Only in Armstrongism and Sabbatarianism will this kind of thinking be found. Weird, weird people!
Out of 6,000 years of human history since Adam: Only 144,000 firstfruits! My mathematics says. This is an average of 24 firstfruits a year.If the seven Churches of Rev are the firstfruits, for arguments sake say Christ returns 2,000 years after starting to preach. This is an average of 72 firstfruits a year.Say half of them are called during the last 50 years; this would mean 1440 firstfruits a year.As most the people called in this generation have fallen away. Will this mean a new work to replace them?More scriptures on the Firstfruits:These are a very special people indeed. Will they be tried with Women? / False Churches? Will they be tried with following the Lamb?Will they be tried to have guile in their mouths?Rev 14:4 These 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 firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
If you would read the text slowly and correctly you would see the 144,000 are ALL MEN/Male and are all VIRGINS, Literally . They have not sullied themselves with women..literally. You can spiritualize it all you want, but it's a man's world with the 144,000 and NONE are female.
ReplyDeleteThink Sharia Law, Taliban and Islamic roles for men vs. women.
Add to this the fact that Revelation is not for today and is a failed prophecy meant to encourage Jewish Christians prior to 70AD and ...well you know...start over.
M.T.Studies
Oh, what nonsense! "Defiled" by women?
ReplyDeleteI've been married three times and have four children carrying my genes. What's defiling about that? Sheeeesh!
If what I experienced is defiling, viva la defilement! Some great memories in there!
Religions seem to revolve around founders who had psychological and mental problems.