My Sheep Hear My Voice

My Sheep Hear My Voice

Before Jesus was crucified He told the disciples to watch and pray, something so simple, but they let their physical bodies take over and they fell back asleep. In these last hours of time you need to hear His voice. When He tells you something, it is very important, but most ignore my voice or just discuss it and go on with what they were doing. You will see many things start to happen shortly and if you do not hear and obey His voice,... it will mean death for some of you....Jesus has only your best interest in mind. Christ knows you heart, and if you are truly His you will hear His voice. He awakes many of you at 3am on the dot, but most will roll over and go back to sleep. There are a few who will get up and pray. Your day is filled with so many things and Jesus is the last thing many of you give your time to. But Christ needs to talk to you,... to fellowship with you and only when you are still and quite (3am) can you hear Him,... the rest of your day is so busy you do not have time for Him,... but you need to make time, for time is short and the Lord has instructions for you.

Revelation Chapter 12

The Sun-Clothed Woman

Rev. 12:1, 2, 5a, 6, 13-16

In these passages a complete revelation of the woman, as to her identification, motherhood, persecution, flight and protection, is given. These subjects in conjunction with other scriptures will now be taken up in their logical order.

The Woman and the Dragon

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: Rev. 12:1

The word “appeared” would be better translated “was seen,” for the Greek word horao, meaning “to perceive with the eyes,” is used of bodily sight, and with special reference to the object looked at.

a great wonder... Greek: semeion, sign ( John 2:11). The word “wonder” is from the Greek semeion, which means “a sign,” and should be translated in every passage where it is used. It has regard to the significance of the work wrought, whether in itself, or in the reason, object, design and teaching intended to be conveyed by it. Wonder should never be used. “There was seen a great sign in heaven” is the idea conveyed. The symbol was seen in heaven by John but what was symbolized by the woman is in the earth.

in heaven;... Symbol seen in heaven, but the thing symbolized is on earth (Rev. 12:6, 12:13, 12:15-16).

a woman clothed...The Sun-Clothed Woman

1. Israel is often spoken of as a woman married to God under the terms of the old covenant (Isa. 54:1-6; Jer. 3:1-14; Hos. 2:14-23).

2. The church is more often referred to in masculine language, as the body of Christ. Furthermore, the church is already raptured at this point (Rev. 4:1). Therefore, the church could not be the sun-clothed woman of Rev. 12:1-17.

3. The false church is spoken of as a woman, a great whore (Rev. 17:1-18), but this could not be the sun-clothed woman.

4. The Bible mentions only 3 classes of people today: the church, the Jews, and the Gentiles (1Cor. 10:32). At the middle of Daniel’s 70th week when the woman travails and brings forth the man-child, the church has been gone from the earth for at least 3 1/2 years (Rev. 4:1). This leaves only 2 classes after the rapture: Jews and Gentiles. The woman could not symbolize the Gentiles, because they are the ones persecuting her. Therefore, the woman must symbolize national Israel. By the term "Israel" we mean national Israel, or Israel as a nation, not as scattered among the nations. Israel now has been a nation since 1948. Many Jews will continue in all lands until they are completely gathered at the second coming (Mat. 24:29-31; Isa. 11:11-12; Eze. 37:1-28).

5. Israel is the one primarily dealt with in Rev. 4-19, not the church.

6. The sun, moon, and 12 stars symbolize Israel, as proved in Gen. 37:9-11.

7. The Jews are the only people in Scripture spoken of as going through travail in the last days (Rev. 12:2-5; Mat. 24:8; Mar. 13:8; Isa. 66:7-8; Jer. 30:6-9; Mic. 5:3; Zec. 12:10-13:1).

8. Israel is identified as the woman by the wars against her and her seed. The same predictions of this woman are found in connection with Israel in the Old Testament so they must be the same (Dan. 7:21; 8:9-14, 8:24-25; 9:27; 11:40-45; 12:1, 12:7; Joel 3:1-21; Zec. 12:1-9; 13:8-9; 14:1-21).

9. The whole 70th week of Dan. 9:27 concerns Israel and Jerusalem, as did the first 69 weeks (Dan. 9:24-27). The church did not once mention in connection with these last day events.

10. The persecution, flight, and protection of the woman in the wilderness prove her to be Israel (Rev. 12:6, 12:13-16).

(1) Isaiah (Isa. 16:1-5) predicts the flight of Israel into Moab and Edom, and mentions Sela, the ancient capital of Edom as their headquarters during tribulation. The church is not the subject of any Old Testament prophecy.

(2) Isaiah (Isa. 26:20-21) predicts the protection of Israel until the indignation (tribulation) be past.

(3) Isaiah (Isa. 63:1-5) pictures Christ in His second coming as descending from the direction of Edom where the Israelites are to be protected (cp. Mat. 24:27).

(4) Isaiah (Isa. 42:11-13) speaking of the Lord coming to earth to prevail over His enemies predicts that the Jews in the wilderness and the rock will sing of Him.

