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Bible Question: please give me the references for SHADOWS and PARABLES regarding Little Flock and Great Multitude, and give me strong reference for the ’great multitude belongs to heavenly salvation not earthly salvation’.
The best evidence that the Great Company is a spiritual class is found in Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: John saw a great company, out of all nations and kindreds and peoples and tongues--not an elect number, not a fixed number, but one which no man could compute, being a number which no man knoweth. In the treatment that they must undergo, it is shown that these must wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb, and they will stand before the Throne, instead of sitting in the Throne. They will have everlasting life, but not immortality. Only the Little Flock, the Bride class, will have immortality. The Bride class will be counted worthy to escape the trouble coming on the world. They will keep their garments unspotted from the world. If there comes a spot or wrinkle, they go immediately to the Throne of Heavenly Grace, and find mercy and help and cleansing in time of need. We see that there will be two classes--the Little Flock and the Great Company. All of these were typified in the first-borns of Israel, who were spared, or passed over, in the night when Israel left Egypt. So all these will be of the Church of the First-borns. But a part of these will attain the Divine nature as the Bride of Christ, and a part will attain everlasting life, similar to the everlasting life that the angels possess. There are several pictures of the Great Company throughout the scriptures. The first is found in Gen. 24, when Isaac selects a bride. Isaac represents Jesus, Rebekkah reprensents the Little Flock, and the damsels her companions that accompany her are the Great Company. Gen. 24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, ad they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. Rebekah journeys to meet her bridegroom accompanied by her damsels, or maids. This pictures the two classes of those during their earthly experie nce as theyjourney to their heavenly bridegroom. Psalm 45, also shows this picture of the bride (Little Flock) and her virgin companions(The great company.) Psa. 45:14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. Matt. 25:1,2, Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meeet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise and five were foolish. All ten are virgins indicating that they are justified by Jesus sacrifice. The ten wise represent the faithful little flock, the five foolish represent the great company the careless class. Another type of the Great company are Lev. 16:8-10, And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.The Lord’s goat pictures the little flock which is willingly sacrificed for a sin offering. The scapegoat pictures the great company which is forced to die in the wilderness.
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