Sunday, September 7, 2014

A brief overview of Revelation Chapter 12

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:

We have been looking at one aspect of the woman in Revelation 12 as Israel of Alahim bringing forth the man child Messiah who would save her in child bearing but have never seen what the child bearing actually means.

1 Timothy 2:14-15 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. [15] Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

The aspect of Great Tribulation is that the entire body of Messiah goes through it beginning with the head of the body i.e. Messiah and his body the elect.

The great wonder in heaven as stated in Rev 12 is the woman who has been perfected in Messiah as she is clothed with the Sun (Messiah )and moon under her feet ( testimony of his word) and 12 stars crown on her head which is an imagery of all elect (12 tribes and 12 apostles of the Lamb).
The red dragon is against the woman's perfection of bringing forth the man child Messiah through her.

Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah:
 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of Alahim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Messiah:

The great wonder that John speaks about is the FULLNESS of Messiah that the Woman brings forth through her when she is perfected. 

Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
 27 To whom Alahim would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory:

The elect were predestined to be conformed to the image of the Son and on the last day when the 7th trumpet sounds the woman will be clothed and seen in the fullness of Messiah who was her hope all along.

Ro 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

John in the vision sees a great red dragon. The Greek word for red is the same used in another place and that is Rev 6:4 the horse was red and this rider (Satan) came to take peace from the earth i.e. steal away salvation by the great sword and this Satan has been doing by being within the kingdom of heaven.

Re 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Re 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

The seven heads are his seven beastly kingdoms and the crows on those heads shows that he rules from within and ten horns show the completeness of that rule.In spiritual comparison to Rev 6 he was given a great sword. The greek word sword used is 'machaira' which means justice.

Mt 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword (machaira).
 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Messiah measures with his plumbline and Satan is allowed to come within the kingdom of heaven to deceive and kill and scatter so that those who are not chosen will fall away. This can be seen in Rev 12 where by his tail the red dragon drew 1/3rd of the stars to the ground.

Revelation 12:3-4 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. [4] And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Rev 12 has always been viewed in one aspect and that the man child that the woman travailed with were the events surrounding the birth of Messiah as Satan tried to have Messiah killed through Herod. While it is true that Satan did try to get Messiah killed the man child bringing forth spoken of Rev 12 was not the event surrounding the birth of Messiah.
It looks similar because both the head and the body go through Great Tribulation. The man child to be born is not the virgin birth of Messiah but the perfection of the full stature of Messiah that the woman is in travail of.

Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Messiah be formed in you,

John in the visions given to him is told by Messiah to write the things that he has seen (past events), the things which are (at John's time when he was alive) and the things which shall be hereafter (future events)

Re 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
The book of Revelation is not written in a chronological order and hence when we read the events mentioned we must compare spiritually with the rest of the bible to understand that the events mentioned in the book of Revelation are written from the perspective of Mystery Babylon being within the kingdom of heaven and this was hidden in all ages and hence so many were deceived into interpreting the passages of Revelation to relate to physical events surrounding their time.What John saw that happened in the past, in his time and in the future was the red dragon within the kingdom of heaven deceiving and casting down 1/3rd stars down to the ground. The red dragon was against the Woman ready to bring forth the man child Messiah i.e. the fullness of Messiah through her. 

Hence from within he came through the 5 fold ministry.

Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah:

2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Messiah.
 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

If you read book of Job Satan came before Alahim to accuse Job within the kingdom of heaven among the sons of Alahim and not literal heaven

Job 1:6 ¶ Now there was a day when the sons of Alahim came to present themselves beforeYahuahh and Satan came also among them.

Job is a true picture of elect in travail till Messiah formed in them.


 Job 42:10 And the Yahuah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Yahuah gave Job twice as much as he had before.

James 5:10-11Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Yahuah, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. [11] Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Yahuah; that the Yahuah is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.


John 16:21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

The pains of Great tribulation will bring forth the man child Messiah through her and that joy will make her forget the pains of that hour.


Romans 8:22-23 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. [23] 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.


Satan has been at war with the Woman (saints of Alahim) to not bring forth the man child through her which would be her saving in child bearing.The woman was complacent and slept in her peace with the foolish virgins thinking she was saved already.


1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

 Mt 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

 But this manifestation of Satan within the kingdom of heaven as Mystery Babylon will awaken her to pursue to bring forth the man child that she was destined to bring forth.

