Jesus Revealed in doctrine THE 144,000
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Rev. 15:2.
There will be a group of people at the end if time who will have gotten the victory over self-worship. They will have gotten the victory over any idea that they can challenge their Creator or change His times and laws. They will have the victory over independence, pride, and selfishness. They will stand among the group on the sea of glass someday--the group of 144,000--and sing the song of Moses and the Lamb.
Have you ever wondered who the 144,000 are? It's very clear who they are. I know who they are, and you do, too! The only trouble we have is trying to figure out who the rest of the people are. The problem in Revelation isn't who the 144,000 are, it's who is the great multitude that no man can number--that's the mystery.
But it says about these people that they are not only blameless but faultless. It reminds us of Romans 8:29. Instead of the image of the beast, what do we see? "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." It is important to understand about the beast, and the mark of the beast. But it is far more important to be sure we know Jesus, and are allowing Him to change us to His image. I would like to have more concern and interest and preoccupation with being conformed to the image of His Son than with conformity to this power that thinks to exalt himself about the throne of God.
The group that stands on the sea of glass and sings the song of Moses and the Lamb is made up of people who have the seal of God in their foreheads--God has written His name in their foreheads because they belong to Him. Their greatest ambition is to follow Him wherever He goes.
We need to remember that no one will be following the Lamb everywhere He goes throughout eternity unless he begins following Him on this earth. Those who have now been following Jesus day by day will be sealed to Him, and will have the privilege of following Him forever.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Rev. 15:2.
There will be a group of people at the end if time who will have gotten the victory over self-worship. They will have gotten the victory over any idea that they can challenge their Creator or change His times and laws. They will have the victory over independence, pride, and selfishness. They will stand among the group on the sea of glass someday--the group of 144,000--and sing the song of Moses and the Lamb.
Have you ever wondered who the 144,000 are? It's very clear who they are. I know who they are, and you do, too! The only trouble we have is trying to figure out who the rest of the people are. The problem in Revelation isn't who the 144,000 are, it's who is the great multitude that no man can number--that's the mystery.
But it says about these people that they are not only blameless but faultless. It reminds us of Romans 8:29. Instead of the image of the beast, what do we see? "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." It is important to understand about the beast, and the mark of the beast. But it is far more important to be sure we know Jesus, and are allowing Him to change us to His image. I would like to have more concern and interest and preoccupation with being conformed to the image of His Son than with conformity to this power that thinks to exalt himself about the throne of God.
The group that stands on the sea of glass and sings the song of Moses and the Lamb is made up of people who have the seal of God in their foreheads--God has written His name in their foreheads because they belong to Him. Their greatest ambition is to follow Him wherever He goes.
We need to remember that no one will be following the Lamb everywhere He goes throughout eternity unless he begins following Him on this earth. Those who have now been following Jesus day by day will be sealed to Him, and will have the privilege of following Him forever.
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