will type out Chapter 12 of Revelation soon**** some questions to consider: 1. Woman clothed with the sun? 2. Great Red Dragon? 3. Are you in the Tribulation?
REVELATION CHAPTER 12:1-12 **** "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, And she, being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seen crowns upon his heads. 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 who was ready to be delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 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, who accused them before our God day and night. 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.
I would think we would search for the spiritual meaning of that parable. Comparing that not seen, to that not seen (spiritual to spiritual or faith to faith)
That portion of scripture is virgin bride of our husband Christ, the church. His bride is clothed with the righteousness of Christ, in God .Only His righteousness clothes us with the garment of salvation that did shine as the sun.
Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and
his raiment was white as the light.
Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and
as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
The moon under her feet ia a sign time a has come to end. Time to consummate the union by reciving our new incoruptble bodies. The victors crown( as a bride adorned herself with her jewels.) Twelve jewels, the authority of God representing all that have been given the Spirit of Christ born again saints) which is also represented by another metaphor to represent a unknown (We walk by faith ) One hundred and forty four thousand.
The bride of Christ as the surrogate mother of us all being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Gal 4:26 But
Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the
mother of us all.
Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared asa bride adorned for her husband.
Paul is used as a type of mother. Using that seen His flesh to represent that unseen, spriitual work
Gal 4:19
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Paul doing the work of teaching Timothy
2Corinthians 11:2 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".
Chaste virgin …One who has no other gods before our living God Christ .... Not formificating with other gods .
Red dragon …..the father of lies Satan .Tribulation….Christians will always be persecuted seeing they do not have a faith in respect to their own self, we are called to defend the Faith(beliefs) of Christ as the same spirit if faith according as it is written. And He will defend us through his promises from within