Revelation 14:4

4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

A. Who are these 144,000? They have not engaged in immoral or adulterous behavior. They have remained pure to the will of God. I do not believe that the word “virgin” is to taken literally. They are spiritually pure. They have remained faithful to their Lord. In 1 Corinthians 7:25-27 refers to men as virgins. Here the term is used to simply mean unmarried and not a reference to their purity and fidelity.

B. They follow the Lamb. Jesus said that the seep know the shepherd and follow him. (John 10:4) If we want to serve Christ, we must follow him. (John 12:26)

C. They are the redeemed from the world. Under the Law of Moses, the Israelites were required to give the first fruits to God. (Proverbs 3:9) We are said to be the first fruits of God. (James 1:18) We have, in effect, given ourselves to the Lord.