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Who are the 144,000?
By Maria Merola ‫אריאל‬
© Copyright Double Portion Inheritance, August 2004
http://www.DoublePortionInheritance.com
Back in 2002, while I was studying the book of Revelation, I began to see unique
differences between the group called the “144 Thousand” in Revelation 7 and the
group called the “144 Thousand” in Revelation 14. I charted the differences between each of these groups and from that time, I had a strong hunch that there are
actually two separate groups of “144 Thousand,” but all of the pieces did not come
together for me until 2006, when I began to embrace the full understanding of the
“The Two Houses of
Yisra’el.”
In order to understand
who this elusive group
of people are that are
mentioned in the 7th &
14th Chapters of Revelation, we must go back
to the beginning in the
Towrah in Bereshiyth
(Genesis) 48, where we
read the prophetic
words of Ya’aqob (JacobYisra’el) spoke over his
two grandsons (Ephrayim & Manasseh).
The secret to understanding the concept of the “144 Thousand” is seen in the two
grandsons of Ya’aqob (Jacob-Yisra’el). The number 144 has a prophetic meaning in
and of itself:
1 + 4 + 4 = 9 for the “Nine Fruits of the Spirit” in Galatians 5:22
1 + 4 + 4 = 9 for the “Nine Gifts of the Spirit” in 1st Corinthians 12:4-11.
Since the name “Ephrayim” means “double fruit” in Hebrew, it means that the
House of Ephrayim (who was scattered to the Gentiles) shall become doubly
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fruitful when they are “born-again” by the blood of the lamb. When they are indwelled with the Ruwach ha’Qodesh (Holy Spirit), they will operate in the nine
gifts of the spirit and they will also display the nine fruits of the spirit! This is why
Yisra’el-Ephrayim is seen in Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 61:7 inheriting “the double,”
because he inherits the Gentile nations as well as the Yahuwdiy (Jews) until they
all become “one stick in the hand of YaHuWaH” as seen in Ezekiel 37:16-19.
The first time we read of anyone inheriting a “double portion” is in Genesis 48:22.
Yahuwceph (Joseph) received “one portion above his brothers,” and thus we begin to see the future posterity of Yisra’el in the last days, because these two sons of
Yahuwceph are going to grow into two groups of people in the last and final days
leading up the 7th Millennium.
When Ya’aqob (Jacob) spoke this prophetic declaration over these two grandsons
of his, he was revealing that these two grandsons will end up as two groups of
people who are then merged into one group at the end of the Millennium when
the new heaven and the new earth come down in Revelation 21.
Unregenerate Yisra’el Represents Manasseh: One Great Nation Seen in
Revelation 7
First, let’s take a look at Manasseh who was Yahuwceph’s (Joseph’s) firstborn. His
name actually means “to cause to forget.” The prophecy spoken over him by
Ya’aqob-Yisra’el in Bereshiyth (Genesis) 48 was that he would become “a people” or
“a great nation.”
But this nation would later on die to their sovereignty and become “forgotten” as
they would no longer have kings to rule over them with scepters (Ezekiel 19:14).
Instead, the heathen kings of Persia, Assyria, Greece & Rome would rule over
them. In Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 54, we see that YaHuWaH promised to resurrect this
“barren woman,” Yisra’el by giving her so many children that she must enlarge
her dwelling place. Even though she was “forsaken, forgotten, widowed, refused, and
divorced” she later on is resurrected as a nation at the time of the “fullness of the
Gentiles.” A partial fulfillment of this came about when the modern state of
Yisra’el was reborn in one day in 1948:
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Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? who has seen such things? Shall
the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as
soon as Tziyown (Zion) travailed, she brought forth her children.
But her capital city, the holy city of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) was reborn in six
days in 1967 during the six-day war between Egypt. In six days Elohiym created
heaven and earth, and the fact that Jerusalem was taken back in a 6-day war is a
picture of the “New Jerusalem” which will come down to earth in Revelation 21
when the first heaven and earth are passed away at the end of the 7th Millennium.
Manasseh represents this woman who is “forgotten and forsaken for a little
while” but she is later on “gathered with tender
mercies” (Isaiah 54:7).
Manasseh is a prophetic picture of “Old Covenant Yisra’el” who later on lost her sovereignty as a
nation. In Ezekiel 19, we read about this “mother
lioness” which is prophetically the holy city
Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) represented as Sarah
who is “the mother of us all” in Galatians 4:26.
This mother lioness gave birth to “two lion’s
whelps” which are two kings. Yahuw’achaz
(Jehoahaz) only reigned for three months before he
was taken captive into Egypt with chains. The
other king was Yahuw’akiyn (Jehoiachin) who also
reigned for only three months and then he was
deported into Babylon in chains under King Nebuchadnezzar.
In Ezekiel 19:14, it is stated that Yisra’el (the mother lioness) has no “strong rod” to
rule with and this is a reference to the last King of Yisra’el named “TzidqiYahuw”
(Zedekiah) until the second coming when Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach himself will
rule and reign as “King of Kings & Master of Masters” on the earth. This lamentation shows that Yisra’el had been fruitful in a time when she was keeping Yah’s
covenant and his Towrah (commandments). But when her “lion’s whelps” were
taken captive by sin and pagan mixture, she lost her fruitfulness and therefore she
was like a tree “plucked up in fury” like that fig tree which was cursed by Yahuwshuwa himself as a prophetic sign of the Roman Siege in 70 A.D.
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Interestingly, the name of the first king (lion’s whelp) in Ezekiel 19, Yahuw’achaz
(Jehoahaz) in the Hebrew means “YaHuWaH seized.” The second lion’s whelp or
king named Yahuw’akiyn (Jehoiachin) means “YaHuWaH will establish.” And the
final king of Yahuwdah (Judah) who ruled in Jerusalem before she was “seized”
(plucked up in fury) was TzidqiYahuw (Zedekiah) which means “the justice of
YaHuWaH.”
In these three kings, we see a prophetic picture being laid out. YaHuWaH first
seized Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) at a time when she was violating the covenant
and he caused her rule and reign to come to an end. But then he promised to
establish her again in Isaiah 54 in the last days. And then finally at the second
coming of Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach, he will come as a “judge” to judge the
nations and he will “avenge the blood of the set-apart ones.” This word for “seized” is
the same word used for “harpazo” in 1st Thessalonians 4:17, when the bride is
“caught up” (commonly called the rapture). This lamentation in Ezekiel 19 had a
current fulfillment in those days, but also a future fulfillment. YaHuWaH will
“seize” (catch away) his beloved elect and he will establish her in righteousness
and in judgment!
Even though Ezekiel 19 is about these two Kings of Yisra’el, we can see yet another
layer of understanding to this prophecy. We can liken King Yahuw’achaz (Jehoahaz)
to the Ten Northern Tribes of the House of Ephrayim, because he was taken captive
into Mitzrayim (Egypt) and Ephrayim was the Egyptian-born son of Yahuwceph
(Joseph). We can also liken King Yahuw’akiyn (Jehoiachin) to the Two Southern Tribes
of the House of Yahuwdah (Judah), since this king ruled specifically over the Southern Kingdom of Judah. These two lion’s whelps represent more simplistically
“Jews & Gentiles” who are taken captive into some form of religious bondage. The
Jews have been taken captive by “extra rules” which they learned in Babylon and
this has placed a heavy burden on the people. And the Gentiles have been taken
captive by “pagan idolatry” from Egypt.
The group who will be “seized” (raptured, caught up) is the group of “144,000” in
Revelation 14 that is likened unto Jehoahaz &Ephrayim. They are the same ones
described as “the man-child” who was born from “the woman” (Old Covenant
Yisra’el) in Revelation 12. The smaller group that is left down here to be “established” is the group of “144 Thousand” that is seen in Revelation 7 who is likened
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unto Jehoiachin & Judah because they
are not “born-again” into incorruption or “saved” until after they give
birth to “the man-child.”
In other words, the first group of
“144,000” in Revelation 7 are the
descendants of Abraham described
in Bereshiyth (Genesis) 22:17 who
were “more numerous than the sands
on the seashore” (earthly physical
descendants). The second group of
“144,000” in Revelation 14 are made up of the descendants of Abraham described
as being “more numerous than the stars of heaven” (born from above, spiritual
descendants). It is for this very reason, that I cannot attribute the phrase “144
Thousand” to being a literal number of individuals. I believe that if Abraham’s
descendants were said to be more numerous than the stars and the sand, then we
must see that there is deeper “hidden” and spiritual meaning behind this number
of 144 Thousand. I believe we can derive a prophetic meaning from the number
144 because it is a “squared number” which is the product of two equal integers:
12 Tribes X 12 Apostles = 144.
This number represents two groups of people coming together in the last days
and forming “one stick, one olive tree, one new man, one bride, one family, one house of
Yisra’el.”
Renewed Covenant Yisra’el Represents Ephrayim: A Multitude of Nations Seen
in Revelation 14
In Genesis 48:19, Ephrayim (the younger son of Joseph) was prophesied to become
“a multitude of nations” as he would be “greater” than his younger brother,
Manasseh. But Ephrayim’s name literally means “double fruitfulness.”
And so as we progress in this teaching, we see that Manasseh (the firstborn) is a
picture of “Old Covenant Yisra’el,” but Ephrayim is a picture of “Renewed Covenant
Yisra’el” who is resurrected from the dead. In the parable of the prodigal son in
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Luke 15, before the wayward son (typified in Ephrayim) came back home to the
Father, he was thought to be dead. But when he returns, the Father declares in
Luke 15:24 “For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
found.” Old Covenant Yisra’el who was thought to be dead is now alive again and
back home living in the Modern State of Yisra’el. But Renewed Covenant Yisra’el is
still in the nations as Ephrayim. They have not returned yet to the land.
In Revelation 12:1-5, we see a “woman” who is now about to give birth to a “manchild” who will rule “all nations with a rod of iron.” Not only is this prophecy about
the literal woman Miryam (Mary) who gave birth to our Mashiyach (Messiah), but
this prophecy is also about the “barren woman” Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) who is
typified in two barren women (Rachel & Sarah). But she is no longer barren in the
last days, for in Isaiah 54, she is now about to “break forth on the right and on the
left.” In other words she will have born-again Jews on the right-hand and bornagain Gentiles on the left-hand. Together, these two groups will make up this “one
new man-child” (Ephesians 2:15).
And so we can see that the first group of 144,000 in Revelation 7 is this woman
who became only “one nation” (Manasseh), the one who had been forgotten. But
when she returns in the last days to the Modern State of Yisra’el, she has only a
small remnant that are “sealed” in the foreheads with a “mark.” In Ezekiel 9, we
read that a remnant of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim are “marked” with a mark
because “they sigh and cry at the abominations” that are being done in the last days.
In other words, they will not take the “mark of the beast,” but they will “come out of
great tribulation” as seen in Revelation 7:14 & Revelation 2:10. This same group of
“144 Thousand” is “one great nation,” and this is also the “woman” in Revelation 12
who is about to give birth to a larger group called “the one new man-child.” This
child is then “caught up” to meet YaHuWaH in the air (1st Thessalonians 4:17) and
they are only gone for a period of 7 days for the wedding during the “Ten Days of
Awe.”
While this larger group of “144 Thousand” (typified in Leah & Ephrayim) are in the
“chuppah” getting married to Messiah, the smaller group of “144 Thousand” is
down here going through “ten days of tribulation” (Revelation 2:10). But on Yom
Kippur, the larger group of “144 Thousand” will return on white horses with
Messiah “clothed in fine linen white and clean” (Revelation 19:8) to meet the other
smaller group (typified in Rachel & Judah).
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In Leviticus 16, we also learn that on Yom Kippur, the Kohen Gadowl (High Priest)
would mix the blood of a bull (representing Ephrayim) and the blood of a goat
(representing Judah) and the blood of both are mixed together and sprinkled on
the mercy seat. This means that on that final Yom Kippur when Messiah returns,
both Houses of Yisra’el (both brides) will come together and become one family
(one blood).
More Numerical Patterns that Reveal the 144 Thousand
In Bereshiyth (Genesis) 29:20-27:
Jacob worked 7 years for Leah followed by another 7 years of work for Rachel
totaling 14 years.
