AR 348 - 144,000

AR 348

And I heard the number of those who were sealed,

one hundred and forty-four thousand.(Revelation 7:4)

This symbolizes all people 

who acknowledge the Lord as God of heaven and earth

and are governed by truths of doctrine

springing from the goodness of love,

received from Him though the Word.

These are symbolized by the number 144,000

from the twelve tribes of Israel

because the twelve tribes of Israel symbolize a church

that consists of people who possess

the goodness and truth from the Lord

and acknowledge Him as God of heaven and earth.

The number 144,000 means all such.

For that number has the same symbolism

as the number twelve,

since it is the product of twelve times twelve,

which is the multiplied by 1000;

and any number multiplied by itself

and then by 10, 100, or 1000,

has the same symbolism as the original number.

. . . Symbolically, the number twelve means all,

and is predicated of truths springing from goodness,

because twelve is the product of three times four,

and the number three

symbolizes everything connected with truth,

and the number four,

everything connected with good.

Thus the number twelve here symbolizes

everything connected with truth

that springs from the goodness of love.