THE MANCHILD COMPANY
The Lord is moving by His Spirit to
bring about the fulfillment of that which is recorded in
His Word. A manchild shall be born and caught up to the throne of God {Rev.
12:5}. A woman is shown as clothed with the sun and the
moon is under her feet, and a crown of stars is on her head. The Lord will
bring together into one, a glorious church which
shall be clothed with spiritual power, and with all that
is of the soul, or self-life, put in subjection under
her feet. She will function in the fullness of His
covenant which is shown by the crown of stars on her
head. That has its archetype in heaven, even a glorious
church. When this church begins to function in the
fullness of Divine Power, having been conformed in all
things to that Divine way and order set forth in God's
Word, then out of the womb of that church will come
forth that which is described as "a manchild." This
manchild represents that mature and perfected group or
company which shall come forth to minister in power in
these last days.
The man is a type and picture of the spirit which indwells the physical body, and the woman is a type and picture of the soul which envelops the spirit and interpenetrates the physical body. As Eve was to be in subjection to Adam, so is the soul which is the seat of desire and emotion to be subject to the indwelling spirit which is begotten of God. As the woman represents the glorious church, so does this portray that state or condition among God's people who have not yet come to maturity. Though the woman is shown to have the moon under her feet (the moon being also a symbol of the soul), she is still reflecting from that spiritual power in which she is clothed, the soulish or moon state of imperfection and immaturity. Glorious, yes, but not fully perfected. Thus we have the double witness of her still somewhat soulish condition by the fact that the moon of the soul is still in the picture, and by the fact that she is represented as a woman, which is also a type of the soul.
You can now understand why that
which comes forth from the woman is pictured as a
manchild. It shows that the group or company which comes
forth has come into that minimum of perfection or
fullness which the Lord requires. And as the man is a
type of the indwelling spirit which is to rule the house
or home of the physical body, so does the manchild
represent that maturity and fullness which is necessary
to come forth in power in that ministry ordained for
these last days. We also read that the manchild is
caught up to the throne of
God (Rev. 12:5). A throne is symbolic of power and
authority. Those in the manchild company will be vested
with power to do a mighty work for the Lord in these
last days.
Now I will show you a mystery not readily seen by those who would understand God's purposes for this company. The manchild company, being the firstborn of that which will come forth in power, is to be divided even as the "firstfruits" are divided into the sheaf which is cut and taken out of the harvest field, and the firstfruits which are left in the earth to act as a ferment of truth and righteousness until the work of the harvest time is complete. The manchild shall be caught up to power and authority in two distinct companies. First, there will be those of the Firstfruits who will be translated and caught up into the heavenlies to receive a commission to function in power in the realms beyond the veil. These shall be the 144,000 of Revelation 14:1. They will no longer be functioning in physical bodies, but in glorified bodies, and they will minister during the Tribulation from the vantage of the heavenly realm, Mount Zion, which is a type of the heavenly and true spiritual Kingdom of Christ. They will be working with that other portion of the manchild which is left on earth and which will be caught up to a position of power and authority and commissioned to do a work on the earth while yet in their physical bodies. This is the second fulfillment of the manchild being caught up to the throne of God. For both groups it is a catching up, but one to the heavenly and the other to the earthly authority and power.
This is portrayed in the Scripture
by the manchild being caught up to the throne of God.
Then, the dragon makes war with the remnant or remainder
of the seed or offspring of the woman (Rev. 12:17). This
remnant is that portion of the manchild company which is
left on the earth to go forth in power in the last days,
and they will be helped by the other portion or group
which has been caught up to the heavenlies. Those in the
heavenlies will have the power to appear and to speak to
those who are yet on the earth. And they will be able to
give them that protection and guidance which they will
need in that day.
This is portrayed by the fact that a double portion was given to the firstborn (Deut. 21:17). The Lord will also have a double portion company in these last days. This double portion is symbolized by the heavenly and the earthly. One portion of the firstborn manchild will be in the heavenlies operating in power in that realm, and the other portion of the manchild will operate in the earthly realm in that ministry which will be committed to them.
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