Jacob had a 7 day wedding with Leah first, followed by a 7 day wedding with
Rachel totaling 14 days of weddings back-to-back.
These two weddings between these “two houses” will take place for the duration
of the 22 days beginning at the “Feast of Trumpets” (for Leah), and the “Day of
Atonement” (for Rachel), and culminating at the “Feast of Tabernacles” when both
brides become one. This is precisely what is meant by “Jacob’s Time of Trouble.”
You see Ya’aqob (Jacob) had to work for “seven years” thinking he was going to
marry Rachel, but instead he was tricked by Laban, his father-in-law into marrying Leah. At the end of those “7-years” he had a “7-day” wedding with Leah.
Then Ya’aqob (Jacob) agreed to work yet another “7-years” for Rachel, but he was
still able to marry her at the end of his “7-day wedding” with Leah. And so we
have Jacob working for a total of 14 years for both brides (Leah & Rachel) but at
the end of the first 7-year term that he fulfilled, he was able to marry both brides
within “14-days.” Then he fulfilled the last 7-year term that he agreed to after the
14-day wedding with both Leah & Rachel. But even after Ya’aqob (Jacob) finished
working for both Leah & Rachel, he was tricked by Laban again into working for
another “6 years” for his cattle totaling 20 years!
What does this number 20 signify? It signifies three distinct groups of people. The
first seven years signifies Leah or the Ten Northern Tribes of Ephrayim, the second
seven-year period signifies Rachel or the Two Southern Tribes of Judah, and the last
six years are for the Gentiles symbolized by the cattle!
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Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach will serve a total of “two-sevens” and one period of
“six” for three distinct groups of people!
There are a total of 21 days for the duration of the “Feast of Trumpets” (Yom
Teruw’ah) through the “Feast of Tabernacles” (Sukkot). Within these 21 days, our
Messiah will gather first the group that represents Leah at the Feast of Trumpets.
Then he will gather the second group that represents Rachel on Yom Kippur.
Then he will gather all the Gentile Companions (Ezekiel 37:16-17) as the wedding
guests at the “Marriage Supper of the Lamb” that will take place on the Feast of
Tabernacles.
Within these 21 days of “Fall Feasts” correlate to the 20 years of Jacob’s Time of
Trouble. During these three feasts, Yahuwshuwa will gather these three groups of
people to himself for the marriage supper. There will be the bride, the bridal party
and the guests at this wedding.
All three of these Fall Feasts are for three these distinct groups of people!
Who are these three distinct groups?
The Seed of Abraham Leavened into the Whole Earth
There is a parable that our Mashiyach (Messiah) told in Matthew 13:33. You will
also notice “the witness of three” in the scripture reference of “13:33!” In this parable, the woman is the Holy Spirit as well as Jerusalem (the mother of us all); the
earth is the whole batch of dough and the “leaven” is the besowrah (gospel or
good news). And the three measures of meal
are the “seed of Abraham.” Who are the seed
of Abraham? Is it those who carry the physical DNA of Abraham? Yes, it does include
them but it goes beyond physical DNA.
Even those who have the DNA of Abraham
must repent, accept the blood of Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach as atonement for their
sins, and obey Towrah.
In Luke 3, Yahuwchanon (John) the Immerser (Baptizer) rebuked those who were
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putting their trust in bloodline identity. He was essentially saying to them “just
because you are the physical descendants of Abraham, does not mean you are automatically saved---you must show the fruit of repentance by obeying the commandments.”
Listen to what he says:
Luqas (Luke) 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of
him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luqas (Luke) 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to
say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That
Elohiym is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 13:33 Another parable spoke he unto them; The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened.
The Kingdom of Elohiym (Heaven):
1. Followers of Messiah from the House of Yahuwdah (Judah or Jews).
2. Followers of Messiah from the House of Ephrayim (Yisra’el).
3. Followers of Messiah from the nations who are grafted into Yisra’el as “native
born” (Ezekiel 47:22-23).
Kingdom of Satan (Darkness):
1. Those who don’t believe Yahuwshuwa is the Messiah from Judah (Jews).
2. Those who don’t believe Yahuwshuwa is the Messiah from Ephrayim (Yisra’el).
3. Those who don’t believe Yahuwshuwa is the Messiah from the nations.
There are “6 groups” represented above and “6” is the number of Adam. Mankind
and beast were all were created on the 6th day of creation.
The only difference is the 1st group belonging to the Kingdom of Heaven, have
received the blood of the Lamb as atonement for their sins and they have the
indwelling of the Ruwach ha’Qodesh (Holy Spirit). In other words, they have the
“breath” of YaHuWaH breathed into them. Abram’s name was changed to
“Abraham” with one added Hebrew letter, the “Hey” which literally means “the
breath or the spirit.” The seed of Abraham have the “breath of life” breathed into
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them from YaHuWaH because they accept the blood atonement of Yahuwshuwa
ha’Mashiyach!
And so Ya’aqob (Jacob) who is a prophetic “type” of Messiah worked a total of 20
years for three distinct groups of people: The House of Yisra’el, The House of Judah &
Gentiles. But in the 21st year of working for Laban, Jacob finally left and took his
two wives (Rachel & Leah) and his concubines (Bilhah & Zilphah) and his cattle
and sheep. Therefore the 21 days of Fall Feasts commencing with the Feast of
Trumpets on the 1st day of the 7th month of Tishrei & culiminating on the 21st day
of the 7th month of Tishrei is for Jacob’s Inheritance that he worked for a total of 20
years and in the 21st year, he left Laban:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 31:41 Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you
fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have
changed my wages ten times.
What you will notice is that Laban changed Jacob’s wages “ten times.” What does
this represent? In Zechariah 8:23, we are given an end-time prophecy of how “ten
men” from the Gentiles nations would grab ahold of the “skirt” or in Hebrew this
word is “kanaph” (which means the corner of a garment) and it says that these ten
men from the nations will follow him that is a “Yahuwdiy” (Jew) and they shall say
“we will go with you, for we have heard that Elohiym is with you.”
In Numbers 15:35 & Deuteronomy 22:12, Yisraelites are commanded to place
“fringes” (tziytzit) on the four corners of their garment, with a blue ribbon going
through it to remind them to obey the Towrah (Mosaic Law). These Gentiles from
the nations are symbolic of the “Ten Northern Tribes of the House of Ephrayim” who
were scattered to the four corners of the earth for their idolatry. But in the last
days, these Ephrayimites gather with them many Gentile companions and they
form a “multitude of nations” or in Hebrew, this phrase is “mellow goyim” which
literally means “the fullness of the Gentiles” (Romans 11:25).
In Bereshiyth (Genesis) 41:2-27, Pharaoh had a dream that 7 skinny cows ate up 7 fat
cows. He also dreamt that 7 thin ears of corn devoured the 7 healthy ears of corn.
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Joseph Interprets Pharoahs’s
Dream
There would be 7 years of plenty
followed by 7 years of famine.
Daniel’s Seventy-Week Prophecy
reveals in Daniel 9:25-27 that
Messiah would have a ministry
that is 7 years long and it would
be “cut off in the midst of the
week.”
Our Messiah, Yahuwshuwa (like
Jacob) worked 7 years for Leah
who is symbolic of the “Ten Lost Tribes.” But these seven years were cut in half as
3.5 years, but the other 3.5 years will be finished out in the last days by the two
witnesses in Revelation 11. Then Yahuwshuwa will catch away the first bride
(typified in Leah & Ephrayim) on Yom Teruw’ah (Feast of Trumpets). They will
go into the “chuppah” (bridal chamber) in the heavenly Mount Tziyown (Zion) in
the New Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) and they will have a 7-day wedding during
“The Ten Days of Awe.”
Then Mashiyach (Messiah) will return with his resurrected bride typified in Leah
(redeemed Yisra’el) and then he will marry the other bride typified in Rachel
(redeemed Judah) on Yom Kippur. Then he will make “both brides” one bride on
Yom Kippur as the High Priest had to mix the blood of both the bull & goat
together (symbolic of Ephrayim & Judah) and sprinkle it on the mercy seat! Both
brides have “Gentile companions” who have been grafted into their house as
Ezekiel 37:16-17 says that the “House of Ephrayim” has “companions” and the
“House of Judah” also has companions! And so all three groups will then be made
into one bride on Yom Kippur for they will all be atoned for on that day by our
High Priest Yahuwshuwa!
And then, finally, when both brides and their companions are made into “one
stick” or “one family” they will then celebrate the “Feast of Tabernacles” (Sukkot)
as “The Whole House of Yisra’el!”
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And then for the next 7 years into the Millennium, Yahuwshuwa will work for
Rachel (Jerusalem & Judah) as promised when he causes the weapons to be
destroyed for 7 years after “the battle of Armageddon” (Ezekiel 39:9).
Leah’s name means “cow” and so the 7 healthy fat cows in Pharaoh’s dream
represents “the fullness of the Gentiles.” They are more numerous than the bride
from the House of Judah (Rachel). The House of Judah represents the seven
skinny cows who then swallow the 7 healthy cows. This represents the fact that
the House of Ephrayim (Leah) is overtaken by the House of Judah (Rachel) at the
end of days. In other words, the stick of Ephrayim becomes the stick of Judah and
Ephrayim no longer has the name Ephrayim, but instead Ephrayim (Leah) is now
called by the name of
Judah (the name of
her husband’s tribe).
Hence Leah & Rachel,
Ephrayim & Judah
shall become all one
house, one family,
one blood, one name---Yahuwdah (Judah).
Even the Gentiles
who are “grafted-in”
shall also be called
“Yahuwdah” for in Ezekiel 47:22 it says that any “stranger” who wants to “sojourn”
with any Yisra’elite Tribe, may join that tribe and receive an inheritance. But some
of you may be asking “but what about the other tribes?”
Well the answer to that is very simple. Let me give you and analogy. I live in the
United States of America and the name of my country is “America” just like the
nation of Yisra’el. There are fifty states in America just like there are twelve tribes
of Yisra’el. The capital city of America is Washington D.C. and the capital city of
Yisra’el is Jerusalem. If I and several other people from various states in America
moved to our nation’s capital to work on Capitol Hill, then we would still retain
our state’s identity, but we would also become citizens of Washington D.C. as
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well, and we would be called “Washingtonians.” And so even though I would then
be called a “Washingtonian” I would still be called a “Pennsylvanian” because that
is where I was born.
Likewise, all twelve tribes (including their Gentile companions) will maintain
their tribal identity in the Millennium, but because the bride marries into her
husband’s tribe, she will be “under the scepter” or authority of Yahuwdah (Judah).
This is what the vision of the 7 skinny cows eating up the 7 fat cows means. The
lesser group (Judah) swallows up the bigger group and they become one. In
Leviticus 16, we learn that the High Priest was commanded on Yom Kippur to
mix the blood of the bull (Ephrayim) and the blood of the goat (Judah) together
and this symbolizes “the marriage supper of the Lamb” when these two brides
shall become family!
Since the word “thousand” also means “families” in Hebrew (aleph) it shows us
that the multiplication of Rebekah’s children (the mother of millions of thousands)
is seen in the 2nd Group of “144 Thousand” in Revelation 14.
Ephrayim (Leah’s 10 sons) = the Multitude of Nations (144 Thousand in
Revelation 14) represented by the 7 fat cows.
Judah (Rachel’s 2 sons) = the One Nation of Yisra’el (144 Thousand in Revelation
7) represented by the 7 skinny cows.
*Note: after Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin, her body was buried in
Bethlehem-Judah and her “children” became the Two Southern Tribes of Judah &
Benjamin (Genesis 35:19; Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:18). Leah then became the
mother of all of Jacob’s sons except for Benjamin and Judah. Why not Benjamin &
Judah? Because Rachel repented and was sorry for her idolatry while she was in
labor with Benjamin and she called him “son of my sorrow.”
Therefore Rachel’s only son that she could rightfully claim as her own was
Benjamin. Judah promised Jacob that he would become Benjamin’s keeper forever
(Genesis 43:8-9) and so to this day, Benjamin & Judah have remained together.
