The Five Loaves And Two Fish- The 144,000 And The Two Witnesses (A Prophetic Understanding)

 

Blessings to all who read this word of edification-

"And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained." ( Matthew 14:14-20) This event is also recorded in Mark chapter 6, and Luke chapter 9, and John chapter 6. The Lord has shown me through revelation, that the five loaves of bread and the two fish represent the 144,000 and the two witnesses.  The 144,000 are the barley loaves of bread, because in John chapter 6:9 which describes the same event, it states that the bread given to feed the multitude were "barley loaves". The 144,000 represent the barley because in the Old Testament, the children of Israel were told to harvest the Barley crop FIRST. The Barley represents the "firstfruits" harvest and this is mentioned in Revelation 14:4, where they are referred to as " being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb." The "twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained" also is another indication that this is the bread represents the 144,000, because the 144,000 make up 12,000 each of 12 tribes of Israel.  As an aside, some may know that the 144,000 represent both men and women who are the wise virgins, mentioned in the parable of the 10 virgins ( Matthew 25) Also Revelation 14:4 mentions that the 144,000 are virgins, meaning, those who have not been defiled with the harlot's ( the false churches) doctrines of lies and false teaching. That is why they are called virgins. They are the wise virgins who teach the true word of God. So what are the 144,000 being used here for? They are feeding the "multitude". Barley is a nourishing grain. The 144,000 are feeding the multitude with good spiritual food and nourishment during the tribulation time. The multitude in this story from Matthew 14 represent " the great multitude which no one could number" mentioned in Revelation 7:9. These multitude are the ones that the 144,000 feed nourishing bread ( true words of teaching) during the tribulation. The two fish, also known as "two small fish" in John chapter 6:9, represent the smaller groups of two witnesses who preach and feed nourishing protein to the multitude or masses. Protein takes longer to digest. The two witnesses will feed a challenging words to the multitude accompanied with miracles and demonstrations of power to the lost and hostile world. My understanding at this time is that the two witnesses represent the two sticks mentioned in (Ezekiel 37:16-29)from both the stick of Judah (the house of Israel,( the southern tribes) and Joseph, the stick of Ephraim ( the northern tribes) that fled north to Northern lands when the tribes of Israel were separated after the death of Solomon, and the kingdom was split into a Northern kingdom and a Southern kingdom. The two witnesses may be a subset that comes from or out of the 144,000. Or they may be a separate group. I'm inclined to think  these two witnesses being the two sticks, preach to all the multitude of the tribes of Israel that are scattered throughout the world. Remember there were 12 tribes of Israel, not just one tribe which people think are all the jews- the tribe of Judah. No, there are 12 tribes of Israel scattered throughout the world, and it is large. Remember, the 144,000 are 12,000 from EACH tribe of Israel- But the tribes of Israel,  is a vast multitude, like the sands of the sea. All throughout the world. I also feel the two witness groups will have a message if reconciliation because Ezekiel 37:16-19 discusses how the two sticks will joined together as one under the banner of Jesus Christ. No longer separated. But ONE IN CHRIST JESUS THE LORD. I pray this understanding has blessed the hearer. As always, please seek the Son and ask for confirmation and witness.