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Another example of this is found in the book of Revelation, when He sealed the
12 tribes of Israel. The number 12 was used as the number for the 12 tribes of
Israel. God then sealed 12,000 in each of the 12 tribes.
In
Revelation 7:1-8, the Bible states:
'”1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of
the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on
the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living
God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to
hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed
an
hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
twelve thousand.
6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed
twelve thousand.
7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed
twelve thousand.
8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed
twelve thousand."”
For each of the 12 tribes, the number 12 is multiplied 1,000 times to equal 12000. Finally, the 12000 members of the 12 tribes are multiplied to arrive at the number 144,000. This way the entire city is designed and populated using just one number, the number 12.