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144000 CXLIV or CXLMMMM 144,000 is a natural number following 143999 and preceding 144001. It has significance in Christianity and Islam. Mathematics 144,000 is a composite number, a regular number,Vanovschi Vitalii Properties of the number 144000 http://www.numberempire.com:80/144000 2026-07-18 www.numberempire.com en and a member of the sequence .Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A001536 (a(n) = (11*n+1)*(11*n+10).)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Religion Christianity thumb|right|144,000 with Trumpets, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld Book of Revelation The number 144,000 appears three times in the Book of Revelation:Hyde Daniel R. Revelation: Jesus Wins https://www.oceansideurc.org/revelation-sermon-series live October 15, 2026 OceansideURC Revelation 7:3–8: saying: "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of God on their foreheads."And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,12,000 from the tribe of Gad,12,000 from the tribe of Asher,12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,12,000 from the tribe of Levi,12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.Revelation 7:3-8 ESV Revelation 14:1: Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.Revelation 14:1 ESV Revelation 14:3–5: and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.Revelation 14:3–5 ESV 185px|thumb|Page from an illuminated manuscript painted by an unknown artist, depicting the 144,000 from Revelation 7, from a copy of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Saint Beatus of Liébana The numbers 12,000 and 144,000 are variously interpreted in traditional Christianity. Some, taking the numbers in Revelation to be symbolic,https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Revelation_Numbers.htm The Book of Revelation: Numbers catholic-resources.org believe it represents all of God's people throughout history in the heavenly Church.Hyde Daniel R. Counted And Countless: Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation 7? https://www.danielrhyde.com/articles/who-are-the-144000-revelation-7 live October 15, 2026 DanielRHydeJohn L. McKenzie 621 144,000 sealed in Apocalypse [Revelation] 7:4ff; 14:1 ff: This is 12, the number of the tribes of Israel, multiplied by itself and then multiplied by 1000, the number of a military unit in the ancient Israelite army. The number indicates the fullness of Israel; the Church in the New Testament is conceived as the fullness of Israel, and this is the heavenly Church in its final completion. Dictionary of the Bible One suggestion is that the number comes from 12, a symbol for totality, which is squared and multiplied by one thousand for more emphasis. Others insist the numbers 12,000 and 144,000 are literal numbers and represent either descendants of Jacob (also called Israel in the Bible) or others to whom God has given a superior destiny with a distinct role at the time of the end of the world.https://web.archive.org/web/20120508034157/http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/biblical-prophecy/BP1100W3.htm 2012-05-08 Robert L Thomas May 8, 2012 Ankerberg Theological Research Institute The earth-dwellers will stand in rebellion against God, but the 144,000 as slaves of God will faithfully proclaim the gospel. One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand: Who Are They? http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/biblical-prophecy/BP1100W3.htm One understanding is that the 144,000 are recently converted Jewish evangelists sent out to bring sinners to Jesus Christ during the seven-year tribulation period.April 21, 2018 July 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090709102839/http://www.meaningofrevelation.com/the_144000_jewish_evangelists.htm 144,000 are Jewish evangelists. dead http://www.meaningofrevelation.com/the_144000_jewish_evangelists.htm meaningofrevelation.com Preterists believe they are Jewish Christians, sealed for deliverance from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Dispensationalist Tim LaHaye, in his commentary Revelation: Illustrated and Made Plain (Zondervan, 1975), considers the 144,000 in Revelation 7 to refer to Jews and those in Revelation 14 to refer to Christians.April 19, 2010 July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726001957/http://www.discoverrevelation.com/Rev_14.html Bible – Revelation chapter 14 explained in detail dead http://www.discoverrevelation.com/Rev_14.html Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses and salvation#The anointed Jehovah's Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians from Pentecost of 33 AD until the present day will be resurrected to heaven as immortal spirit beings to spend eternity with God and Christ. They believe that these people are "anointed" by God to become part of the spiritual "Israel of God".What does the Bible Really Teach?, ch. 8, p. 79Ron 978-0-7369-2451-1 Rhodes 258 Harvest House Publishers Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses https://books.google.com/books?id=DmB-P5KU_YUC&q=144000&pg=PA264 2009 They believe the 144,000 (which they consider being synonymous with the "little flock" of Luke 12:32) will serve with Christ as king-priests