Justified by Faith Alone, but Willing to Die Rather than Sin.
These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. Revelation 14:4,5. NASB
If the 144,000 have been redeemed from among humanity, they are certainly not blameless in the absolute sense. Because the Bible says; “since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,” (Rom 3:23 AMP). I quoted the amplified version of this great verse because it captures the Greek of ‘fall short’ which is in the present continuous tense, which means we fall short and continue to fall short. For the 144,000, their blamelessness is based on the way God relates to their record and the way they relate to each other’s records. They are “in Christ.” Justified by faith alone, without the works of the law as a means of salvation, but willing to die rather than commit a known sin.
The 144,000 are noted for their truthfulness (the opposite of Laodicea in its self-deception). No lie is found in their mouths. One of the key characteristics of God’s people at the end of time is a thorough commitment to the truth and to telling the truth in every circumstance of life.
This is one of the ultimate goals of God’s plan of salvation. Understanding and accepting the truth is the secret to freedom and a satisfying life. Jesus said,”I am the way, THE TRUTH and the life.” (John 14:6). This is because whatever you choose to believe will determine what you do and how you behave. The Father’s name in their foreheads(v3) is the seal of His authority and ownership. “Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: ‘The Lord knows those who are His,’ and, ‘Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity’ 2 Timothy 2:19. This is a sign, or seal, indicating that they belong to the Lord.
Wise Solomon once said, “As a man thinks in his inward parts, so is he” (Prov. 23:7).
What we believe not only has a direct influence on our performance, but it has a direct influence on what we do, and how we behave. So, if there are in the world a large variety of conflicting truths, it is no wonder that the societies we live in are plagued with unrest, trouble, and strife. Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life.” We don’t need a way to the way, He is the way. The robe of Christ’s righteousness, with which we are clothed, has not one stitch of human devising.
God’s ultimate goal is to restore the human race to the perfection it originally enjoyed. There will be no place for error and confusion in the new earth. The problems we currently face originated with the “father of lies” (John 8:44). The solution is found in the truth as it is in Jesus (John14:6). God’s end-time people are, therefore, described as being without lies (Revelation14:5), they are united in truth.
In prophecy (and even in Narrative sections of the Bible), God uses the symbol of a women to represent a church., (See e.g. Ephesians 5:25, 32.) This verse speaks of the mystery concerning Christ and the church. Revelation 12 pictures God’s followers as a good woman, whereas in Revelation 17 we will see a bad woman riding on a beast, which stands for a corrupt church in control of civil power. Our verse for today is telling us that these followers of Christ have not permitted a corrupt church to lead them astray from God’s word.
“Undefiled” means they have not committed spiritual adultery but follow the pure word of God and His gospel. They follow the lamb wherever He leads them. They are redeemed from humanity and are part of the great harvest. Through the power of Christ’s righteous robe covering their lives and the in filling of the Holy Spirit in their lives they are blameless. They would rather die than commit a known sin. This end time people will carry God’s last warning message to the world as found in the following verses of Revelation 14.