[tang-soo]

Where? Space travel? Well, there is that part in the Bible where 144,000 people will be “taken up.”

The 144,000 are Jews with 12,000 identified from 12 Tribes of Israel. Nothing about them being taken up or raptured. The twelve tribes they are taken from are listed in Revelation 7. It's interesting in that the "Twelve Tribes of Israel" are listed multiple times throughout The Bible, but with variously different lists. This is because the lists are derived from a total of 14 different men; the 12 physical sons of Jacob/Israel and his two grandsons Manasseh and Ephraim. This is because Joseph, as the favored son, received a double blessing from Jacob shortly before he died; meaning the two grandsons (Manasseh and Ephraim) received an equal blessing as that given to their father (Joesph) and their 11 uncles.

In the case of Revelation 7, the list of 12 eliminates Dan and Ephraim. Over the years, I've tried to determine a reason for these differently aligned lists of 12, but to no avail. If anyone has a clue, I would appreciate some insight.

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Supposedly, the cabal uses 13, which includes the 2 grandsons of Joseph (but not Joseph I guess) as well as a hidden bloodline for Ishmael, to make 14.