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Chapter 14 The 144,000 and the Victorious Judgment of the Lamb
The 144,000 (14:1)-- the same 144,000 Jewish Believers, who were sealed in Chapter 7 shortly before the Middle of the Tribulation Week-- are standing with Christ in Heaven.</font> This triumphal scene in Heaven indicates that the 144,000 were preserved from the Antichrist and were Pre-Wrath Raptured, i.e., "Hurt not the Earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads" (7:3). Again, why the trouble to seal the 144,000 from the effects of the Divine Judgments, only to be killed by the Antichrist? "3 O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit... 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy Truth?" (Psalm 30:3, 9).</p>
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- "2 And I heard a voice from Heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:"
The "voice from Heaven" (14:2) that John heard was that of the Almighty God, i.e., "as the Voice of many waters" (14:2). "And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and His voice was like a noise of many waters: and the Earth shined with His glory" (Ezekiel 43:2). God's awesome Voice was heard as a mighty Niagara, and His Speech was punctuated with the "Voice of a great thunder" (14:2). "The LORD thundered from Heaven, and the Most High uttered His Voice" (2Samuel 22:14). As mortals, we often forget that this God of power and majesty has condescended to make a covenant with us-- His presence in exchange for our trust-- i.e., "Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou passest through the waters,I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee" (Isaiah 43:1, 2).
Throughout the ages, the Saints have been enjoined to sound their praises of God with "all manner of instruments" (2Samuel 6:5), even as David and all Israel used harps, psalteries, timbrels, cornets, and cymbals. Both men and angels are seen before the Throne praising God with harps, i.e., "And when He had taken the Book, the four beasts [angelic seraphim] and four and twenty elders [glorified Saints] fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of Saints" (Revelation 5:8). "Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings" (Psalm 33:2). Who are the "harpers harping with their harps" (14:2)? Most probably the harpers are the 144,000 Jewish Believers, who have been Pre-Wrath Raptured-- for they would have much to celebrate! "1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of Our Salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms" (Psalm 95:1-2).