A Glorious Victory Celebration
Revelation 14: 1-5

I. The Identification of the 144,000 (1) –
A. Their Association (1a) – These have given themselves to the Lord and His work.

Rom.8:18 –

B. Their Assurance (1b) – As they stand before the host of heaven, His name still remains.

Jn.10:28-29 –

II. The Celebration of the 144,000 –
A. An Unending Celebration – They are found before the throne among the four beasts and the elders.
B. A United Choir (2) – These sing the song of the redeemed, praising the Lamb who delivered and purchased their redemption.
C. An Unknown Chorus (3) – They will sing a new song that no man can sing but these 144,000.

III. The Presentation of the 144,000 (4-5) – Great will be the rewards of many, but these will receive a great reward as well.
A. Their Spiritual Purity (4a) – The word defiled means “polluted, stained, or contaminated.”
B. Their Sacrificial Persistence (4b) –They would not compromise the truth due to the pressures they faced.
C. Their Symbolic Prophecy (4c) – These men were called to carry the gospel message.
D. Their Sanctified Position (5) –These have been examined as they stand before God