The servants are sealed Revelation 7:4-8: The picture is that of 144,000 redeemed ones being sealed. They are the saved, not just physical Jews. Many of the fleshly Jews had murdered the Messiah and hindered the truth all over the world. The 144,000 pictured all the saved of the earth. Concerning the 12 tribes there are at least 20 different ways of listing the tribes of Israel in the Old Testament. Dan is not mentioned here, nor is Ephraim; but Joseph which included both Ephraim and Manasseh is listed. Levi is included in this list while not included in many other lists. The 144,000 must represent the whole church of the New Testament as spiritual Israel.

When God wanted a number to represent the total number of the redeemed He chose 144,000. We must keep in mind that this is a symbol and not literal. A "thousand" is a number that represents completeness. "For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills." (Psalms 50:10) God sealed and protected these saints on the earth.

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