Joseph became the leader of his ten brothers who plotted to kill him according to
the dream that he had in Genesis 37:9, and so he ruled over eleven tribes including
his own. Hence, the families have switched places. Rachel became the spiritual
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mother of Judah even though his biological mother was Leah. And Leah became
the spiritual mother of Joseph even though his natural mother was Rachel. So you
see “the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen” (Matthew
20:16).
This is a principle seen throughout the scriptures, as it displays that there is an
equalization process that must take place in order for both houses to become one.
The prideful are made humble and the humble are exalted until there is no more
rivalry and jealousy between Jacob’s children; for they will have all suffered to the
same extent and they will be able to comfort one another in the last days as they
become one!
It is also no accident that we are seeing two periods of 7 years and two periods of
7 days (two weddings) and also two groups of 7 cows & 2 groups of 7 ears of corn
that equal the sum total of 14.
But the chapter that mentions the first group of 144,000 is the “7th Chapter” and
the chapter that mentions the second group of 144,000 is the “14th Chapter.” This
is no sheer coincidence that these chapters are even named as the “7th” and the
“14th” Chapter!
The first becomes the last and the last becomes the first. (Matthew 20:17) This is a
kingdom principle that is seen throughout scripture. The bigger group takes on
the name and identity of the smaller group until they become the “whole house of
Yisra’el.” See my other article entitled “Two Conditions of the Human Heart Seen
in Ephrayim & Judah” where I go into greater detail about this principle.
The 13th Tribe & the 13th Apostle
In Genesis 49, Ya’aqob (Jacob) gave his blessing to all twelve of his sons. But his
youngest son Yahuwceph (Joseph) was given the “double portion” through his
youngest son Ephrayim. Ephrayim was given the name of Yisra’el, (his grandfather) when he declared to him and his brother Manasseh “let my name be named
upon them” (Genesis 48:16). Hence, Ephrayim is the 13th Tribe of Yisra’el. But in
Revelation 7, there are only 12 Tribes mentioned. Ephrayim & Dan are not mentioned. Why? I believe that they are absorbed into Yahuwceph (Joseph) and he
includes both Ephrayim & Dan because in 1st Kings 12, when King Jeroboam invented pagan holidays, he made a golden calf at Dan & Mount Ephrayim. And
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because of this, Dan & Ephrayim’s names were blotted out
in Revelation 7. But in Revelation
14, Ephrayim is resurrected
from the dead (like the prodigal son who was thought to be
dead). The Gentiles (nations)
who are “born-again” are then
“grafted-in” as “Renewed
Covenant” Yisra’el and they are called “Ephrayim” which means “double fruit.”
The Apostle Sha’uwl (Paul) was the 13th Apostle for the 13th Tribe of Ephrayim
and he wrote 13 letters (epistles) in the Briyth Chadashah (Renewed Covenant
writings). There are also 13 months during leap years on the Hebrew Calendar
called “Adar II.”
The month “Adar I” is the twelfth month and the constellation of the fish because
Jeremiah 16:16 & Matthew 4:19 tells us that the Ten Lost Tribes of the Lost Sheep of the
House of Yisra’el (Ephrayim) will be “fished” out of the nations in the last days. The
first month of Abib is the constellation of the “Ram” which symbolizes the “firstborn” son Yitzchaq (Isaac) who was offered up as a sacrifice by his father, Abraham, but the ram became the substitute offering. The second month on the Hebrew calendar is the “bull” which is a symbol of Ephrayim who is called a “bullock”
and a “heifer” in prophecy. Every “fourth year” is a leap-year and that is when
there are two months of Adar I & II which symbolizes both houses of Yisra’el for it
is two months of the constellation of the “fish” so that YaHuWaH can gather both
houses together from the “four corners” of the earth.
In Matthew 14:17, the boy who donated his lunch for “the multitude” represents
“the one new man” in Ephesians 2:15 (Jews & Gentiles). This young boy donated 2
fishes for Two Houses of Yisra’el and 5 loaves of bread for the 5 books of Moses
called “Towrah.”After they were fed, 12 baskets were left over for the 12 Tribes of
Yisra’el. But the 13th Tribe (Ephrayim) symbolized by that little boy (the one new
man-child) who fed “The Two Houses of Yisra’el” with the Towrah, and it was
enough for the Twelve Tribes and there were also some scraps left over for the
Gentiles! In Mattithyahuw (Matthew) 15:22, the Canaanite woman asked for the
crumbs (scraps) that are left over after the children of Yisra’el eat the bread.
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In Ezekiel 47:22-23, you will see that the “stranger” is merged into whatever tribe
they sojourn with. In the case of a “born-again” believer in Mashiyach, we sojourn
with Yahuwshuwa who is from the House of Yahuwdah (Judah). And thus
Ephrayim is merged into Yahuwdah (Judah) as per Ezekiel 37:16-19. A bride takes
on the name of her husband, and that is why the name of Ephrayim is not mentioned among the tribes of Yisra’el in the New Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) in the 7th
chapter of Revelation. Once again, notice the numerical patterns! Revelation 7, 14 &
21 each describe the “three periods of seven” for Jacob’s Time of Trouble (21 years),
they culminate and come together in Revelation 21!
When Ephrayim becomes “one stick” with Yahuwdah (Judah) according to Ezekiel
37:16-19, they take on the name of Yahuwdah (Judah)! Ephrayim will then go into
the gate of Yahuwdah in the New Yerushalayim because he is the “one new man”
(Jews & Gentiles) who are married to the Mashiyach! It is also no “small coincidence” that the name “Sha’uwl” (Paul) in Hebrew means “small.” It is because
Ephrayim was the “youngest” (smallest) and yet he became “the greatest.” Likewise
the Apostle Sha’uwl (Paul) called himself “the least of the apostles” (1st Corinthians 15:9). Because he represents the little boy who donated his lunch to the multitudes! Our Mashiyach even told us that the “smallest” of all seeds on the earth is
the mustard seed, yet, when it is all grown up, it is the largest of plants! (Mark
4:31-32).
BinYamiyn “Son of My Right Hand”
In keeping with the theme
of the “youngest” we can
also see why the Apostle
Sha’uwl (Paul) was from
the Tribe of Benjamin.
When Yahuwceph (Joseph)
was about to be restored to
his eleven brothers in
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 43, the
youngest son of Jacob
(Benjamin) was left at
home.
Yahuwceph (Joseph)
inquired about his little
brother and wanted to
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know where he was. He sent his eleven brothers back home and said to them:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 43:3 “You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.”
This language is very familiar because Yahuwceph (Joseph) is a prophetic type of
Mashiyach (Messiah) here and his brothers represent the other “ten lost tribes of
Yisra’el” who do not as of yet recognize Yahuw-shuwa as their Messiah.
In Luke 13:35, Yahuw-shuwa said to the inhabi-tants of Jerusalem “You shall not
see me, until the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of
YHWH.”
We can see a parallel here where Yahuwceph (Joseph) told his brothers “you shall
not see me until Benjamin comes back with you.” And then our Mashiyach said “you
shall not see me until you recognize me as the one who came in the name of YaHuWaH.”
In other words, Benjamin is the key to bringing back the other tribes to Messiah!
The fact that his name means “small” means that the least among us shall be the
greatest!
This is why the Apostle Sha’uwl, whose name means “small” is from the Tribe of
Benjamin (Romans 11:1), because he is the one “assigned” to bring the other lost
tribes back to the Mashiyach! In this story it was Joseph himself (symbolic of
Messiah) who sent his brothers away requesting that they bring “BinYamiyn”
(Benjamin) who is the “son” of the “right hand” (who is Messiah). In other words
the one who was chosen to bring back the other ten tribes to meet their estranged
brother Joseph (symbolic of Messiah) was Benjamin whose name signifies that he
is the “son” who is “seated at the right hand of the Father.” This is a prophecy about
the Apostle Sha’uwl (Paul)! The Apostle Sha’uwl is the one who was chosen to
bring the besowrah (gospel) to the “Gentiles” and he is the one who was assigned
to bring back the “ten tribes” to meet their Messiah in the last days!
The smallest of “seeds” of the sons of Yisra’el (Ya’aqob) was the youngest son of
them all and his name is “Ephrayim” who later on (like the mustard seed) becomes
the largest and most fruitful of them all! But a seed must go into the ground and
“die” in order to become fruitful!
Yahuwchanon (John) 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall
into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.
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Ephrayim is like the prodigal son in Luke 15:24, who was thought to be dead, but
when he comes back home to the Father and his Towrah (commandments) he is
given the blood atonement (fatted calf) and he is “resurrected” into a new creature.
In Ezekiel 37:1-13, he will be “coming out of his graves” and his dead bones will be
revived! His name was blotted out in Revelation 7, but he will come back to life
again in Revelation 14 as “the multitude of nations.” But the reason why his name is
never mentioned again is because Ephrayim must go through a metamorphosis
much like a caterpillar that goes into a cocoon and “dies” to his old nature. But
when he emerges (resurrects) into a new creature, he no longer has the same
name. His name becomes Yahuwdah (Judah):
2nd Qorinthiym (Corinthians) 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Messiah, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
When Ephrayim is married to the “Lion of the Tribe of Judah” (Yahuwdah), he will
then rule and reign with Mashiyach for “one thousand years” with a rod of iron!
Okay so let’s take a look at what these numbers mean:
The number 3 = resurrection power: the witness of Father, Son & Holy Spirit, the
witness of spirit, water & blood (1st John 5:7-8); the three groups of people (three
measures of meal leavened) seen in Matthew 13:33.
The number 4 = harvest: the four corners of the harvest field, the four corners of
the earth, the four angels from the four winds of heaven, the four corners of the
garment or the “tzitziyt” (Zechariah 8:23) where “ten men take hold of the four
corners of the garment of one Jew.”
When we multiply 3 X 4 we get 12!
The number 12 = administration: Twelve Tribes of Yisra’el & Twelve Apostles.
When we multiply 12 X 12 we get 144!
The number 1,000 = The “firstborn” or the Hebrew letter “Aleph.”
Hence, the number 144,000 thousand carries with it much prophetic meaning!
It means that a large group of people typified in 12 Tribes of Yisra’el are then
multiplied by another group of people typified in 12 Apostles and they become the
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integer of 144! But when these two groups of people become “the firstborn” from
among the dead (born-again by the blood of the lamb) they become 144,000!
The Mystery Behind the Word “Thousand”
In Hebrew the first letter of the Alphabet is the “Aleph” (Aleph) which is the
equivalent for the Greek Letter “Alpha” or the Letter “A” in English.
In Revelation 1:8 -11; 21:6; 22:13, our Mashiyach described himself as the “Alpha
& Omega” in Greek or the “Aleph & Taw” in Hebrew. Now, what is interesting is
that the Hebrew word for “thousand” as seen in the dimensions to the Temple
in Ezekiel 40-48 is the letter “Aleph” which is the “Ox Head,” as seen in the
Hebrew Strong’s Concordance:
#505 ‘eleph (aleph) eh’-lef prop, the same as 504; hence (the ox’s head being the
first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand:-thousand.
This word comes from another root word:
#504 “eleph” (alaph) which means “family.”
Hence the word “thousand” actually pertains to “families” not necessarily
individuals!
In Ezekiel 40, the Temple dimensions are being measured out in “reeds” and the
Hebrew word for “reeds” is as follows:
#7070: qaneh: reed, stalk, bone, balances, stalk, water-plant, reed, calamus
(aromatic reed), measuring-rod, reed (as unit of measure - 6 cubits), beam (of
scales - for scales themselves), shaft (of lampstand), branches (of lampstand),
shoulder-joint.
This word has a variety of meanings that point a human being. The unit of measure here is 6 cubits and a cubit is 12 inches (from the elbow to the middle finger).
And so 6 X 12 = 6 feet and this is the average stature of a human being! The word
“branch” has been prophetically used to mean “tribes” of Yisra’el (Ezekiel 37,
Romans 11), and the word for ”lampstand” (menorah) has been used to pertain to
the “Assemblies” of the people of YaHuWaH (Revelation 1:20, Zechariah 4). The
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word “bone & shoulder-joint” also points to resurrection of the elect in Ezekiel
37’s “valley of dry bones” coming back to life. The Hebrew word for “reed” also
means “six cubits” and the number “6” is the number of man. It was on “the 6th
day” that YaHuWaH created Adam (man).
