A Mighty Nation of 144,000

Monika Czajkowska
Jan 26, 2024
22 min read

Isaiah 60:19-22

“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and YOUR GOD WILL BE YOUR GLORY. Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end. ALL YOUR PEOPLE WILL BE RIGHTEOUS. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order TO BRING MYSELF GLORY. The smallest family will become a thousand people, and THE TINIEST GROUP WILL BECOME A MIGHTY NATION.

At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

Deuteronomy 7:7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were THE SMALLEST OF ALL NATIONS!”

Population: 144,000

Revelation 7:4-8

“And I heard how many were MARKED WITH THE SEAL OF GOD—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: from Judah, 12,000 from Reuben, 12,000 from Gad, 12,000 from Asher, 12,000 from Naphtali, 12,000 from Manasseh, 12,000 from Simeon, 12,000 from Levi, 12,000 from Issachar, 12,000 from Zebulun, 12,000 from Joseph, 12,000 from Benjamin, 12,000.”

The Seal of God is the HOLY SPIRIT. Therefore all who receive the Spirit of God through their FAITH become a member of 144,000, THE CHOSEN NATION.

Currently, there are over 15 million ethnic Jews in the world. To add all the ones who passed away since the nation came into existence, it would be impossible to count. However, "Jews" are the ones who are Chosen mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

The first thing to understand is that God's Kingdom is NOT located on this earth. The Israel on earth is NOT the promised land.

Hebrews 11:13–16

“All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were FOREIGNERS AND NOMADS HERE ON EARTH. Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. But they were looking for A BETTER PLACE, A HEAVENLY HOMELAND. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for HE HAS PREPARED A CITY FOR THEM.”

John 18:36 “Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

Galatians 4:24-26 “These two women serve as an illustration of God’s TWO COVENANTS. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them. And now JERUSALEM is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law. But the other woman, Sarah, represents the HEAVENLY JERUSALEM. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.”

This makes it clear that the meaning of the words: 'Jerusalem,' 'Jews,' and 'Israel' is interchanged between two perspectives:

SPIRITUAL - Faith-based, Invisible
PHYSICAL - Religion/Ethnicity, Visible

SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE

Galatians 3:26-29

“For you are all CHILDREN OF GOD THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. And all who have been UNITED WITH CHRIST IN BAPTISM have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. THERE IS NO LONGER JEW OR GENTILE, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. And now that you belong to Christ, you are THE TRUE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.”

NOTE: it doesn’t say “no longer a Christian” because whoever is ONE WITH CHRIST through the Holy Spirit baptism - is a Christian! Jesus Christ is “The King of the Jews,” therefore TRUE Christians ARE the TRUE Jews in the Heavenly Kingdom, but NOT on earth!

Romans 2:28–29 “For you are NOT a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision. No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is A CHANGE OF HEART PRODUCED BY THE SPIRIT. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.”

Isaiah 65:15 “Your name will be a curse word among my people, for the Sovereign Lord will DESTROY YOU and WILL CALL HIS TRUE SERVANTS BY ANOTHER NAME.”

1 Peter 4:16 “But it is no shame to suffer for being a CHRISTIAN. Praise God for the privilege of being called BY HIS NAME!”

ETHNICITY PLAYS NO ROLE 📣

If an ethnic Jew believes in Jesus Christ and becomes ONE with Him in the Holy Spirit becomes a Christian ➡️ is "NO LONGER A JEW" by this world’s standard!

The same is true for Gentiles (anyone who is not an ethnic Jew), they become Christians.

In God's eyes, unbelieving ethnic Jews are no different than unbelieving Gentiles. ALL UNBELIEVERS are Gentiles.

Romans 9:8 “This means that Abraham’s physical descendants are NOT necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham’s children.”

Revelation 7:9–17

“After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, FROM EVERY NATION AND TRIBE AND PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE, STANDING IN FRONT OF THE THRONE AND BEFORE THE LAMB. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, “SALVATION comes from our God who sits on the throne and from THE LAMB!”

John 1:29 “The next day John saw JESUS coming toward him and said, “Look! THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD!"

And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. They sang,

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, “Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who DIED IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION. They have WASHED THEIR ROBES IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND MADE THEM WHITE. THAT IS WHY they stand in front of God’s throne and SERVE HIM day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of LIFE-GIVING WATER. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

John 6:44 “For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.”

John 7:39 “(When he said “living water,” he was speaking of THE SPIRIT, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)

1 Corinthians 15:45 “The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, CHRIST—IS A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT.”

