Chapter Twenty-Nine/Singing the Triumphal New Song - Continue

 John sees not only Jesus but the complete body of the 144,000 fellow heirs of the heavenly Kingdom standing upon Mount Zion. At the time represented by the vision, many, but not all, of 144,000 are already in heaven. Later i the same vision, John learns that some of the holy ones still have to endure and die faithful. (Revelation14:12, 13) Evidently, then, some of the 144,000 are still on earth. So is it that John sees all of them standing with Jesus on Mount Zion? In that, as members of the congregation of anointed Christians, these have now "approached a Mount Zion and a city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem." (Hebrews 12:22) Like Paul when he was still on earth, they have already-in a spiritual sense-been raised up to be in union with Christ Jesus in heavenly places. (Ephesians 2:5, 6) Additionally, in 1919 they responded to the invitation, "Come up here," and in a figurative way "went up into the cloud." (Revelation 11:12) In view of these scriptures, we can see that all the 144,000-spiritually speaking-are located on Mount Zion with Jesus Christ. 

Next time: Chapter Twenty-Nine/Singing the Triumphal New Song - Conclusion 

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