I think the answer to your question http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/nov2012/rene116-4.htm

 

is that they or at least one of the other posters was suggesting that the translated bride IS the 144,000 who will remain for 40 days and preach and minister to the left behind saints.

 

Most of my attention resides in looking for the day of our redemption and I rest in the belief that whatever happens after that will be understood by us from that point on. So I don't spend a lot of energy seeking to figure out what happens after the rapture and therefore I haven't studied these kinds of posts much. But I do remember some dreams/visions that suggested that after the rapture we would hang around for 40 days to help those who were not translated. If so, would that make us the 144,000? Don't know but here are some excerpts from those dream accounts:

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"A Prophetic Dream of Rapture"

 

Armin A. Wolff

 

(February 15,1993)

 

Last night I had an extremely exciting and vivid dream-vision concerning the return of our LORD Jesus....

 

...I found myself in a meeting with a number of believers. The meeting hall looked like some kind of a warehouse and there were fewer than 100 assembled. The talk seemed to center on the increasing persecution they were experiencing. All of a sudden Jesus appeared and most, but not all, were instantly transformed from mortal beings into Immortal...

 

...I heard another question asked of the LORD, by one of the Transformed Persons, whether He would now take them with Him out of the tribulation they were experiencing. He replied: "No, you must remain here for another 40 days and nights, just as I was on Earth for another 40 days after My resurrection and minister with Me to those who were not ready. After the 40 days and nights you will come with Me into the skies above Jerusalem and we will leave from there to have a celebration, a banquet in My Father's house, a feast that has been planned before the worlds were made."

 

The ones in the assembly, who had remained in their mortal bodies, lamented and cried to the Transformed Ones to help them, but were told: "It is now too late. The Bridegroom has come for us and there is nothing we can do for you, in this regard. However, if you will not love your own life, not bow to the will of the sin-man and take that seal of his, you will join us after the celebration. You will be sealed by your death and kept in the throne room for the LORD."

 

Rapture Dream

Patricia

6 Sep 2002

 

...We discovered there were basically 3 groups of people: the changed

ones, the people who were Christians in name only (they were

freaking), and the rest of the people who had become like mad dogs

wanting to try to kill the changed people and the "Christians." Those of

us that were changed were translated various places to witness to the

"Christians" and explain salvation. We had the power to know any

illnesses a person had and instantly heal them. The Christians left

behind were *very* sad because they knew they would be martyred for

their faith if they received Christ. They knew the anti-christ would come

to power and the mark would be instituted. It was a hard decision for

them. The "mad dog" people were very frustrated and insanely angry

because they could not catch us or kill us. These people formed loose

gangs to hunt us down, but we would be translated somewhere else,

and they couldn't hurt our physical body.

 

Eva Faye Marsee

Oct.20,2003

Dream

1980's

I had this dream sometime probably in the early 80's. It is still very vivid today...

 

 

...Then the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, " Now you will have whatever your heart desires, not what your thoughts are but what is your deep heart desire".

Then I turned to the people there and told them "This thing that is happening is really great, you guys need to get saved". They said to me "It's too late." And I said "No it's not, it's never too late". Then they said "Yes it is, it's too late." So I said "We can ask God for anything and He will do it now." So I set up a chalkboard and a piece of chalk and I said, "Holy Spirit tell us. Is it too late?" And all at once it was written on the chalkboard "Yes".

 

The next thing I knew Dana and I were walking down a back ally and all this screaming was going on. Terrible screams. We looked over and some people were using a guillotine to cut off Christian's heads. We didn't feel sad because we knew that it was suppose to be and we weren't afraid because we knew that they couldn't touch us because we had our immortal bodies and no one could harm us. We also knew that those people that weren't Christians hated us because they could not harm us...

 

...After I awoke, the Holy Spirit told me we were going to be on Earth for 40 days after the dead in Christ arose, but we would have our immortal bodies, like Jesus did when He rose from the dead and walked the earth with His immortal body for 40 days.