For years, the Bible Students had known that the great multitude, or the “great crowd, ” spoken of at Revelation 7: 9 - 17 was different from the 144,000, who would rule with Christ as kings and priests.
ثُمَّ فِي ١٩٢٧ -‏ ١٩٢٨ ،‏ أَدْرَكَ شَعْبُ اللهِ أَنَّ عِيدَ ٱلْمِيلَادِ وَعِيدَ مَوْلِدِ ٱلشَّخْصِ لَيْسَا مُؤَسَّسَيْنِ عَلَى ٱلْأَسْفَارِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ وَتَوَقَّفُوا عَنِ ٱلِٱحْتِفَالِ بِهِمَا .‏