Rev 7 1-8 The Anti Messiah

The Elect Get Their Tickets to Heaven
After this, John sees four angels standing at the four corners of the Earth. The angels must not realize Earth is actually round and doesn't have any corners.
They're holding back the winds, and another angel tells them to make sure not to damage the Earth… at least not yet.
The angel tells them that they still need to mark the foreheads of the Elect. More tattoos! They go through and seal 144,000 people, a remarkably small and specific number. That's 12,000 for each of the tribes of Israel (remember them from Genesis).