Revelation of John Part 37

Part 37a

The Catching away of the man child

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up (a`rpa,zw) (rapiere) unto God, and to his throne. -- Rev 12:5 (KJV)

Who is this man-child ?

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: -- Rev 12:5 (KJV)

The man-child must be the Church of The First Born (or First Fruits)

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: -- Rev 2:26 (KJV)

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. -- Rev 2:27 (KJV)

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. -- Rom 8:23 (KJV)

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. -- James 1:18 (KJV)

Back to the future events outlined in Chapter 12

1. The woman Israel is revealed in her future glorified state. Israel is the bride of Christ and the Wife of God.

2. The future war in heaven betweent Michael and Satan

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, -- Rev 12:7 (KJV)

And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. -- Rev 12:8 (KJV)

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. -- Rev 12:9 (KJV)

3. The future attack against Israel

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. -- Rev 12:15 (KJV)

4. The future assistance given to Israel that she might escape

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. -- Rev 12:14 (KJV)

5. Surely this child being caught up or raptured to heaven most likely speaks of a future event. If it is future event, then it is not Christ only but the body of Christ, that is the first fruits or the first bride.

Why don't many in the Church understand the 144,000 as representative of the raptured church ?

If you blindly accept that the Church is raptured around the fourth chapter and before the 7 years begins, you must teach that the 144,000 cannot represent the church. The current pretrib rapture doctrine blinds them from the truth revealed here.

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. -- Rev 14:1 (KJV)

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: -- Rev 14:2 (KJV)

And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. -- Rev 14:3 (KJV)

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. -- Rev 14:4 (KJV)

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. -- 2 Cor 11:2 (KJV)

Note that these are the firstfruits unto God and Christ. This implies that there isn't any fruits before these because thats what first fruits means.

These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. -- Rev 14:4 (KJV)

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. -- Rev 14:5 (KJV)

Note the future events outlined in Chapter 12

1. The woman Israel is revealed in her future glorified state. Israel is the bride of Christ and the Wife of God.

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. -- Isa 54:5 (KJV)

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: -- Jer 3:14 (KJV)

Note that their are two prophetic brides mentioned

Just like Jacob had two wives

Jesus has 2 assemblies or churches if you will

Leah (the unlovely or undesirable)

and

Rachel ( the desired or highly favored)

Remember When we talked about

The Feast of Pentecost

Two Loaves of Bread

Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. -- Lev 23:17 (KJV)

Began with Barley Harvest

Ended with Wheat Harvest

Just like there are Two Witnesses (Two Loaves)

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,

and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, -- Heb 12:23 (KJV)

1. One is not a chaste virgin

The General Assembly

2. The Other is called a chaste virgin

Church of The First Born (or First Fruits)

There are 2 ressurrections

1st - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. -- Rev 20:4 (KJV)

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. -- Rev 20:5 (KJV)

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. -- Rev 20:6 (KJV)

2nd -

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. -- Rev 20:12 (KJV)

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. -- Rev 20:13 (KJV)

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. -- Rev 20:14 (KJV)

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. -- Rev 20:15 (KJV)

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: -- Mat 25:41 (KJV)

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: -- Rev 14:10 (KJV)

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; -- Mat 13:41 (KJV)

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. -- Mat 13:42 (KJV)

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. -- Rev 20:11 (KJV)

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. -- Psa 82:1 (KJV)

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. -- Jude 1:6 (KJV)

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell (Tartarus), and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; -- 2 Pet 2:4 (KJV)

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; -- 2 Pet 2:5 (KJV)

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: -- 2 Pet 2:9 (KJV)

Remember The Tabernacle ?

This is the brazen altar.

Do you know what they did on the altar?

Do you think that this was a real fire ?

Do you think that Jesus just hung on the cross for fun?

This was a real fire !

And So is this a real fire !

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. -- Rev 20:13 (KJV)

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. -- Rev 20:14 (KJV)

The plan of God is a whole lot bigger than we think

The Feast of First Fruits

Waving the Sheaf

The Feast of Pentecost

Two Loaves of Bread

Gathering of the Vintage

The Vine of the Earth

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: -- Mat 25:31 (KJV)

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: -- Mat 25:32 (KJV)

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. -- Mat 25:33 (KJV)

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: -- Mat 25:34 (KJV)

...

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. -- Mat 25:46 (KJV)

Feast of Trumpets

Immediately follows the harvest

Regathering of Israel

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. -- Ezek 37:14 (KJV)

Day of Atonement

And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. -- Lev 16:14 (KJV)

Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: -- Lev 16:15 (KJV)

Feast of Tabernacles

Millenial Kingdom

What about the 144,000 being from the twelve tribes ?

