The purpose of the remnant was to save the whole nation, through the ministries of Elijah, Elisha and Jehu the whole nation turned back to Jehovah.
The 144, 000 represents the whole nation of Israel.
"and so all Israel will be saved!" Romans 11.
Branches (un believing Jews) were broken off...
The focus is about the branches which were broken off and remained unbelievers, they will be cast into the great winepress of the wrath of GOD, as follow:
Revelation 14:v.17 to 20
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven
(heaven? Ephesians 1:v.3), he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And
another angel came out from the altar, which has power over FIRE(For what?); and cried with a loud cry to him that has the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth
(Israel); for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth
(Israel),
and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of GOD.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
The Everlasting Spirit of GOD is a devouring/consuming FIRE
Revelation 11:
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the COURT which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Power is/will be given now unto the two witnesses for 1,260 days SIMULTANEOUSLY to the event above, to shut heaven (and there will not be more any chance of salvation of souls) in the days of their prophecy,
power is/will be given over waters -over peoples, and nations, and multitudes of all tongues- ,
to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth (earth here is Israel)
with all plagues, as often as they will, when the COURT without the temple be trodden by the Gentiles, leaded and guided by the Beast of sea-the Papacy-
according to the deal made between the two Man Beasts, the Pope and the false messiah of the Jews -Revelation 13:v.2-, sat on his throne as God in the great city of Jerusalem, spiritually called Sodom and Egypt. Terrible. Terrible. Revelation 11:v.3 and 6.
verse 15 - And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
The kingdoms OF THIS WORLD are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were(will be) angry, and thy wrath -GOD's wrath- is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be Judged, and that God should give reward unto His servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear His name, small and great; and should destroy them which destroy the earth.
(Israel)
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was
(will be) seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were (will be) lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Get ready