THE "OVERSHADOWING" (Part Two)
By Tricia Tillin
Contents of Part Two
- A Counterfeit Transfiguration
- A Counterfeit Rapture
- A Counterfeit Coming of the Lord
- A Counterfeit New Creation
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the
LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with
a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to
sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at
my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength
of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt
your confusion. (Isa 30:1-3)
5. It is a Counterfeit Transfiguration
In order to be filled with the "divine nature,"
we must be overshadowed by the divine. ... ["The
Pattern"]
During the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mount, a cloud
overshadowed him and those with him. This scripture is now
being used to support a latter-day overshadowing of believers
to transfigure them in just the same way.
A double portion of anointing, even the early & latter
rain shall be given this remnant of the spiritual seed of
Israel who then truly shall be "a people PREPARED FOR
THE LORD."…These prepared ones … are the "overcomers",
found "worthy" to be clothed in white raiment of
the canopy of the light in Christ's righteousness (Rev. 9:8),
being 'TRANSFIGURED'' in the power of the bright glory cloud
that overshadows them, wherein they themselves become a single
unified part of its radiant glory. See the type in Matt.
7:1-8 where Christ's most beloved disciples shared in this
revelation of His revealed glory. "The
Sign of the Son of Man" Ross McKay, Light of His
Glory Ministries.
The following quote is from a book that has, since the 1950's,
brought more men and women into the MSOG teachings than any
other.
The whole transfiguration scene is a beautiful picture of
the power and coming of the Lord into the midst of His people
in this glorious hour to create the Moses-Elijah ministry.
[another term for the Manchild, see the appendix]
... Moses died; Elijah lived. Moses went down into the grave;
Elijah went up into Heaven. Moses administered death and
condemnation; Elijah in translation administered life and
power--and the very mantle that he wore fluttered down upon
his servant Elisha, even the mantle of power and life. This
is the hour of God's vengeance upon the earth; but it is
also the hour of God's Glory in the midst of His people.
George Warnock "The Feast of Tabernacles"
Once again we see the connections being formed between the
Glory, the overshadowing cloud that manifested during the Transfiguration
of Jesus, and the Mantle of Elijah that is to fall (they say)
upon his people. These are all metaphors for the same thing.
6. It is a Counterfeit of the Rapture
Closely tied in with the idea of transfiguration is the transformation
of believers at the Rapture. This, too, is said to be achieved
by the Overshadowing.
The following is a quote from a message by "prophet"
Bill Burns about "The Third Day":
The Third Day shall release My glory upon My holy mountain
(Zion/church), and it shall produce resurrection power which
shall abide on the righteous as a covering. My glory will
be life to those who love Me with all of their hearts, but
it will become a fire of destruction to those whose hearts
are not wholly given.
Beware, My people, for these are the days of glory in which
the Third Day anointing will be released, and that anointing
will produce either life or death.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, "For the Lord Himself will
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will
rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord."
Notice how he speaks of this overshadowing - as the descent
of the Lord to rapture his people and transform them into their
glorious resurrection bodies! Like other teachers, he relocates
this event to this present earth.
The Bible never said that Jesus was coming to catch up His
Church and take it away. ...When the Bible says caught up,
it is not referring to miles or light years.
We will still be in our body, but it will be changed. It
will be a glorious body.... those who are still dwelling
in these mortal bodies shall be caught up ... The mortal
shall put on immortality. Death shall be swallowed up in
victory. The Sons of God, that man-child company, shall be
caught up unto God, and to His Throne [of rulership over
the earth]. The manifestation of the Sons of God takes place.
The
Latter Rain Page
7. It is a Counterfeit "Coming" of Christ
In other articles on this site,
I have shown that the coming of Jesus is being misinterpreted
today as the "coming of the glory" or the "return
of the Shekinah to the Temple".
Some who adopt the "new thing" still cling to the
notion that Jesus will return eventually in physical form at
the end of the age, (but only after the kingdom has been set
up and all God's enemies have been subdued under the feet of
the Church). Some are going further and saying that the coming
of The Glory is in fact the ONLY coming there is or ever will
be.
Preston Eby, a major Sonship/MSOG teacher highly regarded
in revival circles, taught that the clouds that covered Jesus
in his ascension, and will do so at his return, are in fact
the believers who have been incorporated into the Corporate
Christ over the ages. One of Eby's associates, Elwin R. Roach,
carried this thought to its logical conclusion. Jesus is not
a man, but a fiery cloud composed of his many-membered Body.
