The number 144,000 is symbolic in Christianity, being the result of 12,000 (12 being symbolic) multiplied by the number of tribes (12). The number 144,000 is representative of all who will be saved.
Only Jehovah's Witnesses and some fundamentalist Christians who lack knowledge of the rest of the bible interpret this number as literal.
Only Jehovah's Witnesses and some fundamentalist Christians who lack knowledge of the rest of the bible interpret this number as literal.