The 24 Elders in Revelation chapter 4 and 5 represent “the Church” who has already been translated and taken to heaven are seen as already seated on thrones and ruling and reigning with Christ before the “seal judgments” are even opened. And when the Rapture happens, then the next event for the Church will be the “Bema Seat of Christ.”

[…………….The rapture of the church………….]
ה  ש  ל  ה  ו  ב     ש  ל     כ  נ  ס  י  י  ה
5   10 10  60 50  20      30  300        2   6   5   30  300   5 / total = 838 

[……………….The 24 elders, the church before the Bema…………….]
כ  ד    ז  ק  נ  י  ם,    ה  כ  נ  ס  י  י  ה    ל  פ  נ  י    ב  י  מ  ה
5   40   10  2      10 50  80  30      5  10 10  60  50 20   5      600  10 50 100  7      4   20 / total = 1178

838 + 1178 = 2016

Tom Gaston
Rapturetj@comcast.net