These measuring units that are being used in Ezekiel 45, and also in the New
Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) in Revelation 21, and are pointing to an eternal concept,
because this type of prophetic language pertains to a Temple that is being made
and fashioned “without human hands” as we are seeing that YaHuWaH is
building a Temple made up of “lively stones” (people):
1st Keefa (Peter) 2:5 You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to Elohiym by Yahuwshuwa
Mashiyach (Messiah).
(Chazown) Revelation 21:7 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and
four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
A cubit = 12 inches
144 cubits = 144 feet
6 sides to a cube = 144 X 144 X 144 X 144 X 144 X 144
As you can see, a “cubit” represents a human being (after the measure of a man).
This equation is exponential!
In Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 45-48, the inheritance for Yisra’el is being measured out as
well as the dimensions to the Temple, and the words used to describe the measurements of “a thousand” is this word “aleph” which indicates that this pertains
to the “firstfruits” of the harvest of souls that belong to YaHuWaH. It can actually
mean a literal number of individuals or it can mean a figurative number pertaining to families. Also the meaning of the word “Aleph” means “head or father” or it
can mean “firstborn.” Those who are “the elect” are called “my firstborn” because
they are “born-again” of incorruptible seed:
Yirmeyahuw (Jeremiah) 31:9: They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I
lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way,
wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Yisra’el, and Ephrayim is
my firstborn.
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Ephrayim is the one who is called “a multitude of nations” in Genesis 48:19, hence
the title “firstborn” pertains to the multitudes that are given the letter “Aleph”
(firstborn status) and this is precisely what the number “thousand” means! It is
identified by the letter “Aleph” ‫א‬
The “Red Heifer” or the Aleph is the identifying “mark” for Ephrayim (Hoshea
10:11), because Ephrayim needed a “Red Heifer” sacrifice just like the prodigal son
who received the “fatted calf” when he returned home in Luke 15. Mashiyach
performed this “Red Heifer” sacrifice for Ephrayim by being crucified outside
of the camp (Numbers 19).
In the last days, the inhabitants of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) who “sigh and cry at
the abominations” are those Yahuwdiy (Jews) who are still living under the “Old
Covenant” because they have not accepted the blood of the Lamb yet as atonement
for their sins. Yet because they do not accept the “Abomination of Desolation” and
they refuse “the mark of the beast” they are sealed by the Father and they are given
“a mark in their foreheads” according to Ezekiel 9 & Revelation 7. That mark given
to the “last born” is the “Taw” which is the last letter in the Hebrew Alphabet,
hence it means “the last.” In Paleo Pictographs the “Taw” is identified by this
mark: ‫ת‬
You see, even though Judah was born first and Ephrayim was born last in the
natural, the two brothers ended up switching places after Mashiyach died on the
tree. All of those lost Ephrayimites (symbolized by the prodigal son in Luke 15)
started coming back home to the Father and his Towrah through the blood of
Mashiyach. And the older brother Yahuwdah (Judah) rejected his blood atonement and so they became as “the last born” because they will be the “last” ones
to become “born-again!”
The Hebrew word for mark in Ezekiel 9 is #8420 in the Hebrew Strong’s Concordance and it is the “Taw.”
In the account where Ya’aqob (Jacob) crossed his hands over in Genesis 48:13-14,
he gave the “firstborn status” to the younger son (Ephrayim) and he gave the
“last born” status to the older son Manasseh. As I mentioned earlier, the name
“Manasseh” means “to cause to forget” since Old Covenant Yisra’el has been
“forgotten, forsaken, divorced, for a little while” (Isaiah 54:6-7). But New Covenant
Yisra’el is Ephrayim whose name actually means “double fruit.” Hence the
number “144 Thousand” pertains to Old Covenant Yisra’el but it is then “doubled”
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and not only doubled in the sense of multiplying by the number “two” but
“doubled” in the sense of “to the second power” as in “144 Thousand times 144
Thousand!” In other words “too many to count!” In Revelation 14, the second
group of 144 Thousand have “their Father’s name” written in their foreheads
indicated by the Aleph (the firstborn of the Father).
When Old Covenant Yisra’el (the woman in Revelation 12 & Isaiah 54), gives birth
to the man-child (Renewed Covenant Yisra’el or Ephrayim), she will then be
saved as she will then possess the “double portion” of 144 Thousand:
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 61:7 For your shame you shall have double; and for confusion they
shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double:
everlasting joy shall be unto them.
You will notice in the above verse, that the woman (Yisra’el) is being referred to as
“you” because she is just one nation. But then YaHuWaH goes on to describe
Yisra’el as “they” in the last part of this verse and no longer in the “first person
singular” (you). Why is this? It is because Yisra’el was one nation, (one woman).
But then she was divided into two houses in 1st Kings 12. From these two houses
(Ephrayim & Judah) they are ultimately born-again into “one new man” as described by the Apostle Sha’uwl in Ephesians 2:15. This is the same “man-child” that is
born to the woman in Revelation 12 who becomes the “double portion inheritance”
of Yahuwceph (Joseph) through the tribe of Ephrayim. And this is how the woman inherits the double. It is precisely for this reason that the tribe of Ephrayim is
not mentioned in Revelation 7.
In the book of Revelation, there are 3 different Greek words used for the English
word “thousand”:
#5505. chilias khil-ee-as’ from 5507; one thousand (“chiliad”):--thousand.
#5507. chilioi khil’-ee-oy plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand:--thousand.
#3461. murias moo-ree’-as from 3463; a ten-thousand; by extension, a “myriad”
or indefinite number:--ten thousand.
In Revelation 7, there are a literal number of 144 Thousand being described first,
and they are named by tribe and they can be numbered. But take note: it never
says that there are “144 Thousand individuals” does it? No! It simply says “144 thou23
sand” but “144 Thousand” what? Is it “144 Thousand people? Or is it “144 Thousand families”? It never tells us this. Right now at this present time, there are about
six million Yahuwdiy (Jews) living in the modern State of Yisra’el. The prophecy
in Ezekiel 5:2-12 & Zechariah 13:8-9 tells us that “a third part” of the Yahuwdiy
(Jews) will be saved and the other “two-thirds” will be destroyed in the last days. If
“one-third” of six million equals two million, we know that “144 Thousand” is a
small number of people by comparison. This is why I am inclined to believe that
this number of “144” is a number with prophetic meaning and not necessarily
limited to a “literal interpretation.” I believe that the numerical value is literal but
the value is not necessarily applied to individuals. I believe that it can be applied
to families and nations as well.
Now in Revelation 7, after the 144 Thousand are “numbered” in verse 9 it says:
“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all
nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.”
The term “after this” indicates that “after first covenant Yisra’el are numbered”
then another group of people are mentioned in Revelation 7 and this group are
“too numerous to count.” This group falls into the category of the “myriad” or
“indefinite number” which is also consistent with the Hebrew word “Aleph”
which pertains to “a family” rather than an individual. In Revelation 14 the number 144 Thousand is not describing individuals but it is describing families or
large groups that are too numerous to count. Note that it does not say “144
Thousand people or individuals.” It can mean “144 Thousand families or
nations.”
The Double Portion Inheritance of Yisra’el Hidden in the Hebrew Scriptures
What is even more revealing is that in Bemidbar (Numbers) 31:4 where Yisra’el is
being given their inheritance, the English does not display the fact that the word
“thousand from each tribe” is doubled! The more literal term is “Aleph Mattah”
which means “a thousand branches” but this is repeated twice as: “Aleph Mattah,
Aleph Mattah.”
Bemidbar (Numbers) 31:4
‫ אלף‬H505 ‫ למטה‬H4294 ‫ אלף‬H505 ‫ למטה‬H4294 ‫ לכל‬H3605 ‫ מטות‬H42
94 ‫אל‬
H3478 ‫ ת ל ו‬H7971 ‫ לצבא׃‬H6635
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Here is how it reads in English:
Bemidbar (Numbers) 31:4 “Send a thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Yisraʼĕl
for the campaign.”
Here is how it reads in Hebrew:
Bemidbar (Numbers) 31:4 “Send an Aleph Mattah (thousand branches) an Aleph
Mattah (thousand branches) from each Mattah (tribe) of all the tribes of Yisraʼĕl for the
campaign.”
The formula here is: “a thousand branches times a thousand branches.”
This gives even more credibility to the idea that in Revelation 14, Yisra’el is going
to receive the Double Portion Inheritance through “the man-child” (Ephrayim, the
multitude of nations that are too many to count).
What we are seeing here is that when YaHuWaH is handing out the inheritance to
Yisra’el, the word “thousand” (aleph) is actually doubled, and the word “tribes”
(branches, mattah) is also doubled! This is “the double portion inheritance”
promised to Old Covenant Yisra’el in the last days once she gives birth to the
“man-child:”
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 61:7: For your shame you
shall have double; and for confusion they shall
rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they
shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be
unto them.
Yahuwceph (Joseph) Inherits the Double
The very first time that we see a person inheriting a “double portion” of all that his Father
has, is in Genesis 48:22 with Ya’aqob (Jacob’s)
favorite son Yahuwceph (Joseph). JacobYisra’el gave Joseph a “double portion” or
“one extra portion” above all of his brethren.
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What does this mean? The sons of Yisra’el seen in Revelation 7 are first numbered
but then they are “doubled” in the Renewed Covenant and they are given to
Joseph who is a prophetic “type” of Messiah. The next group of 144 Thousand seen
in Revelation 14, are then doubled! But what does the word “double” actually
mean?
In Mathematics, a square number is also called “a perfect square” because it is a
product of some integer with itself. An example is the number 9 which is a
“square” number because it is the result of 3 X 3. The same thing holds true with
the number 144. It is a perfect square because it is the result of 12 X 12.
Now we know why the bride of Messiah seen in Revelation 21 is a corporate body
of people who collectively form a structure called “The New Jerusalem.” This
physical structure is “foursquare” and now we know why! If a perfect square of 12
X 12 = 144, then “foursquare” means 144 X 144 X 144 X 144! Each wall to this
square is 144 cubits.
Chazown (Revelation) 21:
16 And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he
measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the
breadth (width) and the height of it are equal.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according
to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
The city is 12,000 furlongs (a furlong is 600 feet), and so this means: 600 feet X
12,000 = 7 million two hundred thousand feet! A “reed” is equal to 6 cubits (6 feet).
600 feet is the equivalent of 600 cubits. The angel used a “reed” (6-foot long stick)
according to the measure of a human being to measure the city.
1 cubit = 12 inches (a foot)
1 furlong = 600 feet (600 X 12 inches = 7200 inches)
1 mile = 5280 feet ÷ 600 feet = 8.8 (an 8th of a mile)
12,000 furlongs = 600 feet X 12,000 = 7,200,000.00 feet = 1,363 miles long
144 cubits = 12 inches X 144 = 1,728 inches or 144 feet
When you take the entire city as a square and measure it as a “foursquare” one
dimensional structure, we can take 144 feet X 144 feet X 144 feet X 144 feet =
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4.2998169 feet or approximately 4.3 billion feet for the total measurement of the
walls.
But that does not even include the floor and the ceiling which is another
dimension as well!
In Revelation 21, it says that the length, the width (breadth) and the height are all
equal in measure. Each of the 4 walls to this square city is 144 cubits “according to
the measure of a man.” This is a reference to Deuteronomy 3:11 where “the cubit
of a man” is used to measure the Temple. There are three different cubits mentioned in the Tanakh (Old Testament) which is the length of a human forearm
(about 18 inches), and another is from the base of the human hand to the elbow
(about 12 inches) and the third one is “a reed” (six cubits) or the stature of a
human being (six feet). Since YaHuWaH created human-kind on the 6th day, the
number 6 is the number of a man. What this means is that each of the 6 walls to
this cubical city is 144 cubits X 144 cubits. This means that the entire city will be
made up of 12 sides (6 sides to the interior and 6 sides to the exterior) which are
144 people X 144 people X 12!
