Is it true that only 144,000 people will go to heaven. If so, why and where did they obtain that idea?

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• Religions have their own stories. I think I'll wait and see first hand.

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  by Dave2222 on October 2nd, 2008

• and what will they rule with Jesus??
  as already posted the great multitude which no one could count. Those who will live here on earth converted into a paradise.

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  by betrue on March 10th, 2010

• (Romans 11:25) For I do not want YOU, brothers, to be ignorant of this sacred secret, in order for YOU not to be discreet in your own eyes: that a dulling of sensibilities has happened in part to Israel until the full number of people of the nations has come in,
  (Revelation 7:4) And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:
  (Revelation 14:1) And I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.
  (Revelation 14:3) And they are singing as if a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth.
  (Revelation 5:9-10) And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.”
  
  
  (2 Peter 3:13) But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.
  (Revelation 21:1) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea is no more.
  (Proverbs 2:21-22) For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. 22 As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth; and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it.
  
  (Psalm 37:11) But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
  (Psalm 37:29) The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it

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  by Texasescimo on July 1st, 2010

• In case you didn't notice, in Revelations 7:4-8, the 144,000 are from the twelve tribes of Israel, God's peopole, whom Christ himself will redeem when He returns. Since His promise to Abraham cannot be broken and God is unchangable, part of His plan is to redeem His people when He returns. In the previous chapter, it was told to the Angels not to do anything yet, until the mark of God was placed upon the servants of God and it lists people who are of the twelve tribes of Israel. The vast majority after that, the many nations, are us, the Christians who came out of the great tribulation. Do not get these two confused. God is keeping His promise to His people Israel and will rescue them and those are the 144,000 who will be rescued during the end times. Read the scriptures, it lists the twelve tribes of Israel. It is not us Gentiles, or Christians and not Jehova's Witnesses, but His first people, whom He had chosen long ago, because of His love for Abraham. Us Gentiles did not become His children until after Christ had died and gave the choice for anyone to belong to God, including Gentiles, as long as they believe in Him and have faith in their salvation through Him.

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  by Jesusislord004 on February 13th, 2011

• Betrue, I agree with your answer. Are you the same betrue that used to respond on AARP? Do you remember vew and barbara001? We would like to know how your doing.

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  by vew573 on February 18th, 2011