103 The Revelation of Jesus Christ English can cook it. My hostess passed me my plate. The young woman passed her plate for vegetables. "Aren't you going to have any of this meat?" I asked her. "Oh, no!" she answered quickly. "Don't you like it?" "Yes, but I must not eat it." "Have you any scruples against eating it?" I inquired. "Yes," was her reply, "I am one of the 144,000. You know that one of these days the Antichrist is going to appear, and I expect to be in that witnessing company. Therefore, I must prepare myself." Then she went on to describe the condition the world would be in during the reign of the Antichrist. A great deal of what she said was correct. But then she said, "I must fit myself for that great ministry which I and the others who belong to this company are going to render in that day." . She told me about all of the trials she was going to go through: and in spite of the seriousness of the subject, I could not repress a smile as I thought that, if I were going to go through what she said she was, I would stand in need of a piece of the roast beef we were having at that dinner! I tell you this incident to illustrate the erroneous claims that are being made not only by the organization referred to, but by other sects as well. The Mormons, followers of "Pas~ tor" Russell, certain holiness sects, and others assert that they are the 144,000 sealed ones of the seventh chapter of Revelation. If people would only read the Word of God, and read it carefully, they would never get into movements of this kind. They would never make such unfounded claims. The Word of God makes it quite clear in the verses before us that these are "of all the tribes of the children of Israel." Moreover, this company is not seen now. These Jews will not be called out until after the church is completed and has been caught away. The world will never see the great witnessing body composed of the children of Israel. until after the church, which is His body, has been taken out of thP
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