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in Israel had the mark on their foreheads. The 144,000 are those who receive the seals of God, wear fine linen and follow the Lamb riding white horses (Rev. 19:14). They are the army of heaven.

John the apostle saw the beautiful and luxurious New Jerusalem as the symbol of the bride of Lamb (Rev. 21:2). God will make the Overcomer a pillar in his temple and write on him the name of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 3:12). God let the Overcomer know the names of those who will be the brides of the Lamb, which is related to his job. The Overcomer’s duty is to prepare them to be bride of the Lamb.

A righteous person could not come out in the Old Testament days even if they worked tirelessly for God, because the blood of Jesus was not offered yet. Jesus’ blood, which can make us pure, wasn’t around at that time.

Moses performed a lot of miraculous events; for example he divided the Red Sea and raised water from stone with his stick. However, he could not expel even a single demon. But Paul, who was blessed by the Holy Spirit from Jesus Christ, could expel devils from people as shown in the Bible

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(Acts 16:18). Paul received the power that Moses could not have. That’s why Paul said, “For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous” (Rom. 5:19).

Therefore, you must also realize that you are so blessed to receive the blessing of Jesus’ blood for free so that your sin can be cleansed. It is so amazing for you to live in the time of the Overcomer who receives the blessing of the Holy Spirit from Jesus and delivers it to you.

You should understand why God let the Overcomer be the pillar of God’s temple and wrote on him the name of the New Jerusalem and the new name of Jesus Christ.

The garments that Aaron used to wear had the names of the twelve tribes and therefore he became the representative of the twelve tribes. Therefore, the sacrifices of the Israelites could be received favorably by God and all the sin of the people belonging to the twelve tribes could be cleansed.

Like the sacrifices of the high priests in the Old Testament days, God receives worship through the Overcomer who has

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