144,000: The Mark of the Lamb

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This passage concludes the messages of Chapters 12 and 13 - Satan is not our king (12), nor the antichrist to come (13), but Jesus Christ alone is the true King of the earth (14:1-5). Here we see Him taking His rightful position on Mount Zion, the City of David, as ruler of all. With Jesus Christ will be a special group of Jewish males, 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes, who were initially sealed with His name on their foreheads (7:1-8), and now are seen singing a new song. Having been purchased out of the earth by God as firstfruits, these 144,000 Jewish men are chaste virgins, faithful disciples, blood-bought offerings, reliable witnesses and unblemished believers.