[TaraP]

We who live in the USA in modern times, will never know the persecution of our belief, like those from past centuries....

We do not know what it is like to be a Martyr and killed for our belief in this country...

GOD IMO looks at *Us* in this country in how we help other’s in those persecuted countries.....

Lastly:

With the millions of Christians all over the planet, how is GOD going to pour his wrath on the world??

144K are the ones to preach the Gospel after the Rapture of the Church....

[ReverendJames]

"144K are the ones to preach the Gospel after the Rapture of the Church....

Some facts about the 144,000 from Revelation 7 and Revelation 14 give us insight regarding their identity.

• They are called the children of Israel (Revelation 7:4). Their tribal affiliation is specific (Revelation 7:4-8).
• They seem to be protected and triumphant through the period of God’s wrath, meeting with Jesus at Mount Zion at His return (Revelation 14:1).
• They are celibate (Revelation 14:4).
• They are the beginning of a greater harvest (Revelation 14:4).
• They are marked by integrity and faithfulness (Revelation 14:5).
• Taken together, these facts make it difficult to say that the 144,000 are a symbolic picture of the church.