So here, we have the first difference, between a “baby in Christ” and one of the 144,000!!

Now, in order to grasp our comparison more completely, we need to add a third group.

The third one:     “the Lost”  (Gen 6:5)

Gen 6  (v. 5) ....the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

So here is another difference, between a “baby in Christ” and one of the 144,000!!

Now, let’s look at the “orientation” of these two groups of christians.

....Paul here addressed a people whose advancement was not proportionate to their privileges and opportunities.  They ought to have been able to bear the hearing of the plain word of God, but they were in the position in which the disciples were, when Christ said to them, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now."[6]

So, you are not any different than the disciples, when Christ taught them!!

And lastly, an un-believer doesn’t feed on God’s word, but rather on worldly self interests.

Now let’s see the attitude of these “babes in Christ.”

I  Cor 3  (v. 3) for you are still carnal; For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?

These carnal christians make very poor witnesses for Christ!!  They don’t reflect the character of their savior, like the 144,000 will do.

Rev 14  (v. 5) And in their mouth was found no guile, for they are without fault before the throne of God.

These last day believers, have reached maturity in Christ and are not controlled by the sinful flesh.

Eph 4  (v. 13) ....to the unity of the faith....to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

These 144,000 are perfect, in the fullness of Christ!  While the christian is struggling to do what is right before God, the un-believers pay no attention to living rightly.

Gen 6  (v. 5) ....the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

The 144,000 will be able to stand in the time of trouble, because of having a perfect character.  They will be sealed.

Satan could find nothing in the Son of God that would enable him to gain the victory.  He had kept His Father’s commandments, and there was no sin in Him that satan could use to his advantage.  This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.[7]

Rom 3  (v. 26) to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

A christian must receive as a free gift, Christ’s righteous life and perfect character by faith.

Now, what will happen to those believers who are not one of the 144,000?

References:

1. Gospel Workers (1915), p.161, par.1

2. E.G.W. 1888 Materials, p.80, par.2

3. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Hendrickson Publishers.

4. Temperance, p.14, par.3

5. Spiritual Gifts (vol.4), Testimony for the Church, p.145

6. The Review and Herald (11 Dec 1900), par.1

7. The Great Controversy, p.623, par.1

8. The Desire of Ages, p.762, par.2

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