Dr. Couch, since about one third of faithful Jews are left at the end of
the tribulation, does this include the 144,000 witnessing Jews
mentioned in Revelation 7?
The 144,000 Jews of Revelation 7:4-8 are sealed and protected for a
period of time for a witness during the beginning stages of the
tribulation. However God removes His protection of them later on during
this terrible period of the wrath. They are mentioned as martyrs in
14:1-5. They are seen worshipping the Lord in glory, singing a new song
around the heavenly throne. No one who had not experienced what they did
could join in with them in this chorus of praise (v. 3).
By the time of chapter 14, they have been “purchased from the earth”
and taken heavenward. They were “purchased from among men [on earth] as
first fruits to God and to the Lamb” (v. 4). In glory they will stand as
examples of faithfulness during the awful days of the seven-year
tribulation horrors!
Covenant and allegorical guys reading this foolishly call this group
of 144,000 “Jews” the church, even though John makes it clear they
constitute 12,000 Jews from each tribe of Israel! How they do this is
beyond me, except the only answer is that they have no clue as to how to
practice sound interpretation! But too, they want to replace the Jewish
people with the church, and you just can’t do that! Sounds like a tinge
of anti-Semitism to me!
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
