And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Then I heard the count of everyone who got God's special protection, 144,000 people from every tribe of Israel were marked as his.
God's got his people marked and protected, and he knows exactly how many.
📚 Historical Context
The Book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John around AD 95 while he was exiled on the island of Patmos during the Roman Emperor Domitian's persecution of Christians. In this visionary section, John describes a scene where 144,000 people from the twelve tribes of Israel are sealed by God, symbolizing His protection and preservation for the faithful amid end-time tribulations. This number is often seen as a figurative representation of God's complete and elect people in the biblical narrative.
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