To me it looks like the man child is the body of Christ... with Christ being the head.... Man this is awesome!
First we have Jesus who will rule with a rod of iron.
Psa 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psa 2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psa 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Next we have the "overcomers" who will rule with a rod of iron.
Rev 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Rev 2:27 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.
Next we have a woman who brings forth a man child who rules the nations with a rod of iron.
Rev 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 God, and to his throne.
Can you see that? The man child is the body of Christ which will be born when the last believer becomes a part of the body.
The man child in Revelation is not the physical birth of Jesus, it is the birth of the body of Christ at the end of this age......... Unbelievable!!!!!.......
