THE IDENTITY OF THE 144,000 SEALED SERVANTS

The Identity of the 144,000 Sealed Servants

 "And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel." "Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand." "Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand." "Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand." "Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand."

The Identifying Information

Name: They are children of Israel.

Number: There are 144,000 in all. 12,000 from each one of the tribes. The firstborn son of Joseph, Mannasseh, substitutes for Dan.

It is difficult to explain why Ephraiam is left out; although he is not really elim­inated since his father remains in.

It is difficult to say why Dan is excluded from the list. The Prophecy of Jacob concerning Dan may explain why (Gen. 49:17). The Rabbis said that this prophecy predicted that Antichrist would rise out of this tribe. Historically, the tribe of Dan was the first to fall into idolatry (Judges 18:30), and it is possible that this tribe will be the leader in the last great idolatry of the endtime. But it must not be overlooked that Dan is included in the division of the land for the millennium (Ezek. 48). This means that he is pre­served through the tribulation. This is indeed grace.
"Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward."
"And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land."

The Information is Sufficient

One may avoid deception by taking this informa­tion as it stands. This 144,000 are not Seventh Day Adventists nor Millennial Darwanists nor British Israelites nor any of the other 144,000 ics and tics laying claim to this prophecy.