Specifically, the number 144,000 is a composite number, the result of multiplying 12 × 12 × 1,000. The first 12 points to the twelve tribes of Israel, representing God’s people under the Old Covenant, while the second 12 refers to the twelve apostles of Jesus, representing God’s people under the New Covenant. The number 1,000 is also composite, resulting from 10 × 10 × 10. The number 10 represents a complete period of time an undefined span that nevertheless has a beginning a
