kate4christ03 wrote:
there is no way that these 144,000 are leaders and various other members from your church.
Everyone who claims to be a Christian should recognize who these 144,000 individuals are. They include all the faithful men and women mentioned in the Greek Scriptures since Pentecost 33 CE(AD). (Acts 2:1-4) The Apostles, Jewish proselytes (Acts 8:26-40) and Gentile (Acts 10:1, 2, 44-48) all annointed by holy spirit to rule in heaven with Christ. They are not "members of our church." That is nonsense.
They are annointed Christians. The "firstfruits" (not leftovers) that rule with Christ. (Revelation 14:1-4; 5:9, 10; 7:4; 20:4)
Other fellow Christians are to look to them as the ones Jehovah God has chosen to take the lead in aiding others to salvation. (Matthew 24:45-47)
Revelation 7:4 is in harmony with Luke 12:32 (small, fixed, literal).
Revelation 7:9 is in harmony with John 10:16 (many, open to all) Their future, according to Scripture, is to live forever in paradise on earth. (Isaiah 55:10, 11; 46:10, 11; 45:18; 9:6, 7; Psalm 72:7, 8; 37:9-11, 29; Matthew 6:9, 10; Revelarion 21:3-5)