(5) Psalms (Psm. 60:6-12; 108:8-13) predict that God will reserve Edom from the Antichrist and refer to the leading of Israel into the strong city.

(6) Ezekiel (Eze. 20:33-44) speaks of Israel being gathered back from the nations in the last days and of her going into the wilderness where God will plead with her as He did when she came out of Egypt. The two witnesses of Rev. 11:1-19 will be the "Moses and Aaron" of those days coming out of Egypt.

(7) Daniel (Dan. 11:36) reveals the conquest of many countries, including Israel, but predicts that Edom, Moab, and Ammon will escape him (the Antichrist). This is the place reserved of God for Israel to be protected in the wilderness the last 3 1/2 years (Rev. 12:6, 12:14).

(8) Hosea (Hos. 2:14-23) speaks of the wilderness where Israel will flee from the Antichrist.

(9) Matthew (Mat. 24:15-22) predicts the Antichrist breaking his 7-year covenant with Israel (Dan. 9:27), the setting up of the abomination of desolation in the temple at Jerusalem, and the flight of Israel from Judea into the mountains or wilderness during the great tribulation.

(10) Revelation (Rev. 12:6, 12:13-16) makes the final prediction of Israel going into the wilderness to be protected 3 1/2 years from the Antichrist.

a great wonder... A symbol pointing to something else. This is the first of 7 signs in the last half of the Great Revelation (compare verses 3; 13:13-14; 15:1; 16:14; 19:20).

a woman clothed... Not an actual woman, but a symbolic representation of Israel, pictured in the Old Testament as the wife of God (Isa. 54:5-6; Jer. 3:6-8; 31:32; Ezek. 16:32; Hosea 2:16).

Three other symbolic women appear in Revelation:

(1) Jezebel, who represents paganism (2:20);
(2) The scarlet woman (17:3-6), symbolizing the apostate church; and
(3) The wife of the Lamb (19:7), symbolizing the true church.
The woman represents Israel, and her child is the Remnant (144,000 sealed Jews).
clothed with the... sun … moon under her feet … twelve stars (compare Gen. 37:9-11). Being clothed with the sun speaks of the glory, dignity, and exalted status of Israel, the people of promise who will be saved and given a kingdom. The picture of the moon under her feet possibly describes God’s covenant relationship with Israel, since new moons were associated with worship (1 Chron. 23:31; 2 Chron. 2:4; 8:13; Ezra 3:5; Psalm 81:3). The 12 stars represent the 12 tribes of Israel.
The sun reflects redeemed Israel's unique glory, brilliance and dignity because of her exulted status and shows her as God's chosen nation.
The moon under her feet alludes to God's promise of dominion, and the crown of twelve stars’ pictures royalty and relates to the 12 tribes of Israel. Go to (Genesis 37:9-11), and read about the dream Joseph had about the sun, moon and 11 stars which were bowing down to Joseph (who was the 12th).
Though this scene opens in heaven, it will quickly move to the earth.

I. The seven great personages of the end times (chaps. 12-15)

Though the seventh trumpet was recorded in Rev. 11:15 as sounding, the details of what will come out of the seventh trumpet are not revealed until Rev. 16:1-21. Accordingly chapters 12-15 view the prophecies of the end time from another perspective and introduce the great personages who are involved in the second half of the seven-year period.

Many have pointed out that seven personages appear in chapters 12-13: (1) a woman clothed with the sun, representing Israel (Rev. 12:1-2); (2) the red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns, representing Satan (Rev. 12:3-4); (3) the male Child, representing the Remnant (144,000 sealed Jews); (4) the archangel Michael, casting Satan out of heaven (Rev. 12:7-12); (5) the offspring of the woman, persecuted by the dragon (Rev. 12:13-17); (6) the beast out of the sea, the future world dictator (Rev. 13:2-10); (7) the beast out of the earth, the false prophet (Rev. 13:11-18). These chapters do not advance the narrative chronologically, but present events and situations that are concurrent with the soundings of the trumpets. Chronological progress of events resumes in Rev. 16:1-21.

1. The First Personage: A Woman Clothed With The Sun (Rev. 12:1-2)

The first great personage to appear was a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head. She was called a great and wondrous sign (sēmeion mega, lit., “a great sign”; cf. Rev. 13:13). Undoubtedly the sign provoked wonder, as indicated in the KJV and NIV, but the translation “a great sign” (NASB) is more accurate, since John did not use the Greek word for wonder (teras). This was the first of a series of events called “signs” or “miracles” (Rev. 12:3; 13:13-14; 15:1; 16:14; 19:20). As signs they were symbols of something that God was about to reveal and usually contained an element of prophetic warning. Though this sign was seen in heaven, the events which followed obviously occurred on earth.

The woman symbolized Israel, as indicated by Gen_37:9-11, where the sun and the moon referred to Jacob and Rachel, Joseph’s parents. The stars in the woman’s crown clearly related to the 12 sons of Jacob and identified the woman as Israel fulfilling the Abrahamic Covenant.