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The Birthing of Zion’s Sons
The only place that Zion is mentioned in the book of Revelation is in
connection with the 144,000 saints who are sealed with the Father’s
name written on their foreheads (Rev. 7:3, 14:1). We have seen that
Zion is representative of the Church and more specifically of the Bride
of Christ who is called out from the church. These 144,000 are birthed
out from the Bride of Christ and stand with the Lamb who is the head
of His body. This is a beautiful picture of unity, because the next
verses go on to show that the “voice of many waters like the voice of
loud thunder,” and “the sound of harpists playing their harps” comes
from these 144,000 redeemed saints. They are all speaking and singing
the same thing spiritually and so it sounds like “many waters” and
“loud thunder,” because they are one with the Lamb and therefore one
with each other. The world will finally see and know that the Father
loves them and that He has sent Jesus as His only Son! Not because of
our church programs or Christian bumper stickers, but because we will
“be made perfect in one” as Jesus promised! (John 17:22-23).
These 144,000 are not defiled with other “loves” in this world. They
are spiritual virgins, because they have set their sights on loving Jesus
as their main goal in life and Him alone. They do not let other cares or
distractions take them away from their first love. The 144,000 are
emptied of “self-life” and have allowed the life of their savior to flow
through them. They are without fault and blameless because their
entire self-worth and right-standing relies practically (not just
judicially) on the blood of the Lamb. They walk by faith and not by
sight where the blood of Jesus cleanses them from all unrighteousness.
The 144,000 found on Mount Zion are called “firstfruits” (Rev. 14:4).
Firstfruits are grains or crops that have reached maturity earlier (first),
before the general harvest. The 144,000 will be believers who have
reached the place of maturity before the rest of the believers. They will
have learned, through “the way of the Cross” and the grace of God, to
abide (be one) with Jesus and with each other in His body. God’s plan
is unity in diversity. We are not all to be the same “cookie cutter
Christians” looking and acting alike. But we can still be unified
together in the spirit, and maintain our individual callings in God. This
true unity will bring the perfection that the apostle Paul longed for
(Philippians 3:12-16).
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