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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.
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:
2 And she
being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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.
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.
13 And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth,
he persecuted the woman which brought forth
the man child.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
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.
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.
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.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
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 Chapter 2,
26 And he that
overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end,
to
him will I give power over the nations:
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 it is the overcoming church who is going to rule with a rod of
iron,
of
course under the supreme King of kings, Jesus Christ, who also rules with a rod
of iron.
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.
10 And while they looked steadfastly toward
heaven as he went up,
behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel;
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.
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, is part of the woman,
they
are also a part of the woman.
Probably
because of some shortcomings, they were not considered to be the man child.
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.
Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I
have somewhat against thee,
because
thou hast left thy first love.
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.
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.
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.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and
took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with
their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed
their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us
of your oil;
for
our lamps are gone out.
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.
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.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
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.
However,
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:
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:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on the left.
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:
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:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me:
I
was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred,
and
fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and
came unto thee?
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.
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:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no
meat: I was thirsty,
and ye
gave me no drink:
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.
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?
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.
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.
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,
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:
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’.
We can truly say that only Jesus Christ
is the way out of this dilemma.
He is the only way of escape.
Praise the Lord.
Come soon Lord Jesus.
Amen.
