Are the 144,000 part of the Elect or the Bride?
EXCERPT FROM SHERRY'S ARTICLE: The Second Coming of Christ
http://www.aliensinthenews.com/sherry/2ndcoming.htm
He gives us a description of what the weather will be like on the day He returns to earth:
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes (nations) of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:29,30)
The terms "stars and powers" often symbolically refer to angels. In this instance since they are "falling" it would appear that Lucifer's armies who reside in the first and second heavens on planets and whatever else, are cast to the earth. In Revelation chapter 12 it refers to Lucifer casting 1/3 of the stars to earth. We know when he rebelled against the Most High 1/3 of the angels joined with him in his rebellion and that's what that particular passage is referring to. Stars are symbolic for angels. "Powers" are a rank of angels, a classification, or division of them. The "powers" of heaven are shaken, probably the reigning (governments) of the heavens on the various planets that rule over the fallen angels, or Aliens as we refer to them as, are shaken, overthrown.
So before He even reaches the earth to begin His judgment on it, the "heavens" are in chaos. The Fallen Angels (aliens) are being cast down to earth including all the bodies/governments/councils of these aliens that inhabit our skies. They are overthrown and cast down to earth.
And it's dark. There is no light from the sun or moon. The entire earth is in utter darkness. Why? "And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army." (Revelation 19:19).
Satan, who is in human form posing as a world dictator and leader, will gather the world's armies to Israel to fight against the return of the true Messiah, Yahushua, Jesus Christ. He will use every weapon of warfare he has to try and prevent the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The smoke from his warfare will, no doubt, be what causes the sun and moon to cease from bringing forth light.
His miserable attempt to try and stop the Son of God, the one true Messiah from returning to earth will end in complete failure.
The inhabitants of the world will witness the end of the "New World Order" while its armies will utterly be destroyed by the breath of our Messiah. He only has to speak their deaths and destructions and it will be upon them. And that's all He does. With the words of His lips He defeats them all.
While this New World Order has planned over hundreds of years for the days we are in, and forcing the world into a one world government and religion, it will all be for naught. They will destroy most of mankind with their rampant murder and persecutions all around the world, but after a short reign they will be defeated and destroyed by Yahushua Himself.
It may look hopeless now, and billions of people will die at the tyranny, ruthlessness and wickedness of this Satanic regime, but they will all eventually be destroyed and spend eternity in the lake of fire.
Will you stay faithful to the Lord during these times? Millions of believers faith in Him will be tested during the reign of the NWO. That is why the Lord is allowing it, to test His people. Will you pass the test or will you sell your soul for an apple during famine?
Strengthen yourselves now in HIM so that when these times come, you are prepared to resist the tactics of the devil and the NWO and stay faithful to HIM, even unto death.
Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes (nations) of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
37. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39. And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
40. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left.
41. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Did you notice that in verse 31 He sends His angels to gather the elect from one end of heaven to the other? This isn't, "He gathers His people from one end of the earth to the other" as often misapplied, He gathers His Elect who are in various places "in heaven." What is heaven? The upper atmosphere. We refer to it as the first, second or third heavens. The first and second being what we see here on earth, the blue sky we directly see and then the part that includes the planets and stars.
Why is this important? Because it's a truth we've missed for ages.
Are the elect and the bride the same two groups? If they were would He differentiate between the two?
3772 heaven1) the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
a) the universe, the world
b) the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
c) the sidereal or starry heavens
2) the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings
perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky
In both instances from Strong's it is referred to any way you look at it, "above the earth." The elect are above the earth at this time. They are not on earth, but above it. He sends His angels to go through the heavens or sky, and collect His elect.
Now don't get lost on me here.
This doesn't pertain to a rapture where they've all been taken up to heaven because those in heaven, i.e. the Lord's habitation are already with Him. At His Second Coming He is with the "clouds" those who have already been redeemed, His bride, already at that time because then He sends His angels to go gather His Elect.
So who are the elect and why are they up in the sky and not already with Jesus when He returns, or on the earth?
Because it shows what I've always said, the Elect and the Bride are two different groups. Just as I've written about there being two groups of 144,000 and not just one. One group is part of the Elect, the other is part of the Bride and they will work together in the last days to destroy Satan's kingdom he's building on earth and preach the Salvation of Jesus to those who will listen.
One group, the Elect, operates in the power and spirit of Enoch, and the other, the bride, is of Elijah.
