So it's all literal then? 144,000 literal, male virgin Jews? No, Revelation is a book of symbols, numbers—but not necessarily what theyIf people examine the one hundred and forty four thousand , its quite specific about WHO they are .
MALES , JEWS that follow CHRIST , virgins. The hundred and forty four thousand
aint even talking about all the jews , JUST SPECIFIC JEWS , MALES , VIRGINS who followed the lamb .
Twelve tribes . its very SPECIFIC .
are used to designate (“days,” “times,” “tribes,” etc.)—always having a literal application. Therefore, 144,000 is the predetermined number to comprise the Bride of Christ; that is, it is the actual count of body members to be associated with Jesus in his Kingdom throne. The expression “of all the tribes of the children of Israel” is a spiritual designation or reference to the true Church, “the Israel of God” (Gal. 6:16 NIV). This latter classification in New Testament usage is not confined or limited to natural Jewry but is open to those exercising the faith of Abraham (Rom. 4:12,13; 9:6–8,24–26).