Actually the 144,000 are the 12 Tribes of Israel sealed by God to preach the Gospel to all the world along with the 2 witnesses who do God's bidding as well during the 7 year Tribulation ---- I believe the 2 witnesses are Moses and Elijah who represent the Law and the Prophets ---and who appeared with Jesus on the mountain when He was transfigured -----
The 144,000 remain unharmed throughout the 7 year Tribulation not one hair on their heads are missing ------this is God honoring His Pledge to His First Chosen Nation who rejected His Son ----but who He never forgot and honors them in the end ----
Deuteronomy 7:6 ESV
“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2 ESV
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and
the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Revelation 7
New International Version
144,000 Sealed
7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.
2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
3 “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” 4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.
I say ---so God seals these 144;000 ----So God must have plans on using these 144'000 for His purpose as He stops the destruction of the land and sea and holds back the wind --until these people are Sealed ----they are marked for a reason -----So what is the reason ???? ---they have a Godly Mission to fulfil -----
From Got Questions ----
These 144,000 Jews are “sealed,” which means they have the special protection of God. They are kept safe from the divine judgments and from the wrath of the Antichrist.
They can freely perform their mission during the tribulation. It had been previously prophesied that Israel would repent and turn back to God (
Zechariah 12:10;
Romans 11:25–27), and the
144,000 Jews seem to be a sort of “first fruits” (Revelation 14:4) of that redeemed Israel. Their mission seems to be to evangelize the post-rapture world and proclaim the gospel during the tribulation period. As a result of their ministry, millions—“a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language” (Revelation 7:9)—will come to faith in Christ.
A 4 min video ----for anyone interested
DAVID JEREMIAH: Christ's Return, The 144,000, Two Witnesses & Prophecy in Revelation