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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture See Rev. 7:4-8 regarding the 144,000 (12,000 from each tribe of Israel) sealed against harm in the end-times. This number figures in all sorts of apocalyptic movements throughout history; e.g., the Jehovah's Witnesses make it central to their self-understanding. Dennis Martin >>> [log in to unmask] 10/17/01 12:55PM >>> Dear list members, I just read in a rosecrucian publication that the Katholic (?) God would only save 144.000 souls. It's called the theological salvation plan, which the rozecrucians disapprove. But why 144.000 souls? Does the bible say that? Has the pope said something like that once? What's the point of that number? Bas Jongenelen ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html