for a thousand years, while all other people accepted by God (the "other sheep" of John 10:16, composed of "the great crowd" of Revelation 7:9,14 and the resurrected "righteous and the unrighteous" ones of Acts 24:15), will be given an opportunity to live forever in a restored paradise on earth. Individual Witnesses indicate their claim of being "anointed" by partaking of the bread and wine at the annual Memorial of Christ's death. In year, around partakers approx Witnesses worldwide claimed to be of the anointed "remnant" of the 144,000,Watch Tower Society year Grand Totals https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/year-Service-Year-Report-of-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Worldwide/year-Grand-Totals/ an increase of nearly 14,000 since 2005.Watch Tower Society 2006 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses The Watch Tower Society has stated that the number of partakers is expected to decrease each year,April 1, 1996 7 Celebrate the Memorial Worthily The selection began in Jesus’ day, so it follows that today there are only few partakers. And as death overtakes some of them, that number should decrease. Watch Tower Society The WatchtowerAugust 15, 1996 The Watchtower 31 Questions From Readers There is every reason to believe that the number of anointed ones will continue to decline as advanced age and unforeseen occurrences end their earthly lives. but has also stated that members should not be concerned about the number increasing.The Watchtower January 2016 26 "We Want to Go With You" During the last days, Jehovah has continued to select those who will make up the 144,000. If he chooses to wait until late into that period to select some for that privilege, who are we to question his wisdom? The members of the Governing Body who exercise teaching authority over Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide claim to be among the anointed 144,000 and also consider themselves as a group to be the faithful and discreet slave of Matthew 24:45 and Luke 12:42.April 21, 2018 Annual Meeting Report Watch Tower Society http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/events/annual-meeting-report-2012June 15, 2009 The Watchtower 23–24 Watch Tower Society The Faithful Steward and Its Governing Body51 Watch Tower Society 2011 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 2012 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that the sealing of the 144,000 relates to the high priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; "for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the Firstborn."April 21, 2018 Doctrine and Covenants 77 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/77.11?lang=eng www.churchofjesuschrist.org Skoptzists The Christian Skoptsy sect in Russia believed that the Messiah would come when there were 144,000 Skoptsy believers, based on their reading of the Book of Revelation.Leonid 9781139470667 Heretz 92 Cambridge University Press The day of the Skoptsy's final triumph would come when their ranks reached the number of 144,000 (Revelation 7:4). New studies in European history Russia on the Eve of Modernity https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhwyG9_appMC&pg=PA92 2010William H. 9780810873650 Brackney 293 Scarecrow Press The Skoptsy were perfectionists and Millennarians. Their practices were to lead them to qualifying for being admitted to a Millennial kingdom, which would begin when there were 144,000 Skoptsy believers (inspired by Revelation 14:1–4) Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity https://books.google.com/books?id=YhUvxfkWW2oC&pg=PA293 2012 Unification Church The Unification Church, founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon, believes the 144,000 represents the total number of saints whom Christ must find "who can restore through indemnity the missions of all the past saints who, despite their best efforts to do God's Will, fell prey to Satan when they failed in their responsibilities. He must find these people during his lifetime and lay the foundation of victory over Satan's world".144 Unification Church Exposition of the Divine Principle Islam 144,000 is said to have been the number of Companions (Sahaba) of Muhammad, though other totals have been given.Hughes, Thomas Patrick Thomas Patrick Hughes Ashab A Dictionary of Islam The number is also given as the total number of prophets in Islam,Wherry, Elwood Morris & Sale, George. A Comprehensive Commentary on the Qurán although this has also been reported as 124,000 or 244,000. The actual number of prophets or Sahaba is not known; about 30 prophets are mentioned by name in the Qur'an. Other uses Coptic sources calculate the number of Holy Innocents massacred to have been 144,000.E. Porcher, ed. and tr., Histoire d'Isaac, patriarche Jacobite d'Alexandrie de 686 à 689, écrite par Mina, évêque de Pchati, volume 11. 1915. Texts in Arabic, Greek and Syriac, p. 526. A Baktun is 20 Katun cycles of the ancient Maya Long Count calendar, which contains 144,000 days.A081244 Named periods in the Mayan/Mesoamerican calendars. References 10 Category:Beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses Category:Book of Revelation Category:Judgment in Christianity Category:Integers Category:Numerology