Hello brother Major, we used to chat on another site a few years back. I can't remember which, I belong to about 20, but I remember the name and pic, unless I am mistaken. Anyways, we were usually in agreement. JUST NOT HERE, in full, yes the Rapture is Pre Trib, but my calling 37 years ago was Prophecy/End Times, so its my bag I guess one could say. For 30 years I was in the same straight ahead line, kind of like most stuck in the mud. One night about 5 years ago I asked God why it being end times was He not revealing all his truths unto us the Church and I got this back "Ron, you guys already know it all"
This transitioned me dynamically speaking, I understood in an instant the Holy Spirit was saying what he said to the Pharisees, we follow other men's ideas on end time prophecy way too much, (Men's Traditions) instead of just asking God t show us His truths. So, think about this a bit brother, because you might not see t at first, but think it through.
The Two-witnesses do indeed preach from the 1335 until they die at the end of the 2nd Woe. However, nowhere in the bible does it say the "144,000" preach the Gospel, instead Rev. 14:6 says an Angel is given that charge, that is oral men's tradition, one I had for nigh 30 years. But it is not n the word of God. There are also reasons I d not think the number is 144,000, I think that is a CODE fir All Israel who repents. God stated He had saved Himself 7000 men. God stated in Rev. 7 the number is 144,000, and in Zechariah 13:8-9 (why this first hit me) He states that 1/3 of all the Jews will repent, whilst 2/3 refuse to repent and will die. Then in the very next verse (Zech. 14:1) we see that the Day of the Lord has Arrived !! So, its end time prophesy.
So, with 19 million Jews living in Israel and 15 million living world wide, the number has to be 3-5 million (1/3) so how can 7000 and 144,000 be correct? Well, God uses numbers a lot. The 10 Virgin Brides stands for the whole Church !! And they are nit all female are they? The 10 Commandments are a stand in for all God's laws. In Rev. 2:10 Smyrna had 10 days of tribulation, which meant the complete Church Age. So, 10 = Completion, 12 = Fulness and we know that 6 = man 7 = Divine Completion etc. God used numbers because the Hebrew had only 4000 words and no vowels.
7 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 7000 or ALL Israel who repents. 12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 144,000 or ALL Israel who repents. Now all three can match up, because 1/3 = 3-5 million Jews who repents or ALL Israel.
In reality, these are the Jews who repent, then flee Judea at the AoD just before the Wrath of God hits in Rev. 8. It even gives us that very important hint. Hold back the four winds that the Trees, Earth and Seas be nor HURT. Well, what hurts the Trees, Seas, and Earth? The Rev. 8 Trumpet Judgments !!
I will leave it here, getting too long for my liking (hard to explain) and my Mom is in the ICU at UAB, so I have my mind elsewhere, all you guys put in a prayer fir mom, I fasted last week for three days, I think I will start another fast tomorrow. She's 87 going on 88 but her sister is 106 !! Come Lord come. Amen