Therefore there will be NO physical return in Person of the
Lord Jesus, (for heaven is not a location but our relationship
with Christ), and that all we are to look for is a greater
manifestation in the earth of the clouds of glory - who are
(according to this teaching) the glorified saints.
Every Christian should know that His people are called clouds
of power (Psa 68:34-35). This is basic understanding. They
should also know we are now seated with Him in heaven (Eph
2:6). And there is one more bit of basic knowledge - heaven
is a relationship in Christ, it is a spiritual sphere or
realm, not a piece of real estate in outer-space. Therefore,
if His people are His clouds (Psa 68:34-35), and we are already
seated in heaven (Eph 2:6), where clouds, of course, belong
- what does this say? Simply put - WE ARE THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN,
HEREIN IS WHERE OUR LORD DWELLS, and THESE ARE THE SAME CLOUDS
IN WHICH HE COMES. HE APPEARS IN THE CLOUDS OF HIS SAINTS!
[capitals in original] "Secrets
of The Cherubim"
What he is saying is that the coming of Jesus takes place
as a spiritual event within the Body of the Church, as it is
transfigured into the Corporate Christ. What the world sees
is an amalgam of Christ and his Body on earth, and the Father
(apparently) commends these endtimes immortal rulers to mankind:
The coming of the Lord, which also is the coming of Christ,
or the coming of God in the Spirit, generally takes place
in a cloud of Spirit ...For example, when Jesus ascended
heavenward after His resurrection and in the presence of
His apostles, "a cloud received him out of their sight"
...or a cloud of Spirit took Jesus into heaven. Therefore,
those who love His appearing must also see Him in the Spirit
and by the Spirit when He comes in a cloud of Spirit to transform
His waiting, believing sons. Those who are spiritually minded
will see Christ when He appears; they will be transformed
by seeing Him as He is in the Spirit (1 Jo. 3:2).
There may be one grand and glorious appearing of Christ
to His people that will take place openly and before the
multitudes of this world. That may be the appearing of Christ
at the manifestation of the sons of God. Christ will appear
in a cloud of Spirit, to transform His maturing, prepared
sons. That will be the manifestation of the sons of God.
And when His sons are fully manifested, every eye shall see
Him, including those who pierced Him (Rev. 1:7).
The people of the world will not see us, they will see the
completed Christ, both Head and body, of which we are a part.
... Then, after the sons of God have been manifested, our
Father may also appear in a cloud of Spirit, to announce
with much Fatherly, spiritual satisfaction, dignity and purpose,
"these are my beloved sons in whom I am well pleased,
hear ye them." [The
Kingdom of God comes to Earth, Part 3, Paul Mueller]
8. It is a Counterfeit New Creation/Millennium
Once or twice already the overshadowing Spirit has been linked
to the brooding of the Holy Spirit over the void in Genesis.
This is yet another allegory concerning the creation of a new
earth and a new age (or rather the recreation of this present
earth).
It has been pointed out many times in religious literature
that the act of "brooding" upon the waters by the
Holy Spirit in the first physical creation (including the creation
of Adam) was a procreative act similar to the overshadowing
of Mary. Actually it was more like the incubation of a bird
sitting upon eggs, rather than a direct act of intercourse,
but the teachers of the "new thing" prefer to see
it that way because of the implications for the latter-day
Church.
The Spirit of God was moving, hovering, and brooding over
the face of the waters. And God said “Let there be Light”
and there was light.
Our anointed creativity has its origin in the very nature
of God. The urge to create is, for us, a redemptive urge.
The Spirit of God broods over chaos and brings forth order.
The Spirit of God broods over darkness and brings forth Light.
And the Spirit in us seizes our hearts and minds and perceptions,
and thrusts us brooding into intercession. ...This is why
there is such an intricate interweaving of the prophetic
with intercession and of both with worship and praise. There
is a release about to occur. A birthing. A bursting forth.
Explosive, re-creative, transforming, translating, overcoming
resurrection power. Beyond impartation, it will bring a flood,
a torrent of Davidic anointing for prophetic, redeeming,
healing, conquering, reigning militant praise, from the heart
of a warrior psalmist. "The
Heavens Are Full" Altar Fire - (cached page only
available, original site has been deleted.)
But once again the new teaching is that the Overshadowing
to come will begin an act of recreation not only in mankind
(by judgement and purification) and the Church (by transfiguration)
but of the physical universe that "longs to see the manifestation
of the sons of god" and its day of release from the bondage
to corruption.
