The apostle Peter refers to these as “a holy nation. ” The apostle John had the privilege of learning in a vision the number of those who would become Christ’s joint heirs ​ — 144,000.
فَعِنْدَمَا كَتَبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بُولُسُ إِلَى ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ فِي ٱلْقَرْنِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ٱلْمِيلَادِيِّ ،‏ أَكَّدَ أَنَّ قَسَمَ ٱللهِ وَوَعْدَهُ هُمَا ‹ أَمْرَانِ عَدِيمَا ٱلتَّغَيُّرِ يَسْتَحِيلُ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ ٱللهُ فِيهِمَا › .‏