Second, 144,000 is not an actual number. It symbolizes the completion of a new being - that is a new heaven and earth. A new body and Mind. The first three numbers, 144, when added together equal the number nine, a symbol of completion based on the amount of time from conception to birth needed for a woman to bring forth a child. It also is the amount of time it takes for Life to regenerate a new heaven, which is true reality. The three zeros (three used for emphasis) represent heaven’s reflected reality, the earth. The Mind and the body. The sky and earth. That which is substantive and lasts contrasted with that which is superficial and fades. Ideas control the body. The body is a slave to the mind. For as stated in Matthew 6:10 KJV …… ‘as it is in heaven so shall it be on earth.’ To understand this a little better, let’s consider the Islamic symbolism of the star and the moon.
The star/sun, of course, represents the source of light - Truth/Reality - the Mind of God. The moon reflects the light the same way that creation reflects the ideas (the Mind) that created it. The singing group, Third World, states this thus, ‘all creation is a witness of God’s love’ - with Love being just another facet, along with Truth, Right, and Good, of God’s personage/personality. Of course, for the moon to reflect the Sun’s light, everything in the physical world must align - the balance must be perfect. It all boils down to opposites, a one and a zero, the yin and the yang. Most people are confused concerning this duality. Confused because they count reflected reality as true reality. Whereas the truth is that the physical side of life is just a machine, a slave to the ideas that control it. Ideas that, of course, are invisible and not tangible. The story of Narcissus illustrates how humans deceive themselves into believing that reflected reality is true reality. The story goes that one day, while Narcissus was looking at a body of water, he fell in love with his reflection. Of course, an image of someone or something on the water or in a mirror has no substance to it. It is lifeless. Narcissus fell in love with a lifeless image of himself. And, to spend one’s love on a graven image can be likened to giving away everything that matters for an empty box. The Devil does not deceive us. We deceive ourselves. James 1:14-15 King James Version 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.