<p>The 144,000 are on earth today being prepared and maturing as the grape on the vine, ripening to be trodden under foot in the powerful mill and form the essence of the land, the first fruits of the Lord, to be protected as a particular treasure. They are already stepped today, so get gifts, but suffer torture and deprivation, but when they receive the seal described in Revelation they will become immortal. The 144,000 elected already in the gr...