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. -- Rev 7:1 (KJV)

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, -- Rev 7:2 (KJV)

Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. -- Rev 7:3 (KJV)

sealing of the 144,000

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. -- Rev 7:4 (KJV)

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. -- Rev 7:5 (KJV)

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. -- Rev 7:6 (KJV)

Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. -- Rev 7:7 (KJV)

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. -- Rev 7:8 (KJV)

Regathering of Israel

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. -- Ezek 37:14 (KJV)

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, -- Ezek 37:15 (KJV)

Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: -- Ezek 37:16 (KJV)

And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. -- Ezek 37:17 (KJV)

And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? -- Ezek 37:18 (KJV)

Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. -- Ezek 37:19 (KJV)

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. -- Ezek 37:20 (KJV)

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: -- Ezek 37:21 (KJV)

And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: -- Ezek 37:22 (KJV)

Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. -- Ezek 37:23 (KJV)

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. -- Ezek 37:24 (KJV)

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. -- Ezek 37:25 (KJV)

Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. -- Ezek 37:26 (KJV)

My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. -- Ezek 37:27 (KJV)

And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. -- Ezek 37:28 (KJV)

Millenial Land of Israel

Dan

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. -- Ezek 48:1 (KJV)

Asher Rev 7:6 (KJV)

And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher. -- Ezek 48:2 (KJV) - Rev 7:6 (KJV)

Naphtali Rev 7:6 (KJV)

And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. -- Ezek 48:3 (KJV) - Rev 7:6 (KJV)

Manasseh Rev 7:6 (KJV)

And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. -- Ezek 48:4 (KJV) - Rev 7:6 (KJV)

Ephraim (Joseph) Rev 7:8 (KJV)

And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. -- Ezek 48:5 (KJV) Rev 7:8 (KJV)

Reuben Rev 7:5 (KJV)

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. -- Ezek 48:6 (KJV) Rev 7:5 (KJV)

Judah Rev 7:5 (KJV)

And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah. -- Ezek 48:7 (KJV) Rev 7:5 (KJV)

Zadok Priest's Portion

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. -- Ezek 48:8 (KJV)

The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. -- Ezek 48:9 (KJV)

And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. -- Ezek 48:10 (KJV)

It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. -- Ezek 48:11 (KJV)

And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. -- Ezek 48:12 (KJV)

Levites Rev 7:7 (KJV)

And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. -- Ezek 48:13 (KJV)

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. -- Ezek 48:14 (KJV)

And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. -- Ezek 48:15 (KJV)

And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. -- Ezek 48:16 (KJV)

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. -- Ezek 48:17 (KJV)

And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. -- Ezek 48:18 (KJV)

And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. -- Ezek 48:19 (KJV)

All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. -- Ezek 48:20 (KJV)

Prince's Portion

And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. -- Ezek 48:21 (KJV)

Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. -- Ezek 48:22 (KJV)

Benjamin Rev 7:8 (KJV)

As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion. -- Ezek 48:23 (KJV) Rev 7:8 (KJV)

Simeon Rev 7:7 (KJV)

And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion. -- Ezek 48:24 (KJV) Rev 7:7 (KJV)

Issachar Rev 7:7 (KJV)

And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. -- Ezek 48:25 (KJV) Rev 7:7 (KJV)

Zebulon Rev 7:8 (KJV)

And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. -- Ezek 48:26 (KJV) Rev 7:8 (KJV)

Gad Rev 7:5 (KJV)

And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. -- Ezek 48:27 (KJV) Rev 7:5 (KJV)

Summary

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. -- Ezek 48:28 (KJV)

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 48:29 (KJV)

And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. -- Ezek 48:30 (KJV)

Gates of the City

And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. -- Ezek 48:31 (KJV)

And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. -- Ezek 48:32 (KJV)

And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. -- Ezek 48:33 (KJV)

At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. -- Ezek 48:34 (KJV)

Back to the sealing of the 144,000

1. The Other is called a chaste virgin

Church of The First Born

(or First Fruits)

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. -- Rev 14:4 (KJV)

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. -- Rev 14:5 (KJV)

2. One is not a chaste virgin

The General Assembly

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; -- Rev 7:9 (KJV)

And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. -- Rev 7:10 (KJV)

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, -- Rev 7:11 (KJV)

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. -- Rev 7:12 (KJV)

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? -- Rev 7:13 (KJV)

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. -- Rev 7:14 (KJV)

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. -- Rev 7:15 (KJV)

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. -- Rev 7:16 (KJV)

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. -- Rev 7:17 (KJV)