The mission of Elijah in the last days is to turn the hearts of the children back to the fathers. What does this mean? He/they will bring His bride (children) back to the knowledge of their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Yehovah is the God of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The patriarchs of Israel. Are there two different God's being worshipped today among the "children" ? Sounds like it. Is the New Testament a new gospel? It has been. Most have adopted the New Testament as a complete replacement of the Old Testament instead of a continuation. Do you really think Yehovah said to the writers, "Ok this half is the Old Testament, and call this half the New Testament." No. The writers of the day divided it like that, they made it appear as there was an old and a new, a separation of the two, one outdoing or replacing the other and it has caused nothing but confusion and mayhem in the churches since.
Most people don't realize that in Enoch's years he spent more time in the "heavens" than he did here on earth. He and Elijah never died. They were both taken up in chariots to heaven. Enoch's ministry was completely different than Elijah's. You can only die once, and these two will return to die on the streets of Jerusalem in the last days. And that's how the last days will be. The two groups have two different ministries, with their leaders Enoch and Elijah.
Elijah walked the earth and preached the Gospel showing signs and proclaiming the name of the Most High. That is what the Bride's group, the second group of 144,000 will do.
Enoch was in space, heaven, seeing things and doing things no one else ever got to. And that's what the first group of 144,000 will do. They are the Elect, those (angels) who were chosen to come to earth before the earth was even created (as humans). And they are going to be seeing things and doing things the other group can't do.
Now let's backtrack to an article I wrote last year on the two groups of 144,000..
Yahweh's Warriors:
The Two Armies of 144,000
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The first group of 144,000 is a support group for the second group. When the second group is raptured to heaven, the first group goes back with them. Their jobs are done. They were translated to heaven during the first part of the Seal Judgments and they never tasted death.
From what I have discovered working in the Bible Codes and under the direction of the Most High God, the first group of 144,000 are transporters, warriors, gliders and gladiators. They are working as support to the second group getting them where they need to be, fighting against the fallen angels, i.e. aliens here on earth during that time, and causing general mayhem and destruction to the beast agenda and kingdom on earth.
The roles of the first group are different even amongst themselves. There are generals and other ranks of officers. And each general and soldier is given different abilities and assignments. These can come to and fro from the earth from their home base, a planet somewhere between the third and fourth dimensions that Yahweh provides for them. You can see what the codes reveal at http://www.hiddencodes.com/sixth-seal.htm
Not all of it has been revealed to me but from what He has revealed to me in the codes and some of the visions I've had concerning this first group, it is simply above and beyond anything we could have ever imagined taking place during this time. And it looks and it sounds like Pure Royal Fun! We are children and warriors of the King and we're going to get to fight like warriors during this time! The word "enjoyment" is all over the codes for the first group of 144,000.
Here's more info from the same article on these two different groups of 144,000 that will be operating during the tribulation period.
excerpt...
The Lord has revealed to me that there are two groups of 144,000. The first group of 144,000 is mentioned in Revelation Chapter 14. I don't know why it was put in after the rise of the Antichrist and not before the first group mentioned in Revelation Chapter 7 but perhaps it was to conceal it's real meaning and purpose until the last days. There's always been a mystery surrounding these groups and now some of it is coming to our understanding.
This first group is taken to heaven (what we call a rapture, the Bible calls redeemed) and are given Yahweh's name written in their foreheads. It doesn't say who does the writing but His literal Name is written in their foreheads. If you look at the Strong's term for writing it means actual letters or characters and the term forehead means space between the eyes. For this group of people His name is literally written in the space between their eyes.
It was done before as well. In Ezekiel 9:4 "And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of 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." And it will be done again in the last days but with His Name written in these peoples foreheads.
The Apostle John sees them standing in front of the throne of the Lamb and describes: "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 (taken, rescued) from the earth" (14:3)
The Lord has often used songs to identify with His people. In the past Moses was given a new song to teach to the children of Israel, "Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel" (Deut. 31:19). The song the first group of 144,000 learn is a witness of who they are in Yehovah. And no one else is allowed to learn or sing this song to Him.
Who makes up the first group of 144,000? The are "They which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits (first ones taken) unto God and to the Lamb." (14:4) This army is a mixture of men and women. They are virgins in the fact they were undefiled by the world's religious Jezebel system and spiritual adulteries. Feminine terms are often used in relation to spiritual terms. "They were not defiled with women" being religious whores and abominations.
