144,000

The book of Revelation speaks of the four winds being held by four angels, so that the angel with the seal of God could seal the name of God in the heads of those who were chosen. The woman in Revelation 12 that flees into the wilderness after the destruction of the temple in A.D, 70 becomes the 144, 000 remnant who are sealed before the Great tribulation at the end of history. The 144,000 are a group of Jewish Christians that will be saved when Jesus returns. But they are also a symbolic representation of God’s completing work in the earth at the end of history. Genesis says that God created the universe in six days, which is a 144, hours of continuous work until the Sabbath. The children of Israel were oppressed for 400, years in Egypt. But 400, years wasn’t just a random number given by God; 400, years X a 360, day year comes out to 144,000 days of oppression until they were delivered from Egypt. Revelation also says that the wall of the Holy Jerusalem was 144, cubits (Rev.21:17).

-Anthony Booker