Also, they must be born or begotten by God s holy spirit, thus gaining the prospect of enjoying spirit life in the heavens. Ones reborn in this way become spiritual sons of God. However, this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God s kingdom, neither does corruption inherit incorruption. For the trumpet willsound, and the dead will be raised up incorruptible, and we shall be changed. God s purpose in calling humans to heaven, therefore, is to form a heavenly government under Christ Jesus.
Any government consists of only a small part of the total population.
Rev. 14 Verses 3 and 4 speak of the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth as being, not all who gain salvation, but, rather, only first fruits to God and to the Lamb. The Scriptures show that others besides these will gain eternal life. Jesus spoke of having other sheep, which are not of this fold. Revelation chapter 7 contrasts the 144,000 Christian, spiritual Israelites with a great crowd, which no man was able to number and which the Lamb, Jesus Christ, guides to fountains of waters of life. After these things I heard what was as a loud voice of a great crowd in heaven .