The scripture upon which this teaching is based comes from
the book of Romans:
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed
in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth
for the manifestation of the sons of God. ...Because the
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage
of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of
God. .. ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. (Rom
8:18-23)
You can see from the above verses how they might be misinterpreted
to mean that the GLORY to be revealed in us is actually that
of the OVERSHADOWING to come in these last days; therefore
the physical creation will be released from its bondage to
corruption at the very same time, and by the same means.
Romans 8:19 "For the earnest expectation of the creation
eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God."
The term "sons of glory" describes those who have
been abiding in His presence and have been infused with His
glory....There is going to come a mighty impartation of Christ's
authority to the Sons of Glory who will demonstrate the power
of His kingdom with awesome signs and wonders following.
...The glory of the King will so rest upon His latter days'
temple that a visible presence of the shekinah glory of Almighty
God will be upon His Sons of Glory, and the world itself
will witness the Kingdom of God in manifestation. [The
Sons of His Glory by Bill Burns Faith Tabernacle Nov
1998]
Clearly, this alternative interpretation has the "sons"
as the agency of restoration, not Jesus himself.
(Terms like the "adoption" and "sonship"
and the "manifestation of the sons of god" have been
circulating for some time in revival circles, all stemming
from heretical interpretations of scripture. These doctrines
are examined more fully in other articles on this site.)
It is thought that the coming of this overpowering glory will
bring about in due course a glorious NEW AGE of spiritual revelation
and victory, and that the physical universe will become a perfected
NEW CREATION fit for the presence of the King and his Bride.
Bible scholars have always associated these events with the
physical return of the Lord Jesus and his setting up of the
thousand-year millennial reign (followed by the recreation
of the earth and heavens). That is the plain meaning of Romans
8:23-24 which has the physical creation released at the same
time as believers receive the "redemption of our body".
(Compare Luke 21:27-28 and 1 John 3:2 and especially Phil 3:20-21).
The new teaching, however, speaks of a restoration to be
brought about by means of the Corporate Christ on earth, transfigured
and all-powerful, having been OVERSHADOWED by the same Spirit
who was brooding creatively over the earth in the beginning.
You begin to see how vital is this process of transformation,
in their eyes, and how much importance is attached to the overshadowing,
when you grasp that the fate of all mankind and the physical
universe itself is wrapped up in this event! Here we have no
take-it-or-leave-it religious concept but an event upon which
hangs the destiny of us all - according to the teaching.
The only solution to the problems of every person and of
the whole creation lies with the elect remnant. Only by growing
spiritually and ascending our mount of transfiguration, to
worship the Lord and minister to Him in the Holy of holies
and be changed into the image and likeness of Christ, shall
the whole creation be delivered of its bondage to decay (Ro.
8:19-23). The complete deliverance of every person who has
ever lived, as well as the whole creation, will take place
when we are transformed and changed, from this body of flesh
and blood to our new body of the Life and Glory of Christ.
Our spiritual maturity and ascension has already begun the
restoration of all things; it is also bringing the glory
and power of heaven to the earth. The coming of the kingdom
of God, from the heavenlies of Spirit to the earth, will
transform this world and everything of it, including all
mankind. Therefore, the elect of the Lord are the key to
that mighty, all-inclusive deliverance. The manifestation
of the sons of God, which is patterned after the transfiguration
of Jesus, is the one and only major event that will bring
deliverance to the groaning creation. [Paul
and Emily Mueller Portland OR]
Woe betide anyone who does not approve of or participate in
this work!
The Occult/New-Age Overshadowing
Interestingly, occultists have always known about the concept
of "overshadowing" and understood it in terms of
spiritual possession!
There has also been a recognition that ...spirit beings
have sought for centuries to make contact, and have made
contact in various forms with humanity. One form of this
training in early history was in the form of oracles....
What about the herbologist in the village who could walk
through the forest and come across this scraggly little plant
there, and know that it could be boiled down and would serve
to cure the painful throat? That was a form of spirit communication,
in a different way. That was contact with the nature spirits.
Mediumship can be a vehicle by which access is gained by
these beings to this plane to impart certain information
for a short period of time.
Prior to this form of mediumship in the earlier development
of humanity is what is called trance-mediums. Now we see
primarily the type of mediumship that I discussed earlier
[channelling] that is consciousness, though temporary in
nature...
There is another element that was introduced to humanity,
and this is what is called overshadowing. And there were
certain Lords of Light, who actually come and overshadow
certain initiates. Overshadowing is where an initiate has
a very close, ongoing relationship with a being, but it is
one in which there still is a separation. Overshadowing allows
an inflow of information on an ongoing basis.
There is also another form of mediumship that is making
its way into humanity and this is called indwelling. What
does indwelling mean? There are those Lords of Light, who
have received permission from the hierarchy, to assist humanity
in a unique way. This is where there is actually a permanent
joining with an initiate. Right now this form of contact
is rather limited. MEDIUMSHIP
by Aeptha
Theosophy (based largely on the teachings of Madame Blavatsky,
1831 - 1891 but now incorporated into what we call the New
Age Movement) says that Jesus was but one "Avatar"
who received in his body the "celestial entity" of
the Christ. This also demonstrates "overshadowing"
really means.
The word Avatara is a Sanskrit compound, and may be translated
as 'passing down,' and signifies the passing down of a celestial
Energy or, what comes to the same thing, of an individualized
complex of celestial energies, which is equivalent to saying
a celestial being, in order to overshadow and illuminate
some human being..." [H.
P. Blavatsky: The Mystery: Chapter V -- Approaching the Light]
The New Age Movement teaches that the Christ Spirit took the
body of a man called Jesus in Israel two thousand years ago.
Needless to say, this version of events is completely at variance
with the biblical accounts.
Before we can appreciate the Second Coming of Christ we
must understand who He was when He lived His life as the
Christ. The startling answer is that before Jesus was baptized
by John in Jordan, the Son of God was not on the earth in
fullness, but John was aware of how he was to come ...John
... was awaiting that final confirmation when he would see
the Spirit descend and "remain" with some holy
man. Who then was the Son of God? It was the Spirit that
John saw descending on Jesus. This entity was of such a high
order that a pure body had to be prepared for him, for He
could not at that time incarnate directly among the Sons
of Men.
... and for three great years Jesus and the Son of God shared
the same body. ...This dual occupancy is called an "overshadowing"
by some teachers of the race. The Spirit of Christ overshadowed
the body of Jesus, and Jesus was in such harmony with the
Christ that he always did what was communicated to him because
he realized the Christ was a higher intelligence. .. the
tactics used by evil entities are a mere distorted reflection
of [this]... It is but a copy of divine possession, except
the difference is that evil takes away free agency and God
always works with complete freedom of individual action.
[The
Overshadowing Jesus by Joseph J. Dewey]
This writer tries to make a distinction between the christ-spirit
taking up residence in Jesus and possession by an evil spirit,
but of course there is no difference when we are talking about
an entity overshadowing and becoming the nature of a man! This
shows that what new-agers call "overshadowing" is
in face DEMONIC POSSESSION.
Now the same writer goes on to speak of the present day, and
that men and women today will experience a similar overshadowing,
which he associates with the SECOND coming of this Christ-Spirit.
(Note that in every case, both occult and "christian",
the overshadowing reveals a spirit or a fire or a glory, and
NOT the physical and real Person of Jesus Christ!)
What happened in the dual possession of the body of Jesus
will also happen with a number of others before the Christ
walks among us again in the flesh, except this time he will
come in greater glory, for he may eventually come in a body
which is entirely his own, [Editor - the Antichrist??] but
before this can occur there will be a number of temporary
overshadowings. ... we shall someday experience an overshadowing
as Jesus did if we are worthy. They are actually prophesies
that refer to the second stage of the Second Coming.
The second coming of Christ has to be the most misunderstood
doctrine in all Christendom ... The word "coming"
comes from the Greek PAROUSIA which more correctly is translated
as "presence".
The three stages of the coming of Christ are:
(1) The teaching and introduction of the Christ Consciousness.
The lifting up of the Son of Man or the Christ consciousness
in a large group of people.
(2) The partial and/or complete overshadowing of certain
disciples and groups.
(3) The appearance of Christ himself in a physical body
The second step is the beginning of the presence of the
entity who is Christ on the earth for He shall indeed be
present even though it may not be in a body of his own to
start with, and this event is actually prophesied of in the
scriptures themselves.
[This] second stage in the presence of Christ involves a
larger group of disciples wherein the Christ within them
will be manifest on a larger scale.
It strikes me that some church doctrine and new-age teaching
is walking hand in hand! The concept of the glorious Spirit
coming to indwell a Body of people, becoming a many-membered
Christ on the earth is exactly what is being taught by some
in the revival today!
