Breaking All Chains
The Woman, The Man Child, The Remnant
Updated 2011
Today there is much confusion regarding Revelation
Chapter 12.
One of the subjects which this chapter
addresses is the future
of the True Church, the Body of Christ.
There are three distinct groups mentioned,
and they are all
commandment keepers.
Most bible scholars acknowledge that in the
bible a ‘woman’ is used
to represent a church.
This can be a true or a false church.
1) There is the first group, the whole body of Christ, The
woman,
which is the Church which is composed of
genuine,
but imperfect Spirit filled,
Spirit led believers scattered all over the
earth in all sorts of places.
The totality of the True Church, is ‘The
Woman’.
It is not any specific denomination,
although many would like us
to believe that it is their church, even
when they keep moving
to different churches.
We can see the woman mentioned in Revelation 12 in the following
verses.
Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven;
a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet,
and upon her
head a crown of twelve stars:
Revelation 12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in
birth,
and pained to be delivered.
Revelation 12:4 …. and
the dragon stood before the woman
which was ready to be delivered,
for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness,
where she hath a place prepared of God,
that they should feed her there a
thousand two hundred
and threescore days.
Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Revelation 12:14 And to the woman
were given two wings of a great
eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place,
where she is nourished for a time,
and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Revelation 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water
as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Revelation 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth
opened her mouth, and swallowed
up the flood which the dragon
cast out of his mouth.
Revelation
12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
2) There is a second group, The Man Child.
Out of the large body of believers, the
woman, a man child,
who is the stronger part of the woman is
born.
Revelation 12:4 . . . and the dragon
stood before the woman which was
ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth
a man child, who was to rule all
nations with a rod of iron:
and her child was caught up unto
God, and to his throne.
Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which
brought forth the man child.
This Man Child is the same as the warrior bride of Christ.
It is not just that the woman gives birth to a
child, but we are specifically
told that she gave birth to a man child. Men are normally deemed
to be stronger than women.
When Christ returns to set up His kingdom on the earth,
He returns with an army.
As a general rule armies in the bible were made up of male warriors.
This verse shows the aspect of the warrior,
Revelation 19:14 And the armies which
were in heaven followed him
upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean.
These are the overcomers who had made themselves
ready,
and are without spot or blemish.
They had allowed the Eternal God to do His
work in them.
He cut and polished the rough precious
stones, and made them
into the beautiful finished articles, which
is His heart’s desire.
Here we see the aspect of the bride.
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
and his wife hath
made herself ready.
Revelation 19:8 And to her was
granted that she should be arrayed in
fine linen,
clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of
saints.
Some teach that the man child is Christ.
In fact the King James Schofield Study bible
heads this section
of the chapter,
The Child: Christ.
The fact is that the church did not bring
forth Christ.
It is utterly impossible.
The truth is the very opposite,
Christ brought forth the church.
It is also worth noting, that today, there
are spurious stories when
several people claim to be Christ.
This is utterly ridiculous and scripture
refutes this lie.
Matthew 24:23
Then if any man shall say unto you,
Lo, here is Christ,
or there; believe it not.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets,
and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that,
if it were possible, they shall deceive the
very elect.
Matthew 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Matthew 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold,
he is in
the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers;
believe it not.
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east,
and
shineth even unto the west;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.
The church was born on the Feast of Pentecost
after Jesus Christ
had ascended, and sent the Holy Spirit on the
assembled disciples,
just as Christ’s last words to His disciples
before He ascended
had declared would happen.
So rather than the Church bringing forth
Christ,
the exact opposite is the case,
Christ brought forth the Church.
Acts 2:1 And when
the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place.
Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven
as
of a
rushing mighty wind,
and it filled all the house where they were
sitting.
Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues
like as of fire,
and it
sat upon each of them.
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began
to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
This empowerment by the Holy Spirit on the
group of disciples,
who were of one accord,
was the birth of the New Testament Church.
Many believe that because of two biblical
statements,
that the man child has to be the Christ.
The first
is that: ‘a man child
who was to rule all nations,
with a rod of iron’,
The second is that: ‘her child was caught up to the throne’.
The first reason is the misapplication of
Revelation 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress
of the fierceness
and wrath of Almighty God.
In this
verse ‘his’ and ‘he’ refer to Christ,
but this is not the only verse which speaks
about ruling with a rod of iron.
There is an additional scripture which is
often overlooked,
which also refers to ruling with a rod of
iron.
It is clear that it does not refer to Christ.
Revelation 2:26 And he that
overcometh, and keepeth my works
unto the end,
to him will I give power over the nations:
Revelation 2:27 And he shall rule them with a
rod of iron;
as the vessels of a potter shall they be
broken to shivers:
even as I received of my Father.
It is clear that in these verses, ‘he’ and ‘him’ refers
to the overcoming church, as this is part of
the Seven letters
to the churches. It is the overcoming church,
who is going to rule
with a rod of iron, of course under the
supreme King of kings.
The
conclusion is that Christ rules with a rod of iron,
and so does His Church, which is His body.
We must not forget that the bride of Christ
will sit with Him on His throne.
Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I
grant to sit with me
in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my
Father in his throne.
Jesus Christ, who was the son of Mary had
never been caught up
to the throne of God.
Christ ascended into heaven by a peaceful
resurrection,
It was according to the report a peaceful
event.
Acts 1:9 And when
he had spoken these things, while they beheld,
he was taken up; and a cloud received him out
of their sight.
Acts 1:10 And while they looked steadfastly toward
heaven
as he
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand
ye gazing up
into heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken up from you
into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen
him go into heaven.
He was not snatched away like the dramatic
account of Elijah,
in the chariot of fire.
2 Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on,
and talked,
that, behold, there appeared a chariot of
fire, and horses of fire,
and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went
up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
3) There is the Third group, The Remnant.
This
is a second group which is also part of the woman.
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,
which keep
the commandments of God, and have the testimony
of Jesus
Christ
We can see here that the remnant is not the
woman,
which we explained as the first group,
but like the man child, who was the second
group mentioned,
they are
both a part of the woman.
Probably because of some shortcomings, they
were not considered
to be the manchild.
We can get some idea of the possible problems
which made that part
of the woman become the remnant.
Much more is required than keeping the
commandments.
Here are
some examples of short comings.
Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have
somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love.
Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen,
and
repent, and do the first works;
Revelation 3:1 …..I know thy
works, that thou hast a name that thou
livest, and art
dead.
Revelation 3:2 Be watchful, and
strengthen the things which remain,
that are
ready to die:
for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm,
and
neither cold nor hot,
I will
spue thee out of my mouth.
Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest,
I am rich, and increased with
goods,
and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched,
and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Although
it certainly appears that this third group goes through the
Tribulation,
because they were not ready,
they were
still commandment keepers.
The woman
and the man child also had to be commandment keepers,
otherwise
they would not have fitted into any of the three categories.
It is also
worth noting that any instruction out of the mouth of the Eternal
can be
considered a command, a law,
because whatever
He tells us to do, or not to do must be done.
To disobey is rebellion.
This is
one of the hardest things for us human beings to understand.
When we
are given a clear command we cannot really ask
for
additional signs.
We have to
accept that to obey is better than sacrifice.
1 Samuel
15:22 And Samuel said,
Hath the LORD as
great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the
voice of the LORD? Behold,
to obey is better
than sacrifice, and to hearken (pay attention)
than the fat of rams.
Sadly, I
believe that it is because of disobedience,
that a
part of the church qualifies
to go
through the Great Tribulation.
Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet
the
bridegroom.
Matthew 25:2 And five of them
were wise, and five were foolish.
Matthew 25:3 They that were
foolish took their lamps,
and took
no oil with them:
Matthew 25:4 But the wise took
oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Matthew 25:5 While the
bridegroom tarried,
they all
slumbered and slept.
Matthew 25:6 And at midnight
there was a cry made, Behold,
the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Matthew 25:7 Then all those
virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Matthew 25:8 And the foolish
said unto the wise, Give us of your oil;
for our
lamps are gone out.
Matthew 25:9 But the wise
answered, saying, Not so;
lest
there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them
that
sell, and buy for yourselves.
Matthew 25:10 And while they went
to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they
that were ready went in with him to the marriage:
and the
door was shut.
Matthew 25:11 Afterward came also
the other virgins, saying, Lord,
Lord,
open to us.
Matthew 25:12 But he answered and
said, Verily I say unto you,
I know
you not.
I believe
that the Remnant is equivalent to the five foolish virgins.
All ten were
virgins.
All ten
slept.
I do not
agree that the foolish virgins are lost at all.
They did
miss out on attending the marriage feast.
I can go
further.
I believe
that they will be weeping and gnashing their teeth,
because they
lost out on a once in Eternity opportunity.
We are told
that they are foolish, not wicked.
They most
likely had other priorities, as many do today.
Matthew 22:8 Then saith he to his servants,
The wedding
is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
It is
similar to those invited to the great supper.
Luke 14:16 Then said he unto
him, A certain man made
a great supper,
and bade many:
Luke 14:17 And sent his
servant at supper time to say
to them
that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luke 14:18 And they all with one consent began
to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece
of
ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luke 14:19 And another said, I
have bought five yoke of oxen,
and I go
to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luke 14:20 And another said, I
have married a wife, and therefore
I cannot
come.
The 5
foolish virgins had to go and buy oil for their lamps instead
of
attending the wedding feast.
If they
were obedient like the wise virgins they would have paid
attention,
obeyed, and had oil in their lamps when it mattered.
It is my
belief that the Remnant is also referred to in Matthew 25.
There we
see Christ explaining something which was going
to happen
at his return.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory,
and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne
of his
glory:
Matthew 25:32 And before him shall
be gathered all nations:
and he
shall separate them one from another,
as a
shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
Matthew 25:33 And he shall set the
sheep on his right hand,
but the
goats on the left.