144 X 144 = 20,736 X 12 = 248,832 (248 million 8 hundred and 32) people!
The Word Double Also Means Exponential
The dictionary defines this word Exponentiation: the raising of a number to any
given power.
The word for “double” in Genesis 41-43 in the next few verses, as we will soon see,
is where Yahuwceph (Joseph) receives “double” money, double dreams, double
the 7-year term, etc. This word in Hebrew for double is:
# 4932 mishneh: a repetition, duplicate (copy), or a double amount; a second (in
order, rank, age, quality or location): double, next, second, twice as much.
It comes from this other root word:
#8138 shanah: duplicate (literally or figuratively); to transmute (transitive or
intransitive), alter, double, change, disguise, be diverse, repeat.
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The word “transmute” means: to change from one nature, substance, form, or
condition, into another; to transform.
This means that the “man-child” in Revelation 12 is going to be “doubled” when he
resurrects and becomes “transmuted” into incorruption in Revelation 14!
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 41:49 And Yahuwceph (Joseph) gathered corn as the sand of the
sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
*Note: Yahuwceph (Joseph) gathering the corn is a picture of our Mashiyach
(Messiah) in the end-times harvesting his souls. YaHuWaH told Abraham that he
would “multiply” his descendants as the stars of the heavens and like the sand on
the seashore in Genesis 22:17. This means too many to number! Joseph is also seen
here gathering so much corn that he quit counting because it is “without number”
in other words “too much to count.”
Everything about Joseph’s life came in the form of “doubling,” hence his name
“Yahuwceph” means “YaHuWaH increases.” The root word for his name is
another Hebrew word:
#3254 yacaph: to augment, continue, conceive again, exceed, gather together, get
more, increase, prolong.
Everything from his dreams, to the money he received, his two sons, the two
Houses of Yisra’el (sons of the two wives Leah & Rachel) his grain harvest, his
double seven-year term, and his inheritance was doubled:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice;
it is because the thing is established by Elohiym, and Elohiym will shortly bring it to pass.
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 43:12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that
was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it
was an oversight:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 43:15 And the men took that present, and they took double
money in their hand and BinYamiyn (Benjamin); and rose up, and went down to
Mitzrayim (Egypt), and stood before Yahuwceph (Joseph).
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Rebekah the Mother of Millions
Here again
we see the future of the “double portion blessing” being prophesied over Ribqah
(Rebekah), the wife of Yitzqach (Isaac). The first hint of her “double portion blessing”
came when she bore twins (Esau & Jacob).
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and
Abraham’s servant, and his men.
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 24: 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, you are our
sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate
of those which hate them.
The Hebrew Word for “millions” here is “rababah:”
#7231 rababah: abudance (in number) from # 7231 especially a “myriad”
(whether definite or indefinite): many, million, multiply, ten thousand.
#7231 rabab: to cast together, increase, especially in number, from #7233 to
multiply by the myriad.
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*Note: What we are seeing here are “thousands of millions” that make up the
“double portion inheritance” of the “multitude of nations” seen in Ephrayim in
Genesis 48:19. In Revelation 14, the bride of Mashiyach has “washed her garments in
the blood of the lamb” and she “follows the lamb wherever he goes.” She represents not only a literal “144,000” as seen in Revelation 7, but she represents “New
Covenant Yisra’el” who is the multitude of nations. “First Covenant Yisra’el” are
typified in Manasseh and they are “a great nation” (the woman in Revelation 12).
But this woman gives birth to a corporate “man-child” in Revelation 12 and this is
the same group that is identified by Sha’uwl (Paul) as “the one new man” in
Ephesians 2:15.
Two Covenants & Two Groups of 144 Thousand
There are two places in scripture where this number of “144 Thousand” is mentioned. These two places are in Revelation 7 & Revelation 14.
A mathematical formula can be found with the number 144 that consists of 12
Tribes of Yisra’el X 12 Apostles. Hebrew Sages of old had long believed that
Adam was 30 years old at his creation, and that he was born in 4,030 B.C. (you
don’t count the year zero). In the Towrah, a man must be 30 years old before
entering into the priesthood or ministry (Numbers 4:3-47). Adam’s ministry as the
High Priest or overseer of the earth began at 30, just as Yahuwshuwa’s ministry
began at 30. Yahuwceph (Joseph) was also 30 years old at the beginning of his
ministry as well:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 41:46 And Yahuwceph (Joseph) was thirty years old when he
stood before Pharaoh King of Mitzrayim (Egypt). And Yahuwceph (Joseph) went out
from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt).
Yahuwshuwa is called “the last Adam” (1st Corinthians 15:45) because he succeeded where the first Adam failed in his mission. Adam was therefore created in the
year 4,030 B.C. and Yahuwshuwa began his ministry at the age of 30, (Luke 3:23)
on Yom Kippur. His ministry lasted 3.5 years and he was crucified on Passover in
30-31 A.D.
A Theory of Mine
This is merely a theory of mine, but I believe it adds up mathematically, so bear
with me on this. I believe that Yahuwshuwa could possibly return sometime
around the year 2,030-31 A.D. which would bring us to the completion of the
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6th day for the creation of “man” and the creation of the corporate “man-child.”
And then we will go into the 7th day or 7th millennium as “one day is like a
thousand years to YHWH” (2nd Peter 3:8).
Since we will be celebrating the Sabbath Millennium commencing on “the Feast of
Tabernacles” for 1,000 years during the Millennium, (and this Feast lasts for 7
days), the last day of this Feast is always called “the eighth day.” Hence when the
7th Millennium or “day” is completed, it will take us into what is called “the eighth
day” going into eternity as a New Heaven & New Earth will come down (Revelation 21).
The number 8 in scripture and in prophecy represents “new beginnings” and so
we will have a new beginning going into eternity. On the Hebrew Biblical Calendar
there are 360 days as opposed to 365 days for the solar calendar. If we take 360
X 4,000 years from Adam’s creation to Yahuwshuwa’s crucifixion = 1,444,000
days.
Ten is the number that represents the nations where the “Ten Northern Tribes of
Ephrayim-Yisra’el” were scattered. In all of his parables, Yahuwshuwa often
referred to the number “10.” He spoke of 10 commandments, 10 virgins, 10 cities,
10 talents, 10 coins, 10 lepers were healed, etc. The number “10” also represents
the nations as we see that there were Ten Northern Tribes of Yisra’el that were
scattered to the nations. Also, there were 10 provinces of Shinar in Nimrod’s
Kingdom (Genesis 10), which were scattered to the nations as well. There are “ten
toes” in Daniel’s vision of the man (Daniel 2:43) and these “ten toes” symbolize the
nations of the earth. Also, there are “ten horns” on “the beast” in Revelation 13-17
which also symbolize the nations. And so the number “10” represents the tribes of
the earth.
If we take 1,444,000 days for the first 4,000 years from Adam until Messiah’s
crucifixion, and we divide that by “10” for the nations, we get 10 increments of
144,000 days for the “Old Covenant.”
We do the same thing for the “New Covenant.” We take 4,000 years from when
Yahuwshuwa was crucified until the “8th Day” or the 8,000th year going into
eternity (after the Millennium is finished).
And we have two periods of 1,444,000 days divided by ten increments for the
nations.
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12 Tribes of Yisra’el = First Covenant (includes Adamic, Noahide, Abrahamic,
Mosaic & Davidic).
12 Apostles = Renewed Covenant
12 + 12 = 24 Elders in Heaven
12 Tribes X 12 Apostles = 144,000
I believe that this number represents all those who are “sealed” in advance
(saved) who are still living under the First Covenant at Messiah’s return, (Revelation 7). These are the Jews mentioned in Ezekiel 5 & Zechariah 9. They are the
“one third” of the remnant of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who will not worship
the beast nor take his mark. And so because they do not accept the “mark of the
beast,” YaHuWaH seals them with the “Taw” (the last letter) as a symbol that they
will be the “last” to get married and redeemed. And then there are all of those
saved under the Renewed Covenant (Revelation 14) and they have already accepted
the blood of the Lamb so they receive a “mark” in their foreheads which is the
“Aleph” which means “the first letter” for they are the “first” to get married and
redeemed.
And so this is why I believe that there are two groups of 144,000!
Yahuwshuwa went into the lower
parts of the earth to redeem the
“firstfruits” of souls that had died
under the First Covenant (Ephesians
4, Luke 16). He will later on bring in
the “latter rain” harvest of souls
which will be the second group of
144,000. The Tabernacle of Elohiym
that comes out of heaven is the
“bride” which is the city called
“New Jerusalem.”
This city is the bride of Messiah,
and it consists of 12 gates for the
Twelve Tribes of Yisra’el. And this
city also has 12 foundations for the
Twelve Apostles.
Chazown (Revelation) 21:
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12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels,
and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of
Yisra’el:
13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the
west three gates.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of
the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The two groups called the “144 Thousand” from Revelation 7 & 14 are not merely
Jews, but they consist of all Twelve Tribes of Yisra’el along with their “Gentile
companions” who are “grafted together into one olive tree.” As I mentioned earlier,
Ephrayim & Dan are not mentioned in Revelation 7, because I believe they are
merged into Joseph since these two tribes committed harlotry under King Jeroboam at “Dan & Mount Ephrayim” with a golden calf and pagan holidays (1st Kings
12:25-29).
In Revelation 11:4 the angel told Yahuwchanon (John) that the “Two Witnesses” are
“Two Olive Trees” (Ephrayim & Judah) and “Two Candlestick” (Smyrna & Philadelphia). In Jeremiah 16, we are first told that YaHuWaH named Yisrael “an olive
tree.” Then in 1st Kings 12, this one olive tree became two separate nations (two
olive trees) when the two kingdoms split into “The Ten Northern Tribes of Ephrayim
& The Two Southern Tribes of Judah.” And then we see metaphors of these “Two
Olive Trees” depicted in Ezekiel 37, Zechariah 4, & Romans 11. And so we know
who these “Two Olive Trees” are in Revelation 11:4. Then we see in Revelation 1:20
where our Mashiyach likens the “Seven Congregations” as “seven golden candlesticks.” Out of these seven congregations, only two of them (Smyrna & Philadelphia) were found faithful. And so in totality, we actually see “four groups” of
people as being the “corporate two witnesses!”
See my other article entitled “Pre-Tribulation versus Post-Tribulation Rapture
Theory?” to understand the entire concept. The “Two Olive Trees” represents the
first group of 144,000 in Revelation 7 who are the “natural branches” of the Tribes of
Yisra’el. Then the “Two Candlesticks” (Menorahs) represent the second group of
144,000 mentioned in Revelation 14. But even though the first group in Revelation 7
are mentioned first (for they are sealed before-hand), the first group in Revelation
7 are saved last! But the second groups mentioned in Revelation 14 are saved first!
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The first shall be last and the last shall be first!
These two groups of “144,000” will end up becoming the same group called “the
one new man” (Ephesians 2:15) and they are “two sticks” or “two trees” becoming
one in the hand of YaHuWaH (Ezekiel 37:16-17). There will be a gathering of these
two groups together just prior to the 7th Millennium to become “one family” or “one
olive tree.” But at the end of the 7th Millennium, and going into the 8th Millennium,
we will see yet another gathering of these two groups as one bride to form “The
New Jerusalem.” The “Two Houses of Yisra’el” are going to be made into one family
again.
The “Two Witnesses” are the resurrected “corporate man-child” of Revelation 12.
These are the ones who will carry the “double portion anointing” of Moses &
Elijah; Spirit & Truth; Law & Prophets.
The prophecy in Revelation 12 shows a dual fulfillment with Yahuwshuwa ha’
Mashiyach as the “man-child” who was born of the woman (Miryam). But before
his return, he will complete the latter half of his 7-year ministry called “Daniel’s
70th Week” through the corporate man-child. This corporate man-child is made up
of four groups of people called Two Houses of Yisrael & Two Congregations forming
Two Witnesses. When these “Two Witnesses” are resurrected, they form “One New
Man.” This group called “One New Man” forms only the “born-again” group who are
resurrected in Revelation 14 as the second group of “144,000.”
