The head of the church is Christ? We are the body? There's only one...
𝔇𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔢𝔩 𝚟𝚜 𝔅𝔞𝔟𝔶𝔩𝔬𝔫@DanielvsBabylon
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Sep 11, 2024
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The head of the church is Christ?
We are the body?
There's only one Body?
Christ's bride is New Jerusalem?
The church is the man-child?
The son of man is...
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Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ?
Shall I then take the members of Christ,
and make them the members of an harlot?
GOD FORBID.
In Revelation 12 we discover that the identity of the male child must meet 8 criteria. More on that later, first let's establish in Spirit and Truth, beyond a reasonable doubt, the first 4 points.
But I would have you know,
that the head of every man is Christ;
and the head of the woman is the man;
and the head of Christ is God.
And hath put all things under his feet,
and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
And he is the head of the body,
the church:
who is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead;
that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Now ye are the body of Christ,
and members in particular.
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Till we all come in the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain,
and shewed me that great city,
the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God,
And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Let us be glad and rejoice,
and give honour to him:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
and his wife hath made herself ready.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white:
for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they two shall be one flesh.
This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ
and the church.
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Historically the predominant assumption was that the male child of Revelation 12:5 was Christ, but this interpretation appears to have some significant faults. In Revelation 12 we discover that the identity of the male child must meet 8 criteria in keeping with a literal hermeneutic
1. A singular male child. Jesus was clearly a singular male child, but what people frequently fail to notice is that the Church is at least three times figuratively called a singular man, as well (Ephesians 2:15, 4:13, Galatians 3:29). Furthermore, the Church is compared to Christ's mystical, corporate "body" more often than it is compared to other metaphors like a "bride" or "temple"
2. The child is called teknon. The raptured child in Revelation 12:5 is called both teknon (informal child) and huios (son of honor), which is strange considering that Jesus is exclusively called huiosin the Scriptures, except on a single occasion by his mother (Luke 2:48). In addition, the Apostle John uses teknon to refer to the Church as the children of God in his first epistle (1 John 3:1-2, 10, 5:2), and uses huios exclusively to refer to Christ in his gospel and first epistle (John 1:49, 59, 3:13, 16, 5:19, 14:13, 1 John 3:8, 4:15, 5:5, 5:20). To assume John is suddenly changing course in Revelation 12 would be contrary to all evidence.
3. The child is born before the woman goes into labor. Revelation 12:5 is connected directly to Isaiah 66:7, which says this corporate baby is born before Israel goes into labor. In other words, a pre-tribulational delivery.
We are the body?
There's only one Body?
Christ's bride is New Jerusalem?
The church is the man-child?
The son of man is...
🤯🤯
Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ?
Shall I then take the members of Christ,
and make them the members of an harlot?
GOD FORBID.
In Revelation 12 we discover that the identity of the male child must meet 8 criteria. More on that later, first let's establish in Spirit and Truth, beyond a reasonable doubt, the first 4 points.
But I would have you know,
that the head of every man is Christ;
and the head of the woman is the man;
and the head of Christ is God.
And hath put all things under his feet,
and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
And he is the head of the body,
the church:
who is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead;
that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Now ye are the body of Christ,
and members in particular.
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Till we all come in the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain,
and shewed me that great city,
the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God,
And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Let us be glad and rejoice,
and give honour to him:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
and his wife hath made herself ready.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white:
for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they two shall be one flesh.
This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ
and the church.
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Historically the predominant assumption was that the male child of Revelation 12:5 was Christ, but this interpretation appears to have some significant faults. In Revelation 12 we discover that the identity of the male child must meet 8 criteria in keeping with a literal hermeneutic
1. A singular male child. Jesus was clearly a singular male child, but what people frequently fail to notice is that the Church is at least three times figuratively called a singular man, as well (Ephesians 2:15, 4:13, Galatians 3:29). Furthermore, the Church is compared to Christ's mystical, corporate "body" more often than it is compared to other metaphors like a "bride" or "temple"
2. The child is called teknon. The raptured child in Revelation 12:5 is called both teknon (informal child) and huios (son of honor), which is strange considering that Jesus is exclusively called huiosin the Scriptures, except on a single occasion by his mother (Luke 2:48). In addition, the Apostle John uses teknon to refer to the Church as the children of God in his first epistle (1 John 3:1-2, 10, 5:2), and uses huios exclusively to refer to Christ in his gospel and first epistle (John 1:49, 59, 3:13, 16, 5:19, 14:13, 1 John 3:8, 4:15, 5:5, 5:20). To assume John is suddenly changing course in Revelation 12 would be contrary to all evidence.
3. The child is born before the woman goes into labor. Revelation 12:5 is connected directly to Isaiah 66:7, which says this corporate baby is born before Israel goes into labor. In other words, a pre-tribulational delivery.