Religious scholars have wrestled with this question for a very long time, often trying to claim the honour for their specific church, but the answer is not hard to see if you are paying attention.
The 144,000 are the chosen permanent residents of Elysium (The Kingdom of Heaven), the orbiting paradise where Our Lord’s throne is located.
The Book of Revelation mentions the 144,000 twice.
According to the Buddhist sutras, the Sanskrit word “Udumbara” means “an auspicious flower from heaven.” Volume 8 of the Buddhist scripture Huilin Phonetics and Interpretation says, “Udumbara is the product of ominous and supernatural phenomena; it is a celestial flower and does not exist in the mundane world. If a Tathagata or King of the Golden Wheel appears in the human world, these flowers will manifest due to their great virtue and blessings.”
It is a Tradition to read the Book of Ruth during Shavuot Jun 12-13, 2016 Festival of Weeks. There are Multiple Purposes in the story of Ruth-Loyalty, Wise Leadership and More. 1) God is concerned about all people regardless of race, nationality, or status. Ruth was not a Jew. She was a Moabite. Even though…
ROME — The Vatican unveiled newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome Tuesday — and ignited controversy over whether the early Christian church had women priests.
The catacombs feature two scenes said by proponents of the women’s ordination movement to show women priests: One in the ochre-hued Greek Chapel features a group of women celebrating a banquet, said to be the banquet of the Eucharist. Another fresco in a richly decorated burial chamber features a woman, dressed in a dalmatic — a cassock-like robe — with her hands up in the position used by priests for public worship.