Isaiah 13:6-10 Howl ye; for the day of the Yahuah is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. [7] Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: [8] And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. [9] Behold, the day of the Yahuah cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. [10] For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

The manifestation of Mystery Babylon within the kingdom of heaven will be seen by elect causing her to flee from the face of the serpent where she is nourished for time, times and dividing of time.Elect can see the stars fallen down by the tail of the dragon.

Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order of events and hence we shouldn't misunderstand that the woman already bore the child who was caught up to the throne of Alahim and then fled into the wilderness
Because perfection will be right at the end.

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 Alahim, and to his throne.

Messiah promises his elect who will over come that they would rule with a rod of iron just as he received from his Father to transmit to us.

Revelation 2:26-27And 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.

Revelation 12:7-10 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, [8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. [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. [10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our Alahim, and the power of his Messiah: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our Alahim day and night.

This war within the kingdom of heaven will finally result in Satan's defeat as he cannot stop the man child from being formed in the woman. Michael and his angels fighting against Satan is a spiritual picture of the pattern which is guarded by cherubims. Angles ascending and descending on the Son of man.

Joh 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of Alahim ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

There are depart outs who teach that this war was at the cross and Michael was Messiah himself as his name means 'he who is assuredly Alahim'. While this may sound true but in spiritual comparison this war is related to the cross but not the event of the cross itself because after this war Satan and his angels were CAST OUT of the kingdom of heaven where he accused the brethren day and night before Alahim. This can be seen in the book of Job where Satan went among the sons of Alahim to accuse Job.

Moreover we have seen in our previous studies 'Guarding the Pattern' and 'Cherubims guarding the Pattern' that Alahim uses angels to guard his heavenly pattern i.e. Messiah and his Israel of Alahim which Satan came against distorting it to achieve his end time motive of not allowing the Woman to bring forth the man child Messiah who would save her in this child bearing.

Read Rev 12:10 which teaches that now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our Alahim and Messiah for the accuser of the brethren who was within will be cast out completely. Alahim does this by departing the 'Heaven as a scroll'. By doing this everyone's nakedness is revealed. The wheat and the tares are revealed.
Alahim will clothe the nakedness of his elect with the Sun (Messiah) and the moon under her feet (light of Messiah's word) for they loved not their lives to death. 

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

We also saw in our previous studies the elect in the book of Revelation 6 are portrayed as disembodied souls under the altar as they are without a kingdom as heaven is departed as a scroll. White robes were given them and they were asked to rest for the little season till the rest of their brethren like them were killed as they were.

Re 6:9 ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of Alahim, and for the testimony which they held:
 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Yahuah, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

The separation of wheat and tares will be completed then perfection will come to the elect as the kingdom of heaven will be restored to them and they will be as a bride adorned for her husband Messiah.

Da 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

Da 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Revelation 12:12-13 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. [13] And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child .

In verse 13 of Rev 12 the woman had not yet brought forth the man child yet when the dragon persecuted her, but speaks from Alahims point of view as though she did bring forth because in Alahim's eyes he will complete her salvation in redeeming her completely through the full stature of Messiah.

His persecution is to carry her away with the waters of false gospels that come out from his mouth.

Revelation 12:15-16 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.


The earth helped in swallowing the false gospels.The earth are the non elect.


Galatians 4:24-27 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. [25] For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. [26] But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. [27] For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

Two covenants Hagar and Sarah, Two nations Esau and Jacob were within one tent as wheat and tares.In Gal 4: 27 which is a quote from Isaiah 54:1 Paul says that the barren womb of Sarah brings forth the man child without an expectation of being in travail and we elect are part of that womb which seemed desolate whereas Hagar brings forth as though fruitful as with travail but brings forth children of whoredoms i.e. tares.


Isa 54:1 ¶ Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the YAHUAH.

But the true travailing is of the elect who would bring forth Messiah through them in a full stature.

 Isaiah 26:15-18 Thou hast increased the nation, O Yahuah , thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. [16] Yahuah , in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. [17] Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Yahuah . [18] We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen



2 comments:

Anthony Cedrick D'Souza said...

Compare:

Re 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.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and THE KINGDOM OF OUR GOD, AND THE POWER OF HIS CHRIST: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

With:

Re 11:15 And THE SEVENTH ANGEL SOUNDED: and there were great voices in heaven, saying, THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD, AND OF HIS CHRIST; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Satan's casting away is at the end - 7th trumpet.

It is at that time The Woman in travail bring forth Male Child.

Anthony Cedrick D'Souza said...

Php 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it UNTIL THE DAY OF YAHUSHA THE CHRIST: