The Seed of the Woman

Rev. 12: 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."

Completely defeated in his attempt to destroy the Woman, the wrath and rage of the dragon was not satisfied, but now burned more fiercely. Compelled to cease from his attempt to destroy the Woman because she has been raptured away out of his reach, the dragon now turns to make war with the remnant of her seed.

The Remnant of Her Seed

Defeated beyond remedy in his attack on the Church (theWoman) the dragon changes his focus and enters into a war with the converts of the Church, "…the remnant of her seed."

"The remnant of her seed"means the children of the"Woman." This "remnant" is the born again believers (the family ofGod). The "remnant"is that which remains -- that which is left out of the whole -- that which is left from the Rapture of the Church.

Some believe "the remnant" to be two classes of people -- the Jews and the Gentiles. Remember, the Jews are not the seed of theWoman. In fact, they are very much opposed to the Church and to the NewTestament teaching that Jesus is God manifested in the flesh, and that He is their Jewish Messiah.

The Remnant Identified

The "…remnant of her seed…" are the true believers inChrist who are left after the Rapture of the Church. These held fast theconfession of their faith in Christ Jesus and are a separated people from the prevailing abomination of that time. Notice, now there is a definite distinction between the masses who confess Christ and those who "…keep the commandments of God."(Rev. 12: 17)

Matt. 7: 21--23 "Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied inThy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity."

The Remnant Defined

The "…remnant of her seed…"is the saved; it is not the Church (the Woman). The baptism of the Spirit is required to be in theChurch (His Body). The remnant had not been baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ (His Church; the Woman).

I Cor. 12: 13 "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been allmade to drink into one Spirit."

Paul makes it very plain in Eph. 1: 22, 23 that the Church is His body.

"And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head overall things to the Church, Which is His body, the fulness of Him that fillethall in all."

Either these were never baptized or they had allowed their experience to go dry. Like the five foolish virgins, they were virgins ,but they had allowed the oil to go dry.

Matt. 25: 7--10 "Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out . But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lestthere be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buyfor yourselves. And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they thatwere ready went in with Him to the marriage ( feast):and the door was shut."

The War Against Her Seed

Rev. 12: 17 "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make warwith the remnant of her seed…"

Defeated in his attack on the "Man-Child" (the Overcomers),and then defeated in his attack on the "Woman" (the Church), the dragon changeshis focus and enters into a deadly war with the converts of the "Woman," "her seed."

The Means the Dragon Uses in This War

The Anti-christ

The anti-christ will be the head of the one world government.

Rev. 13: 7 "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…"

The False Religion

The false religion is the system, which is practiced by the false prophet, bringing all the denominations of the world into one church. This one-world church will be government-controlled and government sponsored and headed up by the false prophet, who causes all to worship the "beast."

Rev. 13: 11--15 "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast,which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed."

The Economy

A government-controlled one world monetary system will beintroduced. No one will be able to buy or sell unless they fit into the government-controlled system and receive a mark in their right hand or in theirforehead. There will not be a money exchange system, as we know it. There will be a transfer of credits through the computers, and without the mark youwill not be able to transact business. This will force many to receive the mark.

Rev. 13: 16, 17 "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor,free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

Rev. 16: 2 "And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth;and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark ofthe beast, and upon them which worshipped his image."

Rev. 19: 20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received themark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."

The Effects of the War

Great Tribulation

"Megas Thlipsis" -- "Great Tribulation" -- exceeding great affliction -- to suffer affliction -- primarily means a pressuring

The Great Tribulation indicates a definite period of time,which was spoken of by the Lord, which precedes His Second Advent. The Second Advent is the "Epiphany," the revelation of Christ coming back to take over the kingdoms of this world. This is not the secret coming in the air where Heraptures the Church.

Matt. 24: 29, 30 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shallthe sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shallfall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all thetribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in theclouds of heaven with power and great glory."

The believers will be greatly persecuted.

Matt. 24: 21 "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."

Rev. 2: 22 "Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into Great Tribulation, except they repent of their deeds."

Rev. 3: 10 "Because thou hast kept the Word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, totry them that dwell upon the earth."

Saints Overcome

Rev. 13: 7 "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and too vercome them…"

The "Man-Child" (the Overcomers) overcame the dragon.

Rev. 12: 11 "…They overcame him…"

"The Woman" (the Church) escaped the dragon's attacks by a great miracle. However, these saints that were left behind during the lastthree-and-a-half years of the Tribulation are attacked and overcome by the dragon's murderous assaults. Permission was "given"(Rev. 13: 7) to thedragon and to the false-christ to make war with