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LETTERS TO THE REMNANT CHURCH
THE BIRTHING (REVEALING) OF THE MANCHILD
(Rev 12:5, 12:13, Is 66:7). There is ONE body, ONE Spirit, even as ye are called in ONE hope of your calling; ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST. This "gift" that should be working in you, is the gift, to the church, of the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. These "gifts" are given in accordance with Ephesians 4, as a "mechanism" to "mature" the church. The measure that this "gift" is working in you, is depended upon the measure of "truth" that is being imparted into you by these "gifts". These "gifts" have been given for just one reason, for the "perfecting of the body", or, for the "edifying" or, the "building" of the body of the Lord, which is the Temple of the Lord. The building of this Temple will start and finish at appointed times of the Lord. Once started, it will continue until the construction has been completed. When this construction is complete, so will the people of God be complete. They will have been "raised up" to a "perfect man", "raised up" to the mark of the measure of the "full stature" of Jesus, raised up to an "incorruptible man", ready to meet the Lord at His appearing at the end. The evidence that the body STILL needs to grow up is quite apparent even to the casual (and honest) observer. A close look at the church will reveal Ep4:14 as "manifested evidence", that we ARE still children, and we ARE still tossed and carried about with EVERY wind of doctrine. How? By the sleight of MEN, and cunning craftiness, whereby they DECEIVE the body. This has been accomplished by the traditions of men and their erroneous teachings. When will the body "grow" up? If there were some "means" presently in the earth by which the body could attain this "full stature" of perfection, then, don't you think that it (the body) would? Of course it would, providing that the body had the "understanding" that it needed in order to attain this "perfecting". Two things are evident here:. The body has NO UNDERSTANDING that it has NOT grown up, (it presently waits for the "rapture", believing that it is ALREADY spotless, and wrinkle free, and hence, already perfected).. The body doesn't know that there is presently nothing in the earth (no mechanism) by which it can be perfected, (because it is without this understanding)., the Word of God says that they "must" attain this "perfection", if they are to be "ready to be presented to the Lord". Then, they MUST also have the understanding that will enable them to attain it. The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah have clearly said that the people of God are "without understanding" (no present revelation or understanding).Let us move on to some understanding. Rev 12 begins to explain this truth to us. We see a "woman" clothed with the sun (the glory of God), and the moon (her enemies) under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: (the twelve tribes of the children of Israel). The woman is Israel, which is the church, which has ALWAYS been the chosen of God. The woman (Israel/church), is pregnant with child, and is crying and travailing in pain, over the birthing of this child. This is NOT talking about the birth of Jesus, but rather the birthing of someone called the "manchild" (vs 5). The dragon, desiring to "devour" this child as soon as it is birthed, cannot! You see, this "child" is birthed "full grown", "full stature", "perfected", "incorruptible", according to the scriptures. The prophet Isaiah said, in chapter 66, verse 7, that "before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a "manchild". The word "man" used here, is the hebrew word "zakar", which properly translated means, "marked by God, as a remembrance, (from God, to the church), in order to be "recognized", (by the church, and the world)."MARKED BY GOD FOR RECOGNITION AND FOR SEPARATION UNTO GOD". "Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or, shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children (Is 66:8). The church/Zion WILL bring forth this "full grown" man into the earth, the Word says so!. The understanding of this truth is presently not in the church. To what end is this "manchild" brought into the earth? Unto (until) the "completion" (end) of the "building" of the body of Christ, according to Ep 4:12-16. This "manchild" will be the "means" (mechanism) which the Lord will use to "grow up" the rest of the church. This is also the "means" (mechanism) by which the Lord will judge the world The woman gives birth to a full grown, already perfected manchild, [the remnant] (Rev 12:5) the woman (believing church) will flee into the wilderness, to a place prepared for her by the Lord. And, it is in that place of safety, that the already perfected manchild will "feed" the church. The word "feed" in the greek, is the word "trepho", which is a verb meaning "to stiffen", "to fatten, by cherishing, pampering, rearing, to bring up,..." or, to "BECOME FULL GROWN". This greek word is derived from another greek word, "trope", which means "to turn", as in REPENTANCE! The "feeding" of the church will take three and one half years (vs 6). The dragon was wroth with the woman (but could NOT touch her), and went to make war with the REMNANT (manchild) of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony (truth in their mouths) of Jesus Christ (Rev 12:17). Who are these "remnant" which have the "truth in their "mouths"? I will give power unto MY (these belong to God alone) two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days (three and one half years), clothed in sackcloth (humility before God). These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth (Rev 11:3-4). Zechariah saw the same vision, but described it this way: "a candlestick all of gold...(a purified church), and two olive trees by it (two witnesses), one on the right, and one on the left (of the candlestick/church). Zechariah goes on to say that these two olive trees (two witnesses of Rev 11), are the two "anointed ones" (literally, "sons of oil"), that stand by the Lord of the whole earth (Zech 4:2-3, 11-12,14).for the "truth that is in their mouth"..."and if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies" (Rev 11:5). This is the "truth" of God’s word in action at that time. The two "olive trees" are spoken of (as one tree) by Jeremiah (11:16), "The Lord called they name, a green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled a fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken" (into two branches). These two branches (or "sticks" as described in Ez 37), will be joined back into "one branch", at the birthing of the "manchild" (Ez 37:11-22). A clearer picture of this is seen in Rev 7. The "sealing" of the "servants" of God. Yes, this "manchild" is the 144,000 "servants" sealed in their foreheads by the angel of the Lord! Rev 1;1 says: "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his SERVANTS things which MUST shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his SERVANT John". 12.,000 of EACH of the twelve tribes of Israel, which IS the (scattered) church. This event is the "firstfruits" of the "regathering" of the "whole house" of Israel. Ezekial calls the "dry bones" the "whole house of Israel", or the whole "temple of God", which is the church (Ez 37). He goes on to say that this "divided house" will be reunited into one, complete house. Rev 14 says that these were redeemed from among men, being the "firstfruits" unto God and to the Lamb. Perfected, while among men on the earth! In their mouth is no guile, only the FIRE (truth) of the Word of God! REFERENCES :"But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin (Mi 3:8)."Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the "remnant" of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. (Mi 5:3-7 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies" (Mi 4:10). "The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf" (Mi 7:16)."Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy" (Mi 7:18)."Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies" (Mi 4:10). "The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf" (Mi 7:16)."Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy" (Mi 7:18)."Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies" (Mi 4:10). "The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf" (Mi 7:16)."Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy" (Mi 7:18)."Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and showy shall be ashamed. A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice from the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies. Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a MANCHILD. Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God" (Is 66:1-2,4-9)."and she brought forth a MANCHILD, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up (sealed and perfected) unto God, and to his throne" (Rev 12:5)."And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the MANCHILD" (Rev 12:13). PREPARE, FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND!