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:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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.
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.
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.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
7 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 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.
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.
12 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.
14 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.
15 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.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
The newly rehashed [false] teachings on Revelation 12 is that the man child is the church and is corporately "born again" when the woman gives birth and the man child "the church" is raptured to heaven. This is an obviously false teaching that has absolutely no basis in scripture. This false teaching leads to the acceptance of other heretical teachings such as dominionism, "manifest sons of God", and replacement theology.
There is so much wrong with this teaching it is amazing anyone accepts it as being remotely true. Only those that lack discernment and want their ears tickled with lies that sound good to them would ever accept this heresy
It is clear that the woman in Revelation 12 the woman is the Jewish people out of whom came the Messiah. The woman has the crown of 12 stars - the 12 tribes of Israel. The woman is identified in Genesis 3
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
This is also confirmed by one of Joseph's dreams
Genesis 37:9 Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” (Joseph's descendants are the 12th star)
The teachers that are promoting the heresy claim the man child is the church. The problem with this teaching is that nowhere in scripture is the church identified as the Man Child. Believing that the church will rule the world is dominionist / kingdom now theology.
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 God, and to his throne.
Dominionism, or kingdom now, is the teaching that "christians" will take over the world making it good enough for Jesus to come back and rule:
https://gotquestions.org/kingdom-now.html
Kingdom Now theology is a theological belief within the Charismatic movement of Protestant Christianity, mainly in the United States. Kingdom Now proponents believe that God lost control over the world to Satan when Adam and Eve sinned. Since then, the theology goes, God has been trying to reestablish control over the world by seeking a special group of believers—known variously as "covenant people," "overcomers," or "Joel's army"—and that through these people, social institutions (including governments and laws) would be brought under God's authority. The belief is that, since believers are indwelt by the same Holy Spirit that indwelt Jesus, we have all authority in heaven and on the earth; we have the power to believe for and speak into existence things that are not, and thus we can bring about the Kingdom Age.The heretical Revelation 12 teaching that is gaining popularity on youtube ignores the identity of this child the woman gives birth to that will rule the nations with a rod of iron - it is Messiah Yeshua, NOT the church!
Psalms 2
7 "I will proclaim the decree: Adonai said to me, 'You are my son; today I became your father.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance; the whole wide world will be your possession.
9 You will break them with an iron rod, shatter them like a clay pot.' "
Revelation 19
13 And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
Yes, Yeshua's followers will be given power to rule with a rod of iron but it will be under the rule of Messiah not what the Revelation 12 heretics are claiming when they state the man child is the church.
Revelation 2
26 And 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 is partially historical and partially future. It give the entire history of the world from the time of Genesis after the fall to Messiah's millennial kingdom.
Yeshua's millennial rule. Anyone with an ounce of discernment can see the new teachings that are being made popular on youtube (and spreading elsewhere) do not have scriptural support. The "proof" they use that their [false] interpretation is correct is a zodiac sign that lines up with stars in a certain way. What they fail to mention is hat they used this same thing a few years ago to predict a [failed] rapture date and that the zodiac and stars line up that way every year in the fall.
This is one teaching that does not take very much discernment to see that it is false yet you have multitudes of people grasping at it because they love false prophecies.
2 Timothy 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
No comments :
Post a Comment
All can comment. Comments are moderated.