According to the widespread custom of the ancients, oriental lords impressed the seal of their ring on their belongings. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, Those in charge of the fury of the winds. The protective mark in Ezekiel 9 is literally tav , the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It is possible that the use of the sign of the cross in baptism may have originated in this passage. This is 12 x 12 x 1000.
Twelve is a number of perfection in the physical and human world, governmental perfection.
The second twelve corresponds to the 12 tribes of Israel. 1000 indicates a very large number. This is the ideal Israel, Israel as it was meant to be, in all its perfection, symmetry, and completeness. The 144,000 then symbolizes the multitude of the elect whose number is known to God alone. The second group, which we read about in verse 9, comes from all nations.