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mollie12: Erm, no.

"Clearly stated.."? In which part exactly?

Revelations 7:9-10, 13-15 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Except you want to move God's residence permanently to earth, you have to admit that more than 144,000 will make heaven.

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Notice the simple full stop after that verse? Nothing like "reside forever" after it. The inheritance of the earth part, I believe, is given more detail in Revelations 20:1-5.

Let's just read the bible the way it's put - and not try to add or subtract from it.

2buff: You went ahead and took that scripture out of context didn't you?