"GREAT TRIBULATION" = means GREAT SUFFERING. It doesn't necessarily mean the last seven years on this earth. As we know many have already died in suffering for Christ in times past.

TWO CHOSEN CHURCHES: Sardis & Philadelphia

Revelation 3:4-13

“Yet there are some in THE CHURCH IN SARDIS who have NOT soiled their clothes with evil. THEY WILL WALK WITH ME IN WHITE, FOR THEY ARE WORTHY. All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

“Write this letter to the angel of THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: “I know all the things you do, and I HAVE OPENED A DOOR FOR YOU that no one can close. You have little strength, yet YOU OBEYED MY WORD AND DID NOT DENY ME. Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—THOSE LIARS WHO SAY THEY ARE JEWS BUT ARE NOT—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.

“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF MY GOD—THE NEW JERUSALEM THAT COMES DOWN FROM HEAVEN from my God. And I will also write on them MY NEW NAME.

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”

Philippians 3:20 “But we are CITIZENS OF HEAVEN, WHERE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST LIVES. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as OUR SAVIOR.”

Revelation 6:10-11

“When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being FAITHFUL TO THEIR TESTIMONY.

“They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?” Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer UNTIL THE FULL NUMBER of their brothers and sisters—their fellow SERVANTS OF JESUS who were to be martyred—had joined them.”

Revelation 12:17 “And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God’s commandments and maintain THEIR TESTIMONY FOR JESUS."

The dragon is Satan, and the "woman" is the Holy Nation: 144,000

Romans 11:25 “I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only UNTIL THE FULL NUMBER OF GENTILES comes to Christ.”

Romans 9:24-29

“And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

CONCERNING GENTILES, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, “Those who were not my people, I will now call my people. And I will love those whom I did not love before.” And, “Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘CHILDREN OF THE LIVING GOD.'"

And CONCERNING ISRAEL, Isaiah the prophet cried out, “Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, only a remnant will be saved. For the Lord will carry out his sentence UPON THE EARTH quickly and with finality.”And Isaiah said the same thing in another place: “If the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had not spared a few of our children, we would have been wiped out like Sodom, destroyed like Gomorrah.”

Revelation 14:1-5

The Lamb and the 144,000

"Then I SAW THE LAMB standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 WHO HAD HIS NAME AND HIS FATHER'S NAME written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together.

This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been REDEEMED from the earth. They have kept themselves AS PURE AS VIRGINS, FOLLOWING THE LAMB wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as A SPECIAL OFFERING to God and to the Lamb. They have told NO LIES; they are WITHOUT BLAME.”

Ephesians 5:25-27 “For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her HOLY AND CLEAN, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a GLORIOUS CHURCH WITHOUT A SPOT OR WRINKLE OR ANY OTHER BLEMISH. Instead, she will be HOLY AND WITHOUT FAULT.”

Hebrews 2:11–13

“So NOW JESUS AND THE ONES HE MAKES HOLY HAVE THE SAME FATHER. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. For he said to God, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.” He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “I and the children God has given me.”

They are no longer sinners, but RIGHTEOUS!

Titus 3:4-6

“But—When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, HE SAVED US, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. HE WASHED AWAY OUR SINS, GIVING US A NEW BIRTH AND NEW LIFE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace HE MADE US RIGHT in his sight and gave us confidence that WE WILL INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE.”

2 Corinthians 5:15 “He died for everyone so that THOSE WHO RECEIVE HIS NEW LIFE will no longer live for themselves. Instead, THEY WILL LIVE FOR CHRIST, who died and was raised for them.”

1 John 4:17 “And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will NOT be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because WE LIVE LIKE JESUS HERE IN THIS WORLD."

1 Peter 2:4-5

“You are coming to CHRIST, WHO IS THE LIVING CORNERSTONE of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was CHOSEN BY GOD for great honor.

And you are LIVING STONES that God is building into his SPIRITUAL TEMPLE. What’s more, you are his HOLY PRIESTS. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES that please God.”

PHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE

Ethnic Jews are in NO WAY superior to anyone else. In the Bible, they are referred to as 'Jews' because of their religion, and everyone else is a Gentile.

Amos 9:7–8

“Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians?” asks the Lord. “I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.

“I, the Sovereign Lord, am watching this SINFUL NATION OF ISRAEL. I WILL DESTROY IT from the face of the earth. But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel,” says the Lord.”

The sinful nation of Israel are ethnic Jews who rejected the Messiah, and the family of Israel are those who follow the Messiah - CHRISTIANS.