"And in their mouth was found no guile (Strongs 1388: craft, deceit): for they are without fault before the throne of God" (14:5) I'm sure the 'craft' being mentioned in Strong's is referring to witchcraft itself. How many ministries today are delving into witchcraft with their visions and angelic visitations? Many prophetic ministries, or those who claim to have prophetic gifts are being deceived by the angel of light himself. These will not make the first group of 144,000 no matter how gifted yet confused they are. The craft will keep them out. Even those following after these leaders and adopting their practices and false teachings are guilty by association. A remnant will wake up to repent and realize they were deceived to qualify for and make the second group of 144,000 sealed here on earth.
While the first fruits group is in heaven there are three angels. One proclaims the hour of God's judgment has come. The second proclaims Babylon is fallen, and the third gives a warning against those who receive the mark of the beast.
So we can see here the time frame of when this group is in heaven. They are in heaven before the time Babylon falls and right before the mark of the beast is enforced upon the world.
If you look at the Judgments to come the Sixth Seal signifies the destruction of the Babylonian Economy. The Seal Judgments happen before the Antichrist rises to power. Therefore this group is taken sometime before the Sixth Seal Judgment during the first half of the tribulation period and are definitely there right before the second half begins. They are returned for the beginning of the second half.
The mystery is in the job description of this particular group. On the face of it, the Bible doesn't reveal it. But it does in the hidden layers of the Bible. I found some of it in the hidden layers, often referred to as the Codes. Two different groups, two different job assignments.
But let's go on to the second group of 144,000.
144,000 Sealed on Earth
For the first group the Apostle John sees them in a vision in heaven standing before the throne of God. In chapter seven he's seeing a vision taking place on earth. So the first group is in heaven, the second group is on earth.
He describes four angels standing on the four corners of the earth holding the four winds of the earth. It is their assignment to cause damage to the earth (natural disasters). Another angel ascends from the east having the seal of the Living God and cries with a loud voice to the other four angels to not hurt the earth yet till "we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." Here is the angels who seal the servants of God in their foreheads. A seal is an imprint, mark, ascription. Something is imprinted in their foreheads, where the first group had His Name written in their foreheads.
It is the angels themselves who seal the servants of God by putting God's seal in their foreheads. The servants are on earth. Those who are sealed number 12,000 each from 12 of the 14 tribes of Israel. Only the tribes of Dan and Ephraim are left out of this sealing and it doesn't say why.
Now notice the time jump. First they are sealed, and the next thing mentioned in chapter 7 is that they are standing clothed in white robes before the throne of God in heaven.
"And one of the elders answered saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said unto 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. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple, and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them" (7:13-15).
Where did they come from? This is a rapture, redeeming of the second group of 144,000. In this one chapter we see their beginning where they are sealed on earth and then we see their rapture into heaven after their time of 1,260 days of service is over. Notice they will serve God day and night in His temple from that point on. The first group, "follows Him wherever He goeth" the second group "serves Him day and night in His temple."
If you look in Revelation chapter 11 it describes further who will lead this particular group.
"And I will give power unto my 2 witnesses and they shall prophesy 1,260 days clothed in sackcloth. These are the 2 olive trees and the 2 candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. I believe these 2 witnesses to be the former prophets mentioned of in Nicodemus 5:3, Elijah and Enoch. Others believe them to be Enoch and John (the first and the last). Either way, two former patriarch's will arrive at the same time the 144,000 are sealed on earth. Why can't it be Moses? Because Moses died and God buried him on the mountain. No one really knows if John died and Elijah and Enoch were both taken up to heaven in chariots.
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These witnesses will be able to destroy those who try to hurt them by being able to breath fire on them destroying their enemies.
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit (space) shall make war against them, and shall overcome them and, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt (Jerusalem), where also our Lord was crucified...jumping to verse 11, "And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up Hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them" (11:6-12).
We know the second group of 144,000 prophesies for 1,260 days along with the 2 witnesses. Then the Antichrist will be able to overcome and kill them all. I believe that when the 2 witnesses are raptured into heaven, the entire group of the then slain 144,000 will be as well fulfilling Rev. 7:13-15 where they are all seen in heaven as a great group before the throne of God.
This happens right after the sixth trumpet judgment. For after this group is taken up, the seventh angel sounds his trumpet.
The first group is taken up before the 6th Seal and then returned to earth. The Second group is sealed on earth and then taken up after the 6th Trumpet with the two witnesses..
The first group receives the mark of the Name of the Lord in heaven, the second group receives the mark or seal of the Lord on earth (doesn't say what that is.)
What's the last Seal? It signifies silence for the space of half an hour. This means for a short time nothing is physically happening to the earth, this is when His second group is being sealed on earth and the first group is returned, they will work together and be busy preaching His redemption and salvation to those who will listen.
Interesting isn't it?
