G-D'S CALENDAR

Part VI

3. Third stage:   REMOVAL OF THE "MANCHILD- 
                         COMPANY^4Y

Rev. 12:4-5; Rev. 12:5

a. this is a company of newly "born-again” Jewish believers. The Red Dragon, with the poison of His lying, slanderous mouth wants to devour these new Jewish believers, but they are caught up to G-d and to His THRONE.

b. they are saints who held fast to what they received until the Lord's Coming. They conquered their trials and afflictions, and kept His works until the end. Therefore He will give them power over the nations, to rule them with a rod of iron.

c. they are brethren of those who keep the commandments of G-d and bear testimony of Yeshua. They are literally and spiritually Messiah's brethren.

d. after they have been "birthed" and caught up, the Remainder of Messiah's brethren will return to Israel. G-d promised the literal Return of the ten lost tribes. I believe we shall see a massive  “Return” of Israelites, hidden descendants of the ten lost tribes coming out of the Gentile nations in large numbers, and embracing again the keeping of G-d's commandments while bearing testimony to Yeshua. 

This whole chapter 12 refers to the future, speaking of final events in the last days of this closing age. A close look at the facts brings us wisdom and understanding: The huios (Messiah) was caught up to G-d's throne almost 2,000 years ago. Moreover, Messiah did not ascend to the Father's throne as an infant, but as a Son and Heir of adult age. It is not the huios who is being caught up here, but the teknon, the newly "born again ones".

It is impossible to give birth to a son of adult age who is, at the same time, an infant, except --- if we consider Paul's words in Galatians 4:19, where he, a grown man, is in "birthpangs" to bring forth "tek'nion" through the one and only "arrhen huios", Messiah Yeshua. THEN this "child" becomes more understandable: a certain woman is “pregnant” with the Word of G-d, which is Yeshua, the “adult Son and Heir” of G-d, and brings forth [produces] “tek'non” by giving birth to faith in the “huios” in their hearts. Actually, it should be rendered tek'nion, but instead is given in the singular, implying a certain company being brought to the new birth through faith in Messiah, and then immediatly caught up to G-d’s throne. 

Verse 13 speaks again about the huios, through whom the woman brought forth that company of new believers, for which reason Satan is so mad with her. And he is particularly angry because those believers are JEWS, as becomes clear in verse 17, where Satan goes to make war on the "rest of HER children, those who keep the commandments of G-d and hold the testimony of Yeshua." 

This company can be neither the unbelieving House of Israel (as has been carelessly declared) nor brethren from among the Gentiles who do not observe Torah. This company is apparently genuinely observant Jews who are, as well, devoted followers of Yeshua. (They cannot be the unbelieving Jews nor can they be Gentiles who shun the commandments.) 

I realize that this interpretation conflicts with those put forward by most churches, 
but this is what the Scriptural text says in the Greek. And I am pleased to say that Gordon Lindsay, a man known by his works (founder of Christ For the Nations, Dallas, Texas), has also seen it and stated so in his booklet of The 144,000 in Revelation. I have adopted his term, Manchild Company, for lack of a better one.

The rapture of the "Manchild-Company" is therefore extremely significant!

The 3rd stage [most holy] of the First Resurrection is completed!
 

4. Fourth stage:     REMOVAL OF THE "BOSOM"
                             PORTION

Rev. 14:1-5; Ex 29:26-27; 8:29 [7:30-34]; Jn 13:25; 19:26; 21:7, 20; Rev. 22:3-5 

a. These 144,000⁶, clearly seen to be standing on the HEAVENLY Mt. Zion, are First Fruits redeemed from mankind for G-d and the Lamb. They fulfill the pattern of the "elevated" or "heaved out" wave-BREAST given to Moses from the highpriestly ordination ram, which was only waved and did NOT pass through the fire, as well as the part of John, who leaned against Yeshua’s BOSOM. It is a group of saints who won’t pass through the fire of testing, nor will G-d share them with anyone. They are His own “portion”, close to His “bosom”, who will not minister to anyone or fulfill any other duty than this one -- to abide in His Presence and to worship Him.

b. they are G-d's and the Lamb's own possession (which is the heave out “wave breast” in Torah), bearing the seals of G-d’s and the Lamb’s names on their foreheads.

c. they follow the Lamb wheresoever He goes.

d. they are spotless, without any blemish or fault; they have reached the perfection of Messiah, i.e. Christ-likeness.

e. they sing a new song no one else can learn, because their intimacy with, knowledge and understanding of G-d and Messiah exceeds  that of all the other saints.

f. they are standing together with the Lamb on G-d's holy hill which shall be exalted above all other hills and be made the highest of the mountains.

g. as the First Fruits of G-d and the Lamb, they fulfill the “heaved out" portion in Torah, which did not pass through the fire⁷.