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King
say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye
blessed of my Father,
inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew 25:35 For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me meat:
I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink:
I was a
stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick,
and ye
visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:37 Then shall the
righteous answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw
we thee an hungred,
and fed
thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Matthew 25:38 When saw we thee a
stranger, and took thee in?
or naked,
and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:39 Or when saw we thee
sick, or in prison,
and came
unto thee?
Matthew 25:40 And the King shall
answer and say unto them,
Verily I
say unto you,
Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have
done it unto me.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say
also unto them on the left hand,
Depart
from me,
ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 25:42 For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat:
I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Matthew 25:43 I was a stranger,
and ye took me not in: naked,
and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Matthew 25:44 Then shall they
also answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw
we thee an hungred,
or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did
not minister unto thee?
Matthew 25:45 Then shall he
answer them, saying,
Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least
of these, ye did it not to me.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go
away into everlasting punishment:
but the
righteous into life eternal.
Some
believe that this refers to any ‘good works’ that we do to any
other
people.
This is
incorrect.
There is a
difference between our neighbour and our brother.
It is
true that we have to love our neighbour.
Matthew 22:39 And the second is
like unto it,
Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But that
does not make him my brother.
Although
I might truly love my neighbour, there is absolutely nothing
in the whole
creation, that can make him my blood relative.
Similarly
unless we have been born anew and become a new creature,
we cannot
be brothers of Christ.
This New
creation is not an intellectual concept but a reality
in the
experience of a converted Son of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all
things are become new.
The Remnant are the ones who were being helped by others,
who did
not really know that they were children of God,
but
because they served the Eternal,
they were
regarded and rewarded by the Eternal God,
as they were considered ‘Righteous’.
They were
actually carrying out the three fold Everlasting gospel,
which is
going to be preached at the end time.
The gospel
is:
Fear God
Give glory to
him
worship him
This
differs from the gospel of salvation, the gospel of grace,
and the
other gospels, but it has always been the case
that we
should do these things.
Revelation 14:6 And I saw another
angel fly in the midst of heaven,
having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them
that dwell
on the
earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue,
and
people,
Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud
voice,
Fear God, and
give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and
worship him that made heaven,
and
earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
This is
very sobering indeed.
The mass
of Christianity does not fall into any of these three categories
They fall
into a very different category because at this time they do not
keep all
of the Eternal’s commandments, and His instructions which,
He gives
us today.
To one
degree or another they are in rebellion.
Sadly
they are referred to as Babylon, which has committed fornication,
with
political Babylon, which is called the great whore.
Revelation 17:1 And there came one
of the seven angels which
had the
seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither;
I will
shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon
many
waters:
Revelation 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed
fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk
with the
wine of her fornication.
The
protesting daughters who have come out of the great whore are
also
referred to as her harlot daughters.
Revelation 17:5 And upon her
forehead was a name written,
MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE
MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
It
greatly distresses me that most refuse to accept the command,
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another
voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of
her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that
ye receive not of her plagues.
We see
that the Eternal states that His church is in Babylon.
They are
caught up in great religious confusion and deception.
None the
less He calls them ‘My people’.
He then
commands them to come out of Babylon.
Unfortunately
‘His People’ have been deceived and seduced.
As they
are comfortable in their complacency,
they
cannot see through the deception and seduction.
These are
the tools which are used to keep them in bondage.
We also
see that the seduction is linked to teaching
Revelation 2:20 Notwithstanding I
have a few things against thee,
because
thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself
a
prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,
and to
eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Revelation 12:9 And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called
the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world:
he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
There are
absolutely no exceptions.
It
includes you and me.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he,
the Spirit of truth, is come,
He will guide
you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself;
but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew
you
things to come.
It is
clear that we have to be guided into all Truth.
It is a
process.
This
requires that we are shown our error.
We then
have to humble ourselves acknowledge our deception and
start
walking on the newly revealed straight and narrow.
This is a
very hard pill to swallow as those needing to take the medicine
have made
great sacrifices, believing for many years that their time
and the
many thousands
of pounds
they have given in tithes and offerings were carrying
out
‘God’s will’.
I can
fully appreciate the trauma and turmoil that this revelation produces.
I have
been there, therefore I know.
However,
eventually, but sadly, having gone through the tribulation
most will
become overcomers.
It is
important to remember as we have said that all three of the above
groups
were keepers of the commandments of God.
This
included even ‘The Remnant’ which did not make it to the
wilderness
with ‘The Woman’.
From this
we can see that while we can all be arguing about whether
we should
or should not
be
keeping certain commandments, to be doing that is certainly
not
enough.
If it was
enough ‘The Remnant’ would at least be with ‘The Woman’,
but alas
they were not.
A really
pertinent question is this.
Where
does that leave those who do not keep all the commandments?
Some have
taught and others still teach that our goal is to be part of
‘The Woman’ who is taken to the wilderness.
As we
have seen this is not correct.
The worst
option is to be ‘The Remnant’.
The
ultimate and best option by far is to be part of ‘The Man
child’,
who will
be caught up to God and His throne.
There
certainly can be no better place to be.
Let us
all humble ourselves and earnestly desire to become part
of ‘The
Man child’.
What are you going to do about it
before it is too late?
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