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Why is the number specified as 144,000, and the mentioned twelve tribes don't seem to match up correctly? [Revelation 7:1-8, Revelation 14:5, James 1:1, James 1:18, John 1:47].

Is the 144,000 literal? [Revelation 14:4, James 1:1, James 1:18].

Would you defend the Partial-Preterist view, particularly the date of writing the book of Revelation, and the 144,000? [Revelation 7:1-8, Revelation 14:1-5, Ezekiel 9, Hebrews 13:4, John 1:47, James 1:1, James 1:18, James 2:1, James 2:7].

Were there still 12 distinct tribes at the time of Christ because I thought there were 2 by His time, but the Bible refers to all 12 times well after that? [Luke 2:36, James 1:1]

So how can we prove that the book of James wasn't just written to the Jews & not to the Gentiles as well? [James 1:1]

Who are the 12 Tribes that are mentioned in the beginning of the book of James? [James 1:1, 2:1 & 7]

Do we have any idea what trials or persecutions the Book of James was specifically talking about? [James 1:1]