Edited sentence: (Most Christians will have to go thru the great tribulation and will be raptured after 1260 days.The 144000 Jews taken from the Tribes of Israel are protected during the Great Tribulation.The 144000 who follow the Lamb wherever he goes are Christians who are spared from the Great Tribulation.They are called the firstfruits because they are ready and mature.They are redeemed from the Earth before the Angels warn the Inhabitants of the Earth not to worship the Beast.They will be God's people on Earth during the Millennium.This is in line with the promise to the Philadelphian Church - "I will spare you from the Hour of Trial".This is the Harvest of the Great multitude