That is because it is not in fact a NEW teaching, but an AGE-OLD
doctrine, as old as the serpent. It has lately been taught
by MSOG and sonship groups, but previously by various mystics
and gnostics throughout the ages, for example Jane Leade (1624
— 1704) who (interestingly) received her insight by an
overshadowing. (Note 1.)
As to the manner of [re-]Generation, it is all Purely Spiritual,
as the Holy Ghost shall go forth from them, to overshadow
and give a conception in such as are Predestinate to bring
forth Christ, numerously through corporeal Forms... Jane
Leade
However, now the appeal of these teachings has spread and
they are being mixed with conventional church doctrines.
From the above we see the real origins of such teaching -
lying demons who are preparing the way for the total embodiment
of this "Christ", the Antichrist himself in "his
own body". But before that time it is predicted that he
will manifest powerfully into a prepared group of men and women
- BY AN OVERSHADOWING. That is just what we are being told
in prophecies and messages from church leaders!
This Christ Spirit is supposed to be one of the "Rays"
- universal spiritual-powers embodied in the planets - who
comes to earth to effect an advance or an evolution in mankind.
The influence of a specific ray type overshadows the planet
Earth for the same reasons It would overshadow an expression.
In order to produce the right reactions out of humanity …During
each epoch in history, a specific ray must overshadow the
populace in order that certain actions are pursued. These
energies impel the masses of that time period to respond
to that influence according to their present understanding,
and through interacting with each other, a drama unfolds.
These are considered to be great growing experiences for
any race, which help mold and shape the course of things
to come... [Unit #65 The
Rays and Humanity]
This new-age doctrine is, astoundingly, repeated almost word
for word by teachers thought to be "christian" in
the Church, although perhaps on the fringes of it. This statement
is a further quote from the MSOG book "The Pattern"
:
With every age, there is an overshadowing, and this must
come forth within those overshadowed by the will of God for
their time. We, therefore, in this time have an overshadowing,
and this is the greatest of all the overshadowings of the
past. They were only a type of that which God is bringing
forth within us for our time and for all mankind.
The Implications
We are faced with a situation where heresy is growing by leaps
and bounds in the churches (so much so that almost no organisation
or denomination is altogether untouched by it) but at the same
time it is being veiled and obscured so that many Christians
are unaware of the dangers.
Today's church leaders are coy about their beliefs, even to
the extent of denying that they have been influenced by MSOG
doctrines. (Maybe some of these leaders are themselves deluded
and pick up doctrines without understanding their context.
If so, they are woefully lacking in responsibility towards
their flocks!) Yet, they teach the concepts whenever they can
get away with it, trusting to the ignorance of their listeners.
Believers, unaware of the background, are puzzled by references
to the "Mantle of Elijah" or the "Feast of Tabernacles"
or "The Kingdom Within" and often have no way of
knowing where they are being led.
Step by step, in secrecy and darkness, the minds of believers
are being prepared for the "new thing". They are
taught to overthrow the old-order concepts such as the Rapture,
Heaven as a distinct locality, the physical coming of Jesus
and the Millennium, and are having them replaced by ideas that
come from the age-old "restoration" doctrine.
They are being fed concepts of earthly glory and rulership
over the nations, achieved by an impartation of power far beyond
the normal baptism in the Spirit. Too late, they will discover
that there's a catch!
A little leaven now is acceptable, but when the "whole
lump" is leavened it will present a scene so favourable
to satan's plan that he will have little difficulty explaining
the final, horrific, consequences.
For, this specially selected company who pride themselves
in their role as the saviours of the earth will have the task
- once they have been spiritually united with their "christ"
- of persecuting and even killing those who stand in their
way! I fear that many will not draw back, even then, having
been thoroughly seduced by thoughts of power and status.
Step by Step
At the moment, talk of an "overshadowing" is in
its very earliest stages, still being represented as a nice
new level of anointing that comes upon the most favoured and
most spiritual (and how they love to pride themselves in their
advanced spirituality!!)
But the purpose of the "overshadowing" - as you
can see from all that is written above - is NOT a simple evangelistic
exercise, but a phase towards the transfiguration, translation
and empowerment of the endtimes world rulers.
It is true that, biblically, no such thing is possible. (Thus,
there are those who mock, saying that all such speculation
and false prophesy is meaningless nonsense that can be discarded
without a thought.) However, that overlooks the endtimes plan
of satan which is keeping closer step with some church doctrine
that that of the word of God in some cases!
