THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN THE END TIME DRAMA. THE TRAVAIL OF THE WOMAN OF REVELATION 12. Who is the woman John saw in Revelation 12? What if anything does she represent? If she has a crown of 12 stars then we must assume that all of Gods covenant people are represented, Jewish and non-Jewish. Gods Elect People who are alive in that future time will go into the crucible of the end time. The Elect, as a remnant, will emerge victorious at the climax of history. Yes, the time of Jacobs trouble is in view here. (Jer.30:7) And it does indeed involve the Church. The woman of Revelation 12 is a representation of the Elect. She represents every believer who died in the faith of Abraham and who trusted in the shed blood of the promised Sacrifice Lamb. And here in Revelation 12 we see the woman coming into her magnificent destiny wearing the starry crown. She is entering into the glory at the climax of the age. The woman clothed with the glory of the sun is a picture of the covenant people of Israel, the Elect, as they relate to YHVH-God. We first saw the woman in the Garden of Eden. She was carrying the Seed that would crush the serpents head. She was in the family of Noah, who was perfect in his generations. Later we see her leave Ur with Abraham, the father of all those who by faith sought a city with eternal foundations whose builder and maker is God. Later we saw the woman become a nation at Mount Sinai after the Exodus. The woman of Israel is the Church in the Wilderness who was to enter into the Promised Land. (Acts 7:38) She is the Israel that gave birth to our Messiah 2,000 years ago. We saw her in the Church that emerged after Pentecost. And John saw her at the glorious climax of this age. The woman of destiny we see in Holy Scripture is just one more picture of Gods Chosen People The woman of Israel John saw in Revelation 12 has a crown, or diadem, of 12 stars. This cannot be a picture of the house of Judah or the Jewish nation alone. If there are 12 stars upon her crown this must be a picture of fully restored Israel. The ten lost ten tribes have clearly been found. The nation of Israel, a nation of twelve tribes is obviously now restored and complete. (12 stars...12 Apostles in last supper?)
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 05:19:18 +0000
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