The first group of “144,000” in Revelation 7, are not resurrected but they will still
be saved when Yahuwshuwa returns, for they were sealed in advance (Ezekiel 9 &
Revelation 7). This group will not be “The Bride of Messiah” but they will be the
bridal attendants or the guests at the wedding.
The second group of “144,000” mentioned in Revelation 14 are the only ones who
will be resurrected as the “Melchizedek Priesthood” in the New Millennium for they
will put on incorruption. This is the group that is called “The Bride of Messiah.”
And so during the Millennium, there will actually be “Two Groups of 144,000” or
“Two Groups Yisra’elites.” There will be those who are still in their mortal bodies
who were still living under the Mosaic Covenant at Messiah’s return. They only
qualify to be “sealed” in their foreheads because they did not worship the beast
nor his image and so they are “sealed” in advance. These will receive their
Mashiyach when he returns as it says in Zechariah 12:10 “…and they shall look upon
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me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son,
and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
And then there will be those who have put on incorruption which is the second
group of “144 Thousand” mentioned in Revelation 14. And these Two Groups of 144
Thousand will then form “One Bride” or “The New Yerushalayim” at the end of the
Millennium when the “New Heaven & New Earth” come down out of Heaven!
All during the Millennium those who are still in their natural mortal bodies, will
have a chance to become part of the “Bride of YaHuWaH” at the end of the
Millennium as seen in Revelation 21.
But then after the 1,000 year Millennial Reign of Messiah is finished, both groups
of “144 Thousand” will become “One Bride” called “The New Yerushalayim!”
What Does the Number 1,000 Mean in Prophecy?
In Numbers 31, Mosheh (Moses) set up a theocratic “government” in order to help
lead the people of Yisra’el. There were men set up as rulers over 1,000’s, and
10,000’s. Likewise in heaven with the twenty four elders:
Chazown (Revelation) 5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round
about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten
thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.
The number 1,000 represents “government” and so we take the root number of
“144” and we see that it derives from: 12 Tribes X 12 Apostles (a combination of
both covenants). But since the number 1,000 represents “government” and we
know that the number 144 X 1,000 symbolizes YaHuWaH’s government in the
earth, we can then see that this number is simply a way of showing us that those
who “rule and reign” with Mashiyach (Messiah) are those who have received both
covenants (Towrah & Spirit). They are symbolized by “The Twelve Tribes” who
were given the Towrah. And they are also represented as “The Twelve Apostles”
who were given the blood atonement and the gift of the Holy Spirit. And so this is
the prophetic meaning behind the number 144,000!
These who are chosen to govern with Messiah have two elements:
Blood Atonement & Obedience to Commandments.
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We can see these “two elements” throughout scripture:
1st Keefa (Peter) 1:1-2 tells us that the elect are “sprinkled with the blood & sanctified by
the Spirit.”
Chazown (Revelation) 12:11 tells us that the elect overcame the devil by “the blood of
the lamb & by the word of their testimony.”
Chazown (Revelation) 12:17 tells us that the devil is angry with those who “have the
testimony of Yahuwshuwa & keep his commandments.”
In the above verses, the blood atonement is identified as “the testimony” since the
blood of Messiah “testifies” (1st John 5:8). The keeping of the commandments is
also synonymous with “the word of their testimony” because when we obey the
commandments we have his testimony (Mosaic Law or Towrah) written in our
hearts. Mosheh (Moses) deposited “the two tables of testimony” into the Ark of the
Covenant (Exodus 31:18, Deuteronomy 10:2) and this is what happens when the
Holy Spirit “writes the law in our hearts and in our minds” (Hebrews 8:10 & 10:16).
Those who have “the testimony of Yahuwshuwa” (his blood that testifies) and “keep
the commandments” have “the double portion anointing.” In Revelation 7, I believe
these 12 Tribes mentioned consist of those who physically have the DNA of these
tribes, but because they did not accept the blood of the Lamb in time for “Yom
Teruw’ah” or “The Feast of Trumpets” they symbolize the “Five Foolish Virgins” who
do not have “oil” in their lamps (the infilling of the Holy Spirit) which is only
attainable by accepting the blood of the Lamb. But they will have “Ten Days of
Tribulation” according to Revelation 2:10 or “Ten Days of Awe” between Trumpets &
Atonement to repent and be ready for the next time that Mashiyach returns with
his bride in Revelation 19!
And so the “Five Foolish Virgins” may have been left out of the wedding on Yom
Teruw’ah (the day that no man knows), but they may still have a chance to be
saved ten days later!
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The Inhabitants of Jerusalem in the Last Days
In the following prophecy, we learn that one-third of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) were scattered to the four winds of the earth because of their
idolatry.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 5:12 A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with
famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you: and a third part shall fall by the
sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will
draw out a sword after them.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4 And YHWH said unto him, Go through the midst of the city,
through the midst of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), and set a mark upon the foreheads
of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst
thereof.
As you can see in the last days, history will be repeated again as there will be
“one-third” who are “sealed” or “marked” with the “Taw” in their foreheads.
Zechariah’s prophecy is speaking about the same event because we see the phrase
“in that day” which is indicative of the last days:
Zekaryahuw (Zechariah) 13:
4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of
his vision, when he has prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in your hands? Then he shall
answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, says
YHWH of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will
turn my hand upon the little ones.
8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says the YHWH, two parts therein
shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
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9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is
refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will
hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The YHWH is my Elohiym.
These “one-third” who are sealed in the foreheads are the same group of “144
Thousand” that we see in Revelation 7.
But then in Revelation 14, the names of these tribes are not mentioned in connection with the 144,000. I believe that this group represents those who are “New
Covenant Yisra’el”, who do not necessarily have the DNA of these 12 Tribes of
Yisra’el but because “they have washed their garments in the blood of the lamb” and
they “follow the lamb wherever he goes” and they are “undefiled by the woman of
harlotry” (Mother Harlot Church) they are “grafted into” the same olive tree with
the natural born Yisra’elites. Natural Yisra’elites will also be included in the second group of 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 14, so long as they have their oil
lamps filled with oil (symbolic of the Holy Spirit) in time for Yom Teruw’ah (Feast
of Trumpets).
Natural Branches & Wild Branches
In Romans 11, the Apostle Sha’uwl (Paul) speaks about “Natural Branches & Wild
Branches” to the Olive Tree—Yisra’el. We can see clearly now that the first group
of “144 Thousand” from Revelation 7 are none other than “the natural branches”
(Romans 11:21) of the descendants of Abraham that are as “sands on the seashore” (Genesis 22:17). We can also see that the second group of “144 Thousand”
mentioned in Revelation 14 are none other than “the wild branches” (Romans
11:17) and the descendants of Abraham that are as “the stars of heaven” (Genesis
22:17).
Chazown (Revelation) 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four
corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not
blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
*Note: The four angels standing on the four corners of the earth holding the four
winds of the earth represent the harvest field. In the Towrah, Yisra’el was commanded not to harvest the four corners of their fields but to leave it for the widow,
the orphan and the stranger (Leviticus 19:9, 23:22). This means that the wind of the
Holy Spirit at this point will be withheld from blowing on the earth because the
Holy Spirit will be done converting people. He will no longer be breathing on
souls to redeem them (John 3:8). The four corners of the prayer shawl (tallit) also
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has four corners with four fringes on each corner representing the harvest of souls
(Numbers 15:38, Deuteronomy 22:12).
Chazown (Revelation) 7:
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living Elohiym:
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth
and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our Elohiym in their foreheads.
4 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 Yisra’el.
5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
6 Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand.
7 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.
8 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.
*Note: We have just numbered 12 thousand of each of the tribes of Yisra’el. Now
let’s see who comes next!
Chazown (Revelation) 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
*Note: What are we seeing here? We are seeing a company of people called “a
great multitude” and who are these? Do you remember the prophecy that was
spoken over Ephrayim in Genesis 48 by his grandfather Yisra’el-Ya’aqob (Jacob)?
Let’s see what he said about Ephrayim:
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Bereshiyth (Genesis) 48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know
it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: (Manasseh) but
truly his younger brother (Ephrayim) shall be greater than he, and his seed shall
become a multitude of nations.
In the previous verses, we see that Manasseh is counted as only being 12,000 in
number. But what about Ephrayim? Why is he not mentioned in the above tribes?
Well first of all, Ephrayim is named after the stick or tribe of his father Joseph
(Ezekiel 37:16-19), but also Ephrayim outnumbers all of the 12 Tribes because he is
a multitude of nations--- too many to number! Why? Because Ya’aqob (Jacob) his
grandfather prophesied over him in Genesis 48:19 that he would become “a
multitude of nations!” And his very name Ephrayim means “double fruit!”
Chazown (Revelation) 7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are
these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
*Note: In other words the elders are asking “where did they come from?”
Where have we heard this question being asked before? When Yisra’el (Ya’aqobJacob) came to Egypt to be reunited with his long lost son Yahuwceph (Joseph) he
asked this question:
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 48:8 And Yisra’el beheld Yahuwceph’s sons, and said, Who are
these?
The multitude of these nations that are too numerous are clothed in white robes
but the 12 Tribes are not clothed in white robes. Why? When the prodigal son
came back home in the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15), he was given a robe
along with the fatted calf that was killed for him (the red heifer). After he repented, then he was cleansed with the red heifer and given a ring (a wedding ring and
a white robe). You see the true corporate bride is made up of those who are “born
from above” (born-again by the spirit). But the literal 144 Thousand (who are not
born-again yet) are the natural Yisra’elites who will be saved but they are not the
bride of Messiah.
Chazown (Revelation) 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These
are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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*Note: Aha! Now we know that this group that is too numerous is the bride
because they have washed their robes in the blood of the lamb! Also they had to
go through “great tribulation” which is the birth canal. The Greek & Hebrew
word for “tribulation” means “a tight and narrow place.”
Chazown (Revelation) 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of Elohiym, and serve him
day and night in his Temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.
*Note: The bride “follows the lamb wherever he goes” (Revelation 14), and she is
seated with Mashiyach (Messiah) in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6).
Chazown (Revelation) 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
*Note: In John 6, Yahuwshuwa said this: “…I am the bread of life: he that comes
to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.”
Chazown (Revelation) 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall
feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and Elohiym shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes.
*Note: John 7:38 says: “He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of
his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”
Now what we see here is that the multitude of nations (Ephrayim) are too numerous to count but the natural born Yisra’elites can be counted and they are a literal
number of 12,000 per tribe totaling a literal number of 144,000 thousand. But we
do not know if this means 12,000 people, 12,000 families or 12,000 nations etc.
Scripture does not tell us that this mean “12,000 individuals.”
Now let’s look at the second group of 144 Thousand in Revelation 14. Why does it
appear that this number suddenly becomes a spiritual number rather than a literal
number? Well in order to see the two groups we must first look at Revelation 12 to
see the woman (the literal twelve tribes of Yisra’el) and the man-child (the multitude of nations too numerous to count).
Chazown (Revelation) 12:
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1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and
the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:
and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to
devour her child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:
and her child was caught up unto Elohiym, and to his throne.
*Note: The woman here has a two-fold meaning. It is Miryam, the mother of our
Mashiyach (Messiah) and the man-child is Yahuwshuwa himself literally. But the
woman in a spiritual sense is Yisra’el and she is wearing a crown of twelve stars
which represents the twelve tribes of Yisra’el. This woman is none other than the
first group of 144 Thousand seen in Revelation 7. The man-child are the multitude
of nations that we saw in Revelation 7 that were too numerous to count (Ephrayim). Now notice that the man-child is caught up to be with Elohiym at his throne
just like it says in Ephesians 2:6 & Revelation 7:15.
Chazown (Revelation) 12:
6 And the woman (Jerusalem, Old Covenant Yisra’el) fled into the wilderness, where she
has a place prepared of Elohiym, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred
and threescore days.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the
dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him.
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10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and
the kingdom of our Elohiym, and the power of his Mashiyach (Messiah): for the accuser of
our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our Elohiym day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the
earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he
knows that he has but a short time.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman
which brought forth the man child.
14 And to the woman were
given two wings of a great
eagle, that she might fly into
the wilderness, into her place,
where she is nourished for a
time, and times, and half a
time, from the face of the
serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of
his mouth water as a flood
after the woman, that he
might cause her to be carried
away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up
the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the
remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of Elohiym, and have the
testimony of Yahuwshuwa Mashiyach.
*Note: What you will notice is that the dragon goes to make war with the remnant
of the woman’s seed (the man-child) but even though the man-child was caught
up to meet YaHuWaH in the air and was changed into incorruption, he obviously
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must have come back down again because now he is down here on earth being
made war against by the devil. And so now we see that the “woman” is unconverted Yisra’el for they have not been “born from above” yet. But “the man-child”
is a male. You see the Apostle Sha’uwl explained this in 1st Timothy 2:
14 And Awdawm (Adam) was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the
transgression.
15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and
charity and holiness with sobriety.
What is Sha’uwl talking about here? The
female gender typifies the unconverted
“woman” Yisra’el for she was in transgression
first. But when she is “born-again” she will be
saved! In other words, the woman will
become the “man-child” when she is bornagain!
Now let’s see who this second group of 144
Thousand is.
Chazown (Revelation) 14:1 And I looked, and, lo,
a Lamb stood on the Mount Tziyown (Zion),
and with him an hundred forty and four
thousand, having his Father’s name written
in their foreheads.
*Note: You will notice that the “144,000”
have “his” Father’s name written in “their”
forehead. Notice that word “him” and the word “they” are speaking of this group
of “144 Thousand.” The reference to “him” refers to the “man-child” in Revelation
12 and the “one new man” in Ephesians 2:15. This is a corporate group of people
being metaphorically referred to as “him” but the group called “him” is also
referred to as “they.”
In the parable of the “Ten Virgins” in Matthew 25, “five were wise and five were
foolish.” The Ten Virgins represent the Ten Northern Tribes of Yisra’el (Ephrayim). Out of those ten tribes (virgins) only 50% make it into the marriage. And
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those virgins are not specified as male or female, for “in Messiah there is neither
male nor female” (Galatians 3:28). But this corporate group is often referred to as
“the man-child” and at other times they are referred to as “the bride.” When these
virgins put on incorruption (the wedding garments) there will no longer be gender distinction.
Chazown (Revelation) 14:
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great
thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and
the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four
thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These
are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes.
5 These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto Elohiym and to the
Lamb.
*Note: The Greek word for “women” is not plural in this verse above, but rather it
is singular (woman):
#1135 gune: goo-nay’ probably from the base of 1096; a woman; especially, a
wife:----wife, woman.
The Greek word for “virgin” here is:
#3933 parthenos: A virgin; marriageable maiden; a woman who has never had
sexual intercourse with a man; a man who has abstained from all uncleanness
and whoredom or idolatry; a man who has never had intercourse with a woman.
Notice that this word for “virgin” can also mean “a man who has abstained from
idolatry” (false religion) with a “woman” the Mother Harlot Apostate Church!
Chazown (Revelation) 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without
fault before the throne of Elohiym.
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*Note: in the first three chapters of Revelation, Mashiyach finds no fault with the
Congregations of Philadelphia & Smyrna. These are the “two candlesticks”
spoken of in Revelation 1:20.
Chazown (Revelation) 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and
kindred, and tongue, and people,
*Note: These are not merely the 12 Tribes of Yisra’el but all the nations of the
world!
Chazown (Revelation) 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear Elohiym, and give glory to him;
for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and
the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Chazown (Revelation) 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen,
is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath
of her fornication.
*Note: Notice that a reference is being made here to Babylon and it is being called
a “she” not a nation. Why? Because these undefiled people above have been kept
from this very same “woman” Mystery Babylon!
Chazown (Revelation) 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If
any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or
in his hand,
Chazown (Revelation) 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Elohiym,
which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of
the Lamb:
*Note: You will notice that the undefiled people who did not defile themselves
with the “woman” (Babylon) have not taken “the mark of the beast.”
Chazown (Revelation) 14:
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11 And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no
rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the
mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of
Elohiym, and the faith of Yahuwshuwa.
*Note: Now a contrast is being made between those “set apart ones” (saints) who
follow the Lamb wherever he goes and they have the name of their Father’s name
YaHuWaH in their foreheads versus those who take the mark of the beast’s name.
Clearly these are not limited to only “male virgins” and they are not limited to
only 144 Thousand people literally. This is the “man-child” (Revelation 12) and
the “one new man” (Ephesians 2:15) and they have the name of their Heavenly
Father, YaHuWaH in their foreheads and “they follow the Lamb wherever he
goes” and they also “keep the commandments and have the testimony of
Yahuwshuwa.”
Now does this mean that only 144,000 people since the beginning of creation will
end up denying the mark of the beast? Does this mean that only 144 Thousand
people since the beginning of creation keep the commandments? Does this mean
that only 144,000 since the beginning of creation follow the Lamb?
This group of “144,000” mentioned in Revelation 14 will not take the “mark of the
beast” (the papacy’s number 666). See my other related articles entitled: “The
Mark of YaHuWaH or the Mark of the Beast?” also see “Twelve Identifiers of the
Beast” and “Who is that Woman ‘Jezebel’ & Who is ‘the Beast’?”
Let’s see what else scripture has to say about them:
Chazown (Revelation) 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write,
Blessed are the dead which die in YHWH from henceforth: Yes, says the Spirit, that
they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
*Note: This is obviously speaking of those who get to enter into “rest” in the
Millennial Kingdom. This is not limited to a mere 144 Thousand!
Chazown (Revelation) 14:
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14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of
man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on
the cloud, Thrust in your sickle, and reap: for the time is come for you to reap; for
the harvest of the earth is ripe.
*Note: This is obviously the end-time harvest of souls. At his first coming, Mashiyach (Messiah) redeemed the “firstfruits” of the barley harvest (those saved
under the First Covenant who were in “The Bosom of Abraham.” And then by Pentecost (Shabuoth) fifty days later, he redeemed them as his “firstfruits” who are
“born of the Spirit” (Romans 8:23). At his second coming, Mashiyach will then reap
the wheat (as his third harvest) and the grape harvest represents those who are
going to be “crushed” into the “wine of his wrath” (Revelation 14). You see, in
Yisra’el, every year, there are three harvest times.
The first barley harvest is during Passover week called “Yom ha’Bikkuwriym” or
“Day of First Fruits.” This is the same day of Messiah’s resurrection (not Easter
Sunday). This is when he redeemed all of those who were in the “Bosom of
Abraham” when he went to the “lowest parts of the earth” and gave them the gift of
salvation (Ephesians 4:8-10, Luke 16:23). Then there is “first wheat harvest” on the
day of Shabuoth (Pentecost) fifty day later when 3,000 souls were saved at the
preaching of Keefa (Peter) in Acts 2:31. And then finally there is the “second
wheat harvest” in the fall at “The Feast of Ingathering” (Exodus 23:16, 34:22) aka
“The Feast of Tabernacles” when all of the souls will be gathered to “The Marriage
Supper of the Lamb.” At this same harvest time is the “grape harvest” where all those
who rejected the blood of the lamb will be “crushed” into the “wine of his wrath.”
Chazown (Revelation) 14:
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was
reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the Temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp
sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a
loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather
the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
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19 And the angel thrust in his sickle
into the earth, and gathered the vine
of the earth, and cast it into the great
winepress of the wrath of Elohiym.
20 And the winepress was trodden
without the city, and blood came out
of the winepress, even unto the horse
bridles, by the space of a thousand
and six hundred furlongs.
The “Two Witnesses” in Revelation
11:4 are called “The Two Candlesticks & The Two Olive Trees.”
These “Two Witnesses” are NOT Moses & Elijah literally speaking as many theologians have taught us. Neither is it Enoch, which many people speculate on. While
I do believe that the two witnesses are two individual men, they are also two
groups of people:
Gentile & Yahuwdiym (Jewish) followers of Yahuwshuwa ha’ Mashiyach which
make up the whole house of Yisra’el.
Several Reasons Why Elijah, Enoch or Moses Cannot be the “Two Witnesses”
Literally Speaking
In order for the Anti-Messiah to kill them after 1,260 days of prophesying, they’d
have to put on corruptible flesh
again which means reincarnation and the Bible says in
Ibriym (Hebrews) 9:27 “...it is
appointed unto men once to die
and after this the judgment.
1.) Eliyahuw (Elijah) was taken
up in a chariot but he had to
put on incorruptible flesh in
order to inherit the kingdom
of Elohiym, because the Bible
says in 1st Qorin’tiym
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(Corinthians) 15:50 “...flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of Elohiym.”
Even though Eliyahuw went to “another place” after he was taken away in a
chariot, he had to die to the old body eventually. In 2nd Chronicles 21:12-20 it
reveals that ten years later, after he was taken in a chariot, he wrote a letter to
the King of Judah. But Eliyahuw did not remain alive forever.
2.) Mosheh (Moses) died al-though there was a dispute over his body between the
angels (Jude 1:9). But Joshua 1:2 says “Mosheh my servant is dead.” So we
know that he died.
3.) At the Mount of Transfiguration, Mosheh & Eliyahuw appeared with Yahuwshuwa, and so we know they already have an incorruptible body. Both Mosheh
& Eliyahuw materialized and disappeared, so this means that they have immortal bodies now, and they will not go backwards by putting on a mortal body
again to be killed by the Anti-Messiah!
And, so now we know that the Gentile followers of Mashiyach and the Messianic
Jewish believers are “The Two Witnesses” corporately speaking. And these two
groups will become a powerful force that prophesy against the Anti-Messiah for
1,260 days. After they are killed in Revelation 11 it says that the two witnesses
are “taken up!” (harpazo, rapture) And it says “the 7th trumpet sounded!” Guess
which trumpet that is? That is the same “last trump” in 1st Corinthians 15:50-52
and Matthew 24:29 when Yahuwshuwa gathers his elect with a “great sound of a
trumpet.”
The Bride Joins the Tribe of YaHuWDaH (Judah)
In the book of Ruth, we see a picture of a Gentile woman (a Moabite) who was
from a heathen nation called Moab. In Ruth1:16, we find Ruth going back to
Bethlehem-Judah with her widowed mother-in-law Naomi (symbolic of Judah).
Ruth made a declaration that she was joining Naomi’s tribe of people and that she
wanted to serve the same Elohiym named YaHuWaH with the people
of YaHuWDaH (Judah).
Ruwth (Ruth) 1:16 And Ruwth (Ruth) said, entreat me not to leave you, or to return from
following after you: for wherever you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will
lodge: your people shall be my people, and your Elohiym my Elohiym:
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What other place in the Tanakh (Old Testament) have we heard of this same
concept taking place?
Zekaryahuw (Zechariah) 8:
22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek YHWH of hosts in
Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), and to pray before YHWH.
23 Thus says YHWH of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall
take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt
(kanaph, tzitzyit) of him that is a Yahuwdiy (Jew), saying, We will go with
you: for we have heard that Elohiym is with you.
We are seeing a picture here of Ruth being typified as the Five Wise Virgins out of
the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 or as these Ten Men from the Ten Lost Tribes of
Yisra’el in the nations who are now in the last days taking hold of a Yahuwdiy
(Jew) and going back to Yerushalayim to seek YaHuWaH. What is characteristic
about the tribe of YaHuWDaH? Why do the other Ten Tribes take hold of them?
Well first of all, Ya’aqob (Jacob) spoke a prophecy over his fourth son named
YaHuWDaH (Judah) in Genesis 49:10 indicating that he would be the one whom
the other nations would be gathered to in the last days: “unto him shall the
gathering of the people be.”
In Revelation 14:4 it says that these virgins who are gathered to the Lamb are not
defiled by “woman” (the Harlot Church) and they “follow the lamb wherever he
goes.” And what Tribe is the Lamb from? Revelation 5:5 tells us that he is the Lion
of the Tribe of YaHuWDaH (Judah)! You will also note that Revelation 5:5 contains
two number “5’s” in it for both the five wise & five foolish virgins typified in Leah
& Rachel! Both of them obey the “5” books of Towrah, but the foolish one are
missing the “oil of his name” (Song of Solomon 1:3).
Notice that the name of YaHuWDaH has 5 Hebrew Letters: Yod, Hey, Waw,
Dalet, Hey. And notice that Revelation 14:4 has the number 144 in it as well!
This is an identifier that “The 144,000” in this second group are those who follow
the Lamb from the “Tribe of Yahuwdah” wherever he goes just like those “ten men”
from the nations in Zechariah 8:23 who follow one Yahuwdiy (Jew) and just like
those “Ten Virgins” in Matthew 25. Interestingly, there are 5 wise and 5 foolish
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virgins and 5 letters to the name Yahuwdah. Only “Five Wise Virgins” get to take on
her bridegroom’s tribal name which is YaHuWDaH (5 letters)!
I believe we are seeing a mathematical ration in Zechariah 8:23 of 10 literal men to
every “one” Yahuwdiy (Jew) who is Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach literally. But this is
also an equation for each 4,000-year period for the “First Covenant” (from Adam
until Messiah’s death) and then the “Renewed Covenant” (from Messiah’s death
until the Millennium is completed in the 8,000th year).
For each 4,000-year period X 360 biblical-days of years = 1,444,000 days.
When we divide those days into increments of 10
(for the 10 men or 10 nations), we get 10 increments
of 144,000!
Could it be that herein lies the mystery to understanding Zechariah 8:23? All of the other tribes in
the end will join the “one stick” of Yahuwdah as
prophesied in Ezekiel 37:16-17!
The first group of “144 Thousand” in Revelation 7 is
literally Twelve Tribes of Yisra’el with the literal
DNA (sands on the seashore), and these, I believe
will be the bridal party at “The Marriage Supper of
the Lamb.” They are like Yahuwchanon (John) the
Baptist who was called “a friend of the bridegroom”
(John 3:29). The bridal party is not the bride, but the
bridal party rejoices with the bride and the bridegroom!
Yahuwchanon (John) the Immerser represents the “Old Covenant Priesthood” of the
Sons of Aharown (Aaron). But Yahuwshuwa ha’Mashiyach and his bride represent
collectively the “Renewed Covenant Priesthood” after the order of Melchizedek.
Hence, the “friends of the bridegroom” (the bridal party and the guests) at the
wedding are the physical earthly priesthood that will be serving together with the
Melchizedek Priesthood in the Tabernacle of Dawiyd (David) in the New Millennium.
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The second group of “144 Thousand” is the bride in Revelation 14 and they are
under the “Renewed Covenant” and these people are “too many to number.” They
are no longer being identified by 12 separate tribes because in Mashiyach there is
“neither Jew nor Gentile” (Yahuwdiy nor Goyim) for they are one in Mashiyach
(Messiah). They are being identified as the ones who are getting married to the
Lamb who is from Yahuwdah. In other words, the Renewed Covenant bride
marries into the House of Yahuwdah because her husband is from Yahuwdah, just
like Ruth who married Boaz from Yahuwdah.
A distinguishing mark between the first group in Revelation 7 and the second
group in Revelation 14, is the mark they receive in their foreheads.
The first group of “144,000” in Revelation 7 receives the “Taw” (the last letter).
The second group of “144,000” in Revelation 14 receives the “Aleph” (the first
letter).
Chazown (Revelation) 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we
have sealed the servants of our Elohiym in their foreheads.
This first group of “144,000” are sealed in their foreheads but it does not specify
that they have “their Father’s name in their foreheads” like the second group of
“144,000” in Revelation 14. Why? Well I believe that the “seal” of the first group is
the same one seen in Ezekiel 9 which is the “Taw.”
This seal called the “Taw” which is the Hebrew word for “mark” and it is spelled
as two Hebrew letters which are “Taw & Waw” which means “the cross and the
nail.” These two letters look like a cross and a tent peg or a nail in Paleo Hebrew
pictographs: ‫תו‬
The “Taw” as seen above is only two Paleo pictographs which is “Taw & Waw.”
This mark distinguishes the House of Yahuwdah from the other Ten Northern
Tribes because the Red Heifer sacrifice (represented by the ox head) was only
offered up for the House of Ephrayim and for the prodigal son when he returned
home in Luke 15:23. But the older brother in the parable of the prodigal son represents Yahuwdah and he did not get the “fatted calf” killed for him, hence the
“Taw” without the Red Heifer.
The “Aleph & Taw” is a picture of the “Red Heifer & the Cross.” ‫ת א‬
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I believe that this is the mark which distinguishes those who belong to Yahuwshuwa Mashiyach before he returns versus those who are only marked and sealed
with the “Taw.”
In Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4, those who “sigh and cry at the abominations” that are
being done in Jerusalem in the last days are the ones who receive this “mark” or
seal which is the “Taw.” I believe that these are the same ones who do not recognize the Mashiyach (Messiah) until he returns in Zechariah 12:10. They will not see
him again until they say: “Baruch Haba B’Shem YaHuWaH” (Luke 13:35).
The phrase above in Hebrew says: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of
YaHuWaH.”
Who was our Mashiyach (Messiah) addressing in Luke 13:34-35?
34 O Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), Yerushalayim, which kill the prophets, and stone them
that are sent unto you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen
does gather her brood under her wings, and you would not!
35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, You shall
not see me, until the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in
the name of YHWH.
You see there will be a remnant out of the inhabitants of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)
in the end of days who will not take the mark of the beast. They will be sealed in
the foreheads and the earth
will not be hurt until they
are sealed. I believe they are
the first group of “144,000”
from Revelation 7.
Zekaryahuw (Zechariah) 12:
6 In that day will I [ALEPH & TAW]
‫ את‬make the governors of
Yahuwdah (Judah) like an
hearth of fire among the wood,
and like a torch of fire in a
sheaf; and they shall devour all
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the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)
shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).
7 YHWH [ALEPH & TAW] ‫ תא‬also shall save the tents of Yahuwdah (Judah) first, that the
glory of the house of Dawiyd (David) and the glory of the inhabitants of Yerush-alayim
(Jerusalem) do not magnify themselves against Yahuwdah (Judah).
8 In that day shall YHWH defend the inhabitants of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem); and he
that is feeble among them at that day shall be as Dawiyd (David); and the house of Dawiyd
(David) shall be as Elohiym, as the angel of YHWH before them.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I [ALEPH & TAW] ‫ את‬will seek to destroy all the
nations that come against Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).
10 And I will pour upon the house of Dawiyd (David), and upon the inhabitants of
Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look
upon [ALEPH & TAW] ‫ את‬ME whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for HIM, as one
mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for HIM, as one that is in bitterness for
his firstborn.
Yechezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4 And YHWH said unto him, Go through the midst of the city,
through the midst of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), and set a mark [WAW & TAW] ‫ ות‬upon the
foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in
the midst thereof.
We can see in the original Hebrew Tanakh in Zechariah 12:10, Yahuwshuwa
revealing himself to the House of Yahuwdah (Judah) at his return by the symbols
of “Aleph & Taw” (the first and the last). But in Ezekiel 9:4, those Yahuwdiy
(Jews) who have not accepted Yahuwshuwa as Messiah yet will receive a “mark”
which in Hebrew is the word “Taw” spelled as “Taw & Waw” which is the last
letter in the Hebrew Alphabet. The only thing that qualifies them to be “sealed” is
that they “sigh and cry at the abominations” that are being done in Yerushalayim in
the last days. This means that they will not worship the beast or his image. But
when Yahuwshuwa Messiah returns on that day, they will finally see him as the
“Aleph & Taw,” and that is when they will receive the “mark” of the “firstborn” or
the “Aleph” just like the other group of “144,000” in Revelation 14.
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Now the second group of “144,000” in Revelation 14 actually have “their father’s
name written in their foreheads:”
Chazown (Revelation) 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the Mount Tziyown
(Zion), and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name
written in their foreheads:
YaHuWaH ‫הוה‬
What is the difference between the first group of “144,000” in Revelation 7 from the
second group of “144,000” in Revelation 14? The answer is found in the words of
our Mashiyach:
1st Yahuwchanon (John) 2:23 Whosover denies the Son, the same has not Father: he that
acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
The first group does not have their Father’s name yet! They are “sealed” because
they obeyed the Towrah and did not take “the mark of the beast.” But they will
not see their Mashiyach (Messiah) until he returns!
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*Note to the reader:
In all of my articles, I am quoting from the 1634 King James Version of the Bible,
(unless otherwise stated). However, I have updated archaic words such as “thee,
thou, art, hitherto, thy, thine” etc. I have also restored the sacred names of deity
as they have been removed 7,000 times in our English Bibles from the original
Hebrew Scriptures. Instead of “the LORD” I use the four English letters of YHWH
called for the “tetragrammaton” which are four Hebrew letters in our Creator’s
name: Yod, Hey, Waw (Vav). In Ancient Paleo Hebrew Pictographs, these letters
look like this from right to left Yod (the hand), Hey (the breath or spirit), Waw
(the nail or tent peg) and Hey (the breath or spirit). These letters spell out a
message: “Hand Behold, Nail Behold!”
‫ה הו‬
I have inserted lower case letters into the name of YaHuWaH to aid in pronunciation. The word “God” has been restored to the Hebrew “Elohiym,” and the
Messiah’s name has been restored from “Jesus” to ancient Hebrew for “Joshua”
which is represented by six Hebrew Letters: Yod, Hey, Waw, Shin, Waw, Ayin
(YHWSWA).
Once again, I also insert the vowel points to the name Joshua as follows:
YaHuWShuWA (Yahuwshuwa) to help aid in pronunciation. Also, for the title
“Messiah” I use the Hebrew word “Mashiyach” which appears in the Hebrew text
as: Mem, Shin, Yod, Chets (MSYC). I also insert the vowel points as MaShiYaCh to
help with pronunciation.
There are also 100 different names of Yisraelites in the Tanakh (Old Testament)
who have the Father’s name (YaHuW) embedded in their names. The first three
letters of the Father’s name is: Yod, Hey, Waw (YHW) called “the trigrammaton” and
it is seen as “YaHuW” (Yahuw) on the end of names and sometime at the
beginning of names.
*Examples of these names are as follows:
YaHuWceph (Joseph), YaHuWshuwa (Joshua), YaHuWchanon (John),
YaHuWnathan (Jonathan), EliYaHuW (Elijah), YirmeYaHuW (Jeremiah),
YeshaYaHuW (Isaiah).
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I have restored those names where ever possible and I also include the Hebrew
names for books of the Bible with the English name in parenthesis. In Modern
Hebrew, the Creator’s name has been removed, from many of these names and
they have been shortened to: Y’shua (Joshua), Yosef (Joseph), Yonathan (Jonathan)
etc. The reason for this is because in the Jewish Talmud there is a man-made law
that enforces a “ban” on pronouncing the sacred name of our Creator. This is
against the scriptures, as we are commanded not to “add nor remove” words from
the word of our Creator (see Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, Proverbs 4:6, Revelation
22:18-19).
Why should this matter? In Zephaniah 3:8-9 we read an important end-time
prophecy about how YaHuWaH is going to restore the human race back to a “pure
language” so that we may all “call upon the name of YaHuWaH with one consent.”
The pure language is Ancient Hebrew as we can see that this was the original
language that YaHuWaH used when he “spoke the word and the world’s were framed”
(Hebrews 11:3). As a matter of fact, the first and last letters of the Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph & Taw) are seen in the very first verse of the Bible:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning Elohiym created‫[ את‬Aleph & Taw] the heaven
(shamayim) and ‫[ ואת‬Waw, Aleph & Taw] the earth (erets).
These two letters are pictographs of the Red Heifer or the Ox Head ‫א‬and the two
sticks (the cross) ‫ת‬
In Revelation 1:8, 1:11, 21:6, 22:13, our Messiah is called “The Aleph & Taw, the
first and the last” (Alpha & Omega) in Greek. The entire Hebrew Alphabet is a
schematic of him. Hence, the reason why being restored to the Edenic Language
from creation is part of the “restoration of all things” (Acts 3:21).
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