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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TomiC" data-source="post: 2098913" data-attributes="member: 697529"><p>The answer is indicated by the fact that, after mention of the definite number 144,000 (Revelation 7:4), Revelation 7:9 refers to “a great crowd, which no man was able to number.” If the number 144,000 were not literal it would lack meaning as a contrast to the “great crowd.” Viewing the number as literal agrees with Jesus’ statement at Matthew 22:14 regarding the Kingdom of the heavens: “There are many invited, but few chosen.”</p></blockquote><p></p>