fit man ?= 144k

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fit man ?= 144k

1. no found clear egw affirmation/confirmation
2. "a fit man", not "the fit man"
3. egw says {1LtMs, Ms 15, 1850, par. 8} the goat tries to escape during time of trouble, but is held fast by a hand (of the fit man probably). in the time of trouble the 144k activities/status (persecution & flight, spiritual anguish & prayer, sustenance / protection, deliverance).
4. revelation 20 angel from heaven with will chain/cast/seal/shutup satan to the wilderness/abyss/bottomlesspit and hide the key for 1k years.
5. egw says "it would take time" {1LtMs, Ms 15, 1850, par. 8} for fit man to bring to land of forgetfulness vs. time of trouble is shortened {4SP 447.1 | Mark 13:20 | Mat 24:22}

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