September 23 and why the sign in Revelation 12 is being wrongly interpreted as having to happen after the Rapture and during the Tribulation

First of all please read Revelation 12 below.

There seems to be some people who think that this sign cannot be significant or being wrongly interpreted as being significant because the context of the passage is being placed during the TRIBULATION period, which for pre-trib believers will be AFTER the rapture of the Church.

But here is an interpretation you should consider. John who is the writer of Revelation here, seems to be taking out of context pause to HIGHLIGHT the significance of this event that happens.

Here is an interpretation.

The woman described here is Israel. Israel is pregnant with the birth of their Messiah: Jesus Christ AND the Church. Since all believers in Jesus Christ is His body (the church). All believers are also co-heirs and co-rulers with Jesus Christ as described in scripture. Therefore the reference to the son being born is the Messiah: Jesus Christ and the reference to Him ruling with an iron scepter matches the description of Jesus Christ as the absolute King to come. Since also, the body of Christ is described as being co-heirs and rulers with Christ, this also INCLUDES the Church. Therefore the sign of the women giving birth is both to Jesus Christ AND the Church. Jesus Christ first and through Him, the Church body. Who BOTH will rule, with Jesus Christ as head, during the millenniel kingdome to come.

The dragon is of course Satan who tries to devour Christ and who probably thought he succeeded at his death but ultimately realized defeat when Jesus Christ RESURRECTED on the 3rd day. It also described that the son will be snatched up to God (HELLO RAPTURE ANYONE?). Meaning since the Son is already with God after His resurrection (Jesus Christ) the body that still remains on earth (THE CHURCH) will be "snatched up" to God eventually as well, at the time of God's choosing.

So this Revelation 12 sign really has nothing to do with being placed during the TRIBULATION period. It actually describes the events PRIOR to the Tribulation that will occur.

So do not be discouraged in hoping that the RAPTURE could happen in the next couple of days. Do not let the enemy take away your hope in Jesus Christ.

In Jesus Christ,

God Bless!



Revelation 12: 1 - 6
1A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. 3Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. 4Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. 5She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”5 Psalm 2:9 And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. 6The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.