Healing Tones

“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on Mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.” (Rev. 14:1)

A NEW SONG

THE REST OF THAT PASSAGE READS: “And they sung as it were a new song before the throne . . . and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand which were redeemed from the earth.” (Rev. 14:1-3)

The phrase “which were redeemed from the earth” begs understanding. What does it mean? As indicated prior to this phrase, these are the only ones who could “learn that song.” Who are they? Of course, the question many may have had, myself included, and perhaps worried over is “Will I be among the 144,000 standing with the Lamb on Mount Sion?” The next passage reveals who they are:

“. . . . These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they were without fault before the throne of God.”

When I consider verses 4 and 5 which speak of the guileless virgins that were “redeemed from among men,” I think of those tens-of-thousands of innocent children killed and being killed today in the bombing raids in Gaza. I think also of the thousands of infants who are born dead and whose births are aborted in the womb. Then there are those who simply remain guileless as children throughout their lives, the pure of heart who see beauty in everyone and everywhere, following the Lamb’s gospel of love and compassion whithersoever they go in the world in their earthly sojourn. I’m not talking about the clueless naive but of those who speak kindly and without judgement of others; whose expression arises from a pure heart and a kind and loving spirit.

MOUNT SION

Mount Sion (or Zion) is the highest geographical point in Jerusalem, just outside the walls of the Old City. Jerusalem is also known as the “City of David” or the “City of God.” Mount Sion is a sacred place in Jerusalem where God’s presence and redemptive work are revealed.  Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to this ancient locale to see representations of Biblical sites like the tomb of David, the Last Supper Room, and the burial place of a Mary, as well as a memorial to those slain in the Holocaust. The word “Zion” also refers to the entire land of Israel. This was what John of Revelation saw in his vision, being familiar with the Holy City of God. Later on he is given a vision of the “New Jerusalem” descending from God out of Heaven. “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Rev. 21) The phrase “a new Jerusalem” here can be understood as referring to a new state of consciousness.

THE NUMBER 9 AND THE CRITICAL MASS

Dr. Hulse’s interpretation of the meaning and significance of this passage from Revelation and the iconic number 144,000 is interesting. He starts by applying Pythagorean numerology to it: 144,000: 1+4+4+0+0+0=9.

As was considered in the previous post, and gleaned from the the work of Dr. Hulse, the number 9 in numerology is the number of completion; not only of heavenly cycles but of earthly cycles as well. I’m thinking specifically of our earthly cycles of angelic incarnation. It’s widely taught and believed that we grow and mature spiritually through cycles of incarnation, eventually maturing spiritually to the point when we graduate from our sacred schooling, so-to-speak, here on Earth, never needing to return for that particular reason, and take up “advanced” spiritual work in the Heavenly Realms of Light.

The question that comes up for me is: “Who is the ones needing to grow spiritually? I don’t know how angels, who are God incarnate, “without fault before the throne of God,” can be more spiritual. I can relate to the likelihood that we angels, spiritual beings that we are, incarnate multiple times in cycles in order to carry out the task of gathering and elevating human souls and human consciousness spiritually. We could say this is our work during this larger cycle now underway of man’s restoration and return to his ordained purpose and assignment as Keepers of the Garden.

There’s a discrepancy in the traditional dogmatic belief relative to the actor in the growing cycle, and I’m not sure that I can resolve it in this blog post. We are taught that our souls need to be “saved” from eternal damnation in the fires of a “hell.” Be that as it may, when a conscious living soul has reached the level of spiritual growth and maturity, as considered above, it no longer needs to continue reincarnating for that reason alone. What Christianity teaches about the “soul” is that it is like a garment enveloping or somehow integrated into the physical body, which is an earthen form called “a living soul” in Genesis, about which the scriptures also say: “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.” (Ecclesiastes 12:7) The soul then, according to Genesis, is the earthen physical form with the breath of life in its nostrils.

Dr. Hulse’s interpretation is that we are “redeemed from the earth,” meaning we no longer need to come back for another earthly journey. We cross over the portal between Heaven and Earth for the last time to join those who have gone before and stand with them in accord and communion with the Lamb on Mount Sion. I assume he allows that some of this “critical number” are yet incarnate and in accord and communion with those who have crossed over in a veritable exchange between the realms. Whatever the details, Dr. Hulse concludes that herein lies the meaning of the 144,000: 1+4+4+0+0+0=9, the number of completion.

So, I would conclude from all of the above that the 144,000 standing with the Lamb on Mount Sion are the angelic God Beings who have transformed and transmuted the souls of their body temples so that they have become translucent light bodies through which the incarnate angels’ light shines as One Light through One Body into the world to enlighten the darkness of the mind-made world, exposing the dark forces and lifting up the forces of Light.

APOCALYPSE OF LIGHT AND THE CRITICAL MASS

There’s another aspect to my scenario I would like to entertain here: the number 144,000 as a vibrational tone, or possible inaudible overtone, created by Light, which has 7 frequencies, as does the Light of Love. An apocalypse of Divine Light released into the world by this critical mass of incarnate angles who have completed their spiritual work in their body temples revealing their divine presence in a massive revelation of Light that opens the floodgates and portals of the One Heart of the Body of God on Earth to let the Lord of Hosts, the King of Glory, come into the world — just as Handel describes, with magnificent audible tones, in his signature masterwork “THE MESSIAH”:

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. Selah.” (Psalm 24:7-10)

INCARNATE SONS OF GOD

The “morning stars” who “sang together” and “all the sons of God” who “shouted for joy”– spoken of in the 38th chapter of Job — are again incarnate on Earth singing together and shouting for joy. Look up, be still and listen . . . .

. . . .“Then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” (Luke 21:27-28)

Looking up we go up. Looking down with an attitude of outrage and condemnation over what’s happening in war-torn countries and storm-torn cities hit by hurricanes and earthquakes, starvation and genocide, we go down. In resonance with something Dr. Hulse said in his video seminar, “I am more interested in what’s breaking through than in what’s breaking down.” May my words herein inspire you to look up and to stand with the Lamb in the High Place of your consciousness . . . and in your heart sing the song of Moses, and the song of the Lamb:

“Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name: For thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.” (Rev.15:3)

I’ll leave you to meditate upon these things in the quiet sanctuary of your heart. Until my next post,

Be love. Be loved.

Anthony (tpal70@gmail.com)

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