Saturday, September 18, 2010

144,000 Sealed of God.

"Genesis is the book of beginnings, Revelation the book of endings. The most important lines of truth given by all the Old Testament writers meet in the Revelation. Genesis introduces us to the twelve tribes of Israel; Revelation shows us the last representatives of those tribes standing upon Mount Zion in the eternal kingdom of God. 1 {1914 SNH, CIS 358.1}
The redeemed of the Lord are an innumerable company, which no man can number; but among that multitude is one separate company, who are numbered and are designated by their number,-one hundred and forty-four thousand. This company is composed of twelve different divisions, each containing twelve thousand redeemed souls; and each division bears the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. 2 The 1ist given in Revelation
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varies somewhat from the list of the twelve sons of Jacob, 3 as Dan is omitted, and the extra division is given the name of Manasseh, Joseph's eldest son. {1914 SNH, CIS 358.2}
This company have special privileges. They stand upon Mount Zion with Christ, 4 and "follow the Lamb withersoever He goeth." 5 They have the exalted privilege of serving Christ in the heavenly temple; 7 and like all the redeemed host, they are faultless before God, and in their mouths is no guile. {1914 SNH, CIS 359.1}
The great reaper death has laid one generation after another of the saints of God in the silent tomb; and lest some might fear that the grave would be the final end of the faithful, God gave the following pledge through His prophet: "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death." 8 {1914 SNH, CIS 359.2} Steven Haskell

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