The remaining Churches in the Book of Revelation are all the people who keep sinning, including the ethnic Jews and "religious Christians." They are called to REPENTANCE: Ephesus (backsliders), Smyrna (TO BE TESTED), Pergamum (tolerate evil), Thyatira (sexually immoral and demonic teaching), and Laodicea (lukewarm, trust money).

1 Corinthians 3:3 “FOR YOU ARE STILL CONTROLLED BY YOUR SINFUL NATURE. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?”

➡️ All "Churches" in Revelation are symbolic and serve for SELF-REFLECTION.

No one has a fixed membership, at least not until Jesus Christ returns.

From my personal experience: I realized I was a lukewarm believer, and I hated it. I wanted to know God better, to understand His Word and plan, so I sought Him, obeyed His command to REPENT, and HE OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME! ➡️ I SAW Jesus Christ in His Glory with my own eyes and received His Holy Spirit, my Teacher. He washed me of my sins and made me pure - as white as snow! HE TRANSFERRED ME from the Church of Laodicea to the Church of Philadelphia 🙌🏼 💗

Psalm 92:10-15 “But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have ANOINTED ME with the finest oil. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For THEY ARE TRANSPLANTED to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still PRODUCE FRUIT; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

HOW ARE 144,000 CHOSEN

They are VICTORIOUS through Faith in Jesus Christ and Repentance ➡️ DEATH OF THEIR SINFUL NATURE. As a result, they are the ones who WITNESS the Glory of God (Jesus Christ reveals Himself to them), receive the Holy Spirit (new covenant), and get to know God on a personal level. Their lives are dedicated to being God's SERVANTS, and soldiers. It's a CALLING.

2 Timothy 2:3-4 “Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.”

Isaiah 43:10-13

“But you are my WITNESSES, O Israel!” says the Lord. “YOU ARE MY SERVANT. You have been CHOSEN TO KNOW ME, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. THERE IS NO OTHER GOD—there never has been, and there never will be. I, yes I, am the Lord, and THERE IS NO OTHER SAVIOR. First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. YOU ARE WITNESSES that I am the only God,” says the Lord. “From eternity to eternity I am God. No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. No one can undo what I have done.”

1 John 2:12-14

“I am writing to YOU WHO ARE GOD'S CHILDREN because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because YOU KNOW CHRIST, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because YOU HAVE WON YOUR BATTLE WITH THE EVIL ONE. I have written to you who are God’s children because YOU KNOW THE FATHER. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because YOU KNOW CHRIST, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. GOD'S WORD LIVES IN YOUR HEARTS, AND YOU HAVE WON YOUR BATTLE WITH THE EVIL ONE."

Isaiah 43:5-7 “Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west. I will say to the north and south, ‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth. Bring all who claim me as their God, for I HAVE MADE THEM FOR MY GLORY. IT WAS I WHO CREATED THEM."

144,000 PURPOSE

Scapegoat Ritual (Leviticus 16) Learn more
A special offering - to be the HOLY PRIESTS OF CHRIST to give the Good News of Jesus Christ and their witness Testimony to people before Jesus Christ returns, and to rule and judge with Him for 1000 years afterward.

1 Peter 2:7-10

“Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.” And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.

But you are not like that, for you are a CHOSEN PEOPLE. You are ROYAL PRIESTS, a HOLY NATION, GOD'S VERY OWN POSSESSION. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for HE CALLED YOU out of the darkness INTO HIS WONDERFUL LIGHT.

“Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”

Romans 9:16 “So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.”

Revelation 5:10

“And you have caused them to become a KINGDOM OF PRIESTS for our God. And THEY WILL REIGN ON THE EARTH.”

Matthew 19:28-30

“Jesus replied, “I assure you that WHEN THE WORLD IS MADE NEW and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been MY FOLLOWERS WILL ALSO SIT ON TWELVE THRONES, JUDGING THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, FOR MY SAKE, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.”

Revelation 20:4

“Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO JUDGE. And I saw the souls of those who had been BEHEADED FOR THEIR TESTIMONY ABOUT JESUS and FOR PROCLAIMING THE WORD OF GOD. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they REIGNED WITH CHRIST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS."

Jude 14-15

"Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his HOLY ONES to EXECUTE JUDGMENT on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

Revelation 2:26-28 "To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, TO THEM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE NATIONS. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots. They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!”

WILL ONLY 144,000 BE SAVED?

NO. The 144,000 is the first resurrection, but there will be a second resurrection where more people will join in. Those from The Church in Smyrna who PASS THE TESTING.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

“As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that GOD CHOSE YOU to be among THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE SALVATION—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you HOLY and through your belief in the TRUTH.”

Revelation 20:5 “This is THE FIRST RESURRECTION. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life UNTIL THE THOUSAND YEARS HAVE ENDED.)”

Romans 8:18-21

“Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it WILL JOIN GOD'S CHILDREN in glorious freedom from death and decay.”

ETERNAL BODIES OF 144,000

1 John 3:2

“Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that WE WILL BE LIKE HIM, for WE WILL SEE HIM AS HE REALLY IS.”

Hebrews 12:14 “Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a HOLY LIFE, for those who are NOT HOLY WILL NOT SEE the Lord.”

Luke 20:34-36

“Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth. But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. And they will never die again. In this respect THEY WILL BE LIKE ANGELS. They are CHILDREN OF GOD and CHILDREN OF THE RESURRECTION."

Zechariah 12:8

“On that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And THE ROYAL DESCENDANT WILL BE LIKE GOD, LIKE THE ANGEL OF THE LORD WHO GOES BEFORE THEM!"

Romans 8:17 “And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are HEIRS OF GOD'S GLORY. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.”

Ezekiel 1:26–28 “Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what THE GLORY OF GOD LOOKED LIKE to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me.”

Revelation 1:13–16 “And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.”

Micah 4:11–13

“Now many nations have gathered against you. “Let her be desecrated,” they say. “Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.” But THEY DO NOT KNOW the Lord’s thoughts or understand his plan. These nations don’t know that he is gathering them together to be beaten and trampled like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor. “RISE UP and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!” says the Lord. “For I WILL GIVE YOU IRON HORNS AND BRONZE HOOVES, so you can trample many nations to pieces. You will present their stolen riches to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”

Isaiah 41:14-16

“Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the Lord, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’ YOU WILL BE A NEW THRESHING INSTRUMENT WITH MANY SHARP TEETH. You will tear your enemies apart, making chaff of mountains. You will toss them into the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in the Lord. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 40:31

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. THEY WILL SOAR HIGH ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

Revelation 9:7–10

“The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like GOLD CROWNS on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. They wore armor made of iron, and their WINGS roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. They had TAILS that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people.”

James 1:12 “God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive THE CROWN OF LIFE that God has promised to those who LOVE HIM.”

Isaiah 43:1-2

"But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, YOU WILL NOT DROWN. When you walk through the fire of oppression, YOU WILL NOT BE BURNED UP; THE FLAMES WILL NOT CONSUME YOU.”

Joel 2:3-11

“FIRE BURNS IN FRONT OF THEM, AND FLAMES FOLLOW AFTER THEM. Ahead of them the land lies as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. Behind them is nothing but desolation; not one thing escapes. They look like horses; they charge forward like warhorses. Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops. Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots, like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble, or like A MIGHTY ARMY moving into battle.

Fear grips all the people; every face grows pale with terror. The attackers march like warriors and scale city walls like soldiers. Straight forward they march, never breaking rank. They never jostle each other; each moves in exactly the right position. They break through defenses without missing a step. They swarm over the city and run along its walls. They enter all the houses, climbing like thieves through the windows. The earth quakes as they advance, and the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine. The Lord is at the head of the column. He leads them with a shout. This is his mighty army, and THEY FOLLOW HIS ORDERS. The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing. Who can possibly survive?"

Psalm 149

"Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

“For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands— TO EXECUTE VENGEANCE on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains, to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!"

THE REST OF THE PEOPLE

Ezekiel 37:1-14

“The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me, “Son of man, CAN THESE BONES BECOME LIVING PEOPLE again?” “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I WILL PUT FLESH AND MUSCLES ON YOU AND COVER YOU WITH SKIN. I WILL PUT BREATH INTO YOU, AND YOU WILL COME TO LIFE. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’” So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. THEY ALL CAME TO LIFE AND STOOD UP ON THEIR FEET—a great army. Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord. I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT IN YOU, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said.

Yes, the Lord has spoken!’”

Isaiah 65:17-25

“Look! I am creating NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. Her people will be a source of joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people.And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more. “No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. NO LONGER WILL PEOPLE BE CONSIDERED OLD AT ONE HUNDRED! Only the cursed will die that young!

In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For MY PEOPLE WILL LIVE AS LONG AS TREES, AND MY CHOSEN ONES WILL HAVE TIME TO ENJOY THEIR HARD-WON GAINS. They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed. I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain.

I, the Lord, have spoken!”

People will still pass away, but it's NOT death. Passing away is like sleeping (Matthew 9:24)
DEATH = SIN. There will be no sin because Satan, his demons, death, and "the grave" (hell itself), will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, so the temptation to sin will be GONE.