However,
Revelation 7:1-3 reveals that the Church is still on the earth, performing and/or having performed her work of evangelism, and obviating any role for Jewish or any other evangelists. The 144,000 signify that Church.
No, the church is not those in verses 1-3. The 144k did not go up to the throne. They were called out after those in Revelation 7:9
9 After this, I looked; and there before me was a huge crowd, too large for anyone to count, from every nation, tribe, people and language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands;
This group, too large for any one to count, were not on earth. They were at the throne of God. Revelation is not about the church, after the first 4 chapters. Yet the church did go through the 4 seals. Now before the 7th seal is opened the church is around the throne. The throne of God that all on earth can now see. Saying that at the opening of the 7th seal, any church is on earth would be wrong. Except the 144K. They are not the church, yet are apart of the church. They are now the Lamb's disciples on earth. Now the harvest of sheep and goats, wheat and tares begins. From the 7th seal on, saints are not from the church age. Saints are those who come directly to the Lamb and harvested. They are not raptured. They do die. They are resurrected after, the end of the harvest, the first day of the last 1000 years.
The Day of the Lord Resurrection, eternally sets up those saints, from the 7th seal to the final harvest, to live on earth, and then into the new earth. Those damned on that day, from the final harvest are those of Death. Death is judged differently. Revelation 20:12-13
12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of the throne. Books were opened; and another book was opened, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged from what was written in the books, according to what
they had done.
13 The sea gave up the dead in it; and Death and Sh’ol gave up the dead in
them; and they were judged, each according to what
he had done.
At the beginning of the 1000 years was the resurrection. Revelation 20:4-5
They came to life and ruled with the Messiah for a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over.) This is the first resurrection.
This is the resurrection of John 5:22-29
22 The Father does not judge anyone but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,
23 so that all may honor the Son as they honor the Father. Whoever fails to honor the Son is not honoring the Father who sent him.
24 Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever hears what I am saying and trusts the One who sent me has eternal life — that is, he will not come up for judgment but has already crossed over from death to life!
25 Yes, indeed! I tell you that
there is coming a time — in fact, it’s already here — when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will come to life.
26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has given the Son life to have in himself.
27 Also he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
28 Don’t be surprised at this; because
the time is coming when all who are in the grave will hear his voice
29 and come out — those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to a resurrection of judgment.
These verses apply during the Second Coming ministry, just like the first coming ministry. Two times, one that had already happened when John wrote the Gospel. One still in the future. Jesus taught of the coming harvest, both the end of the OT, and the final one at the end of the church age. The only thing that was not taught: that it would be another 1990 years.
The Cross event was the first Resurrection of the church age. The only one actually. The next resurrection will be the first one of the final 1000 years. The first resurrection placed the OT saints in Paradise. The first one in Revelation will place them in restored Jerusalem on earth, for the last 1000 years of this reality.
The OT Saints are the church, but not on earth. The Millennium saints are the church, but only on earth. The church after the 6th seal, per Revelation 7, will always be in the temple of God, Paradise. When the New Jerusalem comes down in the Next reality, they will be in that new Paradise. Those on earth at the GWT, will be the "church" on the New earth.
Paul preached that the living church is always alive in Christ. Even those who die in Christ are not dead, or in Death. They are alive with Christ. There will never be a resurrection for the church that is alive or passed on to glory.