnesses thrown in for good measure.

[Kackikat]

In Revelations it explains that the 144000 are 12000 from each of 12 tribes, who have never slept with a woman, virgins...Israelites, it has nothing to do with how many people are saved or will be saved.

[redleghunter]

LOL. Now you introduce JWs. Next time they knock at the door ask them. They think they are the 144k.

[Iscool]

so you think the 144,000 is a literal number also, oh boy. dispensationalism with a dash of Jehovah witnesses thrown in for good measure.

Of course not...It's a metaphor...It means just a handful...Since 144,000 is such a small number considering the whole, it just means a very small number, like 5, or maybe 8...Fish...It's talking about 5 fish...5, or maybe 8 fish are sealed on their forehead...Or it could be their wheels...The 5 fish are sealed on their wheels...

[metmom]

so you think the 144,000 is a literal number also, oh boy. dispensationalism with a dash of Jehovah witnesses thrown in for good measure.

Hardly.

Just to clarify for the lurkers, who probably still have ears to hear.

There is no reason to not believe that the 144,000 sealed by God during the Tribulation is not a literal number, but they are sealed by God to preach during the Tribulation, that they might not be harmed during that time.

That is a far cry from the JW claim that only 144,000 will ever make it to heaven.

But if you knew what you were talking about, you'd know that, too.