In just a few days, on
9/23/2017, the Revelation 12 sign of the woman clothed with the sun will appear in the sky. The last time this sign
appeared it heralded the birth of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. When the
sign appears this time what will it herald? That is the million dollar
question.
Before the answer to that
question is presented let me first say that I am truly amazed at how many
Christians have never even heard of the sign, let alone even care to know what
it means. This speaks loudly to the condition of the Church—sound asleep to
essential end times events and doctrines.
God tells us to watch; But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober,
and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet 4:7. Unfortunately many in the church have
neglected to follow God’s admonition and watch or they would be aware of the
most important scriptural sign in 2000 years.
And that brings us to another
point; many who do know about the sign have misinterpreted its meaning.
So what does the Revelation
12 sign of the woman clothed with the sun mean? Plain and simple; it is a time marker. And let me strongly
say; it is not the time marker of the
rapture as many think.
The reason I can say this is
because the rapture does not occur until after the antichrist arises, performs
the abomination of desolation, takes over the world, and begins persecuting
Jews and Christians (Seal 5). It is after these events that Seal 6 is opened and the rapture occurs. None of that has happened yet so it is impossible
for it to be the time of the rapture.
Some think the 9/23/2017 sign
will mark the end of the world as brought out by this Fox News article.
The article makes some erroneous claims such as the sign occurs every 12
years—it does not. The sign is also not based on numerology nor astrology as
they claim. The sign is based on Biblical astronomy, which describes a very
rare alignment of the stars and planets. But I do agree with their conclusion
that the end of the world will not be on 9/23/2017. As you will see below the
sign is however connected to end times events.
If it does not mark the
rapture or the end of the world, then what will it be a time marker of? Let’s
examine the passage to see what God tells us.
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.
Notice in verse 1 the sign is
described—the constellation Virgo, clothed with the sun, the moon under her
feet, and with a crown of 12 stars/planets—a rare alignment. About 2000 years ago this sign heralded the
birth of the Messiah. In verses 2 – 5 we see the birth of Jesus, his being
attacked by the devil and his forces, and then his ascension into heaven. And
then in verse 6 we see a reference to end times Israel fleeing into the
wilderness for 3.5 years.
How can this be? How can the
birth of Christ be intertwined with end tines Israel fleeing at the hands of
the antichrist? Because the Revelation 12 passage has a double fulfillment,
once at Christ’s first coming, and again around His second coming. Here is the
double fulfillment pattern; sign—birth—persecution by person indwelt by
satan—ascension into heaven. Here are the two fulfillments.
9/11/2 B.C.: Sign of the
woman clothed with the sun—birth of Christ—persecution of Christ by satanic
individuals and a man indwelt by satan—ascension into heaven.
9/23/2017: Sign of the woman
clothed with the sun—antichrist birthing ritual and arrival of antichrist—persecution
of Jews and Christians by antichrist indwelt by satan (Seal 5)—Christians ascend
into heaven/raptured.
So to answer the question;
what is the meaning of the 9/23/2017 Revelation 12 sign of the woman clothed
with the sun? It is a time marker after which the passage above tells us there
will be a battle of the angels, satan will be cast down to the earth, the
antichrist will come onto the scene, and he will take over the world and begin
his 3.5 year reign of terror and persecution. And it is during this Seal 5
persecution that the Christians are rescued via the rapture after Seal 6 is
opened.
As a confirmation of this
sign/antichrist connection it is interesting to note that individuals aligned
with satan are celebrating the sign and are eagerly anticipating the arrival of
their man the antichrist.
So if the evil forces can
recognize the sign and what it means why can’t Christians?
To reiterate; the Revelation 12 sign of the woman
clothed with the sun is a time marker after which sometime in the future the devil
will be cast unto the earth, the antichrist will come onto the scene,
persecution of Jews and Christians will occur, and Israel will flee into the
wilderness for 3.5 years.
The sign may or may not be accompanied by other
“events.” Regardless of what else may or may not happen on the day of the sign,
the main event will be the sign. It is truly a historic event—we will be watching
Bible prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes!
The religious folk of the day
missed the importance of the first sign but the Wise men recognized its
importance and sought the Lord. My prayer is that many today will be like the
wise men of old, recognize its importance, and take action and seek the Lord
while He may be found.
(Note: Let me remind you that
on 9/20/2017 is the Christ
angle pyramid alignment and is also Elul 29 in a Jubilee year—a day prime
for market collapses.
BTW; both
9/20/2017 and 9/23/2017 are encoded
on the dollar bill.)
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may
be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36
The end times are knocking on the door and
so is Jesus. He wants to save you, will you let him in? Find out what you must
do to be saved here.
William Frederick is an end times Bible prophecy researcher who has written a
must read prophecy book entitled The
Coming Epiphany which is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com and for FREE download at his website.
He has also cracked the hidden codes on the
dollar bill that have staggering implications which are explained in his book The Dollar Code; also available in
paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
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