144,000

And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

5  12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,

12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 

12,000 from the tribe of Gad,

6  12,000 from the tribe of Asher,

12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,

12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,

7  12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,

12,000 from the tribe of Levi,

12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,

8  12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,

12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,

12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin

Who are they, what or who do they represent?

1. God 
2. God’s names
3. The whole of the created order
4. The 12 tribes of Israel 
5. The nations of the Earth
6. The Heavenly Nations
7. The nations below the Earth
8. The 12 Elders 
9. The Angelic nations & orders

Note: Dan is not among them & is conspicuous by his absence because of his idolatry (very like the 1/3 of the angels who fell from heaven, yet he is represented by the other tribes & is likely with them, very like the way angels are present with us on Earth. 

1. The Prophets 
2. The Apostles
3. The Kings 

Dan is conspicuous by his absence, most likely due to his idolatry.   In that regard he is like the fallen angeks who were cast out of heaven.   Yet he is believed to be among the 144,000 which corresponds to the presence of angels on the Earth. 

He also represents the Reprobate in any given age.   Only one tribe is openly refused admission to the roster, corresponding to the one man cast into Outer Darkness in Matthew 22.