Dear Barry & Fellow Watchers:Thank you for bringing forward this one other interpretation. It may very well be the most relevant one.I too favor the Christian era as being populated largely by the 10 lost tribes as well as others. As you are probably aware this is not replacement theology but rather the house of Israel & the house of Judah theolgy hence the 2 sticks that Jesus will again make one. The process will be painful for the Jews & Gentiles who have not come to faith during pre-trib. Besides the 2 witnesses the 144,000 are comprised of tribes and not denominations, thank God!I think this begins shortly after the confirmation of the covenant, within 75 days, with Gog riding the red horse of war on the heals of the white horse of peace.Pineman