Expert: Brenda Martin - 11/17/2006

Question
who are the the chosen/selected people that the book of Revelations talks about

Answer
"WHO ARE THE CHOSEN/SELECTED PEOPLE THAT THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS TALKS ABOUT?"

Jesus Christ shed light on the prospect that; a chosen number from among mankind are to be raised to incorruptible, immortal spirit life with him in the heavens. (2 Timothy 1:10) For a time after Jesus had inaugurated the “new and living way” to heavenly life, all Christians were being invited to share in that hope. (Hebrews 9:24; 10:19, 20) How many would finally receive that reward? The inspired ‘revelation, which God gave to Jesus to show his slaves the things that must take place,’ sets the figure at 144,000, those “who have been bought from the earth.”—Revelation 1:1; 7:4-8; 14:1, 3.

“They (chosen ones) will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.”—Revelation 5:9, 10.

Very obviously, not all humans will rule as kings and priests, for if all were kings, over whom would they “rule”? Rather, this specially selected group, built around the faithful apostles of Jesus, will rule over an earth populated in part by the “great crowd” described in Revelation chapter 7, verses 9 to 17.

Millions of these are now looking forward to the swiftly approaching “war of the great day of God the Almighty,” which will cleanse this earth of all unrighteousness. By God’s undeserved kindness, they will survive that great tribulation without ever dying at all.—Revelation 16:14; 21:14; Proverbs 2:21, 22.

So these “chosen ones” then, are described in the scriptures by many names; “The Israel of God” “the anointed” “born again” “a little lock” these “chosen ones” began to be selected with the apostles, and from that time on God has selected “144,000” the number is now “sealed” all other faithful ones have the prospect of living under their “rule” in the “new earth” soon to come.

All the best
Brenda