The 144,000 and Revelation 20
The 144,000 and Revelation 20 What does the 144,000 and the Beloved City in Revelation 20 and 21 have in common? The last appearance of the 144,000 is their going up to Mt. Zion (Mountains in Pella as a symbol of refuge). See Revelation 14. They are in the "air" - the top of the mountain-meeting place between Heaven and Earth. See Exodus 19, 24, 1 Thessalonians 4. While the Dead from Hades went straight to Heaven. See Revelation 15. The imagery of living and dead at Mt Zion is to emphasize that both groups have the same Moses-like access to God in the New Covenant. I propose that in Revelation 21 that the New Jerusalem/NH&NE is actually the 144,000. They are coming down from Mt Zion back to the ruins of Jerusalem. Now, they have received a greater glory than Moses. They have bee...