Folks - we are being set up. The Antichrist and his False
Prophet will not come into a vacuum and try to exert their
power and authority over an unprepared and disbelieving public.
No, they will carefully educate the minds and hearts of people
beforehand, and especially the religious communities, so that
their coming will at the last appear natural and even biblical.
Demonic Delusion
I have warned before, and I do so again, that any latter-day
spiritual "overshadowing" that is a global event
can only be a massive demonic delusion on a grand scale. This
above all forces us to think of the implications for ourselves,
and to heed God's warning voice as he lays out these strategies
before our eyes.
Those who have eyes to see, should use their spiritual insight
to arm themselves against what is to come. In Daniel we are
told that it is only the wise that will "see" what
is to come; while Jesus intimated many times that most would
be asleep at the time of his coming, passing their time in
idleness and relaxation, incapable of hearing a warning voice
and unaware of their surroundings. He rebuked those who could
not tell the signs of the times!
From reading the literature of those who (unlike many church
leaders) have no reticence about their beliefs, and no desire
to cover them (such as new agers, astrologers and spiritists)
any global "overshadowing" would be an attempt to
woo mankind into the arms of another "bridegroom"
other than the Lord Jesus. It would, it seems, therefore involve
the drawing of a spirit of "love" so great that it
would be near irresistible - except that those who know the
Lord in truth and care about their eternal destiny would perceive
it to be a counterfeit of the Holy Spirit.
Let's not put down our guard, then, and drift off into complacency
about current events. God has been sounding the trumpet of
alarm for some ten years now, increasing the urgency of the
note; now our response is to make a complete break with ALL
this error and to commend ourselves to HIM in childlike trust
and confidence, knowing that he is the only place of safety
we can find.
NOTES
1. The core of Jane Leade's visionary experiences can be traced
back to 1670 when her vision of the Virgin-Wisdom, a Sophia
figure, appeared to her. She had for some years been meditating
upon the spiritual and how to make a relationship with the
Virgin-Wisdom archetypal ground of the spiritual world. One
day while walking about absorbed in these thoughts, she was
suddenly overshadowed by a bright cloud, in the center of which
she beheld a woman richly adorned with gold and with her hair
hanging down. The woman said, "Behold, I am God's eternal
Virgin-Wisdom, whom thou hast been inquiring after".
APPENDIX
WHO IS THIS MANCHILD?
[This portion was taken from a work supportive of the Manchild
concept.]
To understand who and what the Manchild is, we must first...
take some of the types in the Bible of the Manchild. From these
we will see something of the work which he is to do in the
last days. He is called a Manchild, because God is making all
His people into one, with one HEAD which is CHRIST. We can
see from the outset here, that the Manchild is a many-membered
body. God sees this one-man company coming upon the world in
the last days, and delivering the earth from heathen rule.
This Manchild company will follow Jesus in his ministry as
a flesh and blood human being, and then he will follow Jesus
through death and resurrection.
Types of the Manchild and where found in Scripture.
1. Samson - Judges 13-16
2. Gideon's 300 - Judges 6-8
3. Ezekiel's Army of Dry Bones - Ezekiel 37
4. Elijah - 1st Kings 17; 2nd Kings 2
5. Elisha - 2nd Kings 2-13
6. Joel's Army - Joel 2
7. Manchild - Revelation 12:5
8. 144,000 - Revelation 7 and 14
9. Moses - Exodus
10. Joshua - Joshua
11. Zion - 2nd Samuel 5:7; Spiritual Zion, which refers to
the elect of God - a people out of a people - Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah
51:16
12. Firstfruits - Revelation 14:4
13. The Overcomers - Revelation 3:12
14. Enoch - Hebrews 11:5
15. Melchisedec - Hebrews 7:1
16. Elect - Isaiah 42:1; 65:9, 22; Matthew 24:22; Colossians
3:12
17. Two Witnesses - Revelation 11:3
18. Stone Cut Out of the Mountain - Daniel 2:44-45
19. His Shoulders - Exodus 28:7; The shoulders of the priest
where the stones are placed, Leviticus 7:32; the right shoulder
of the bullock, and finally the shoulder of the body of Christ,
Isaiah 9:6.
20. Saints of the Most High - Daniel 7:18, 28
21. Saviours - Obadiah 21
22. Virgins - Matthew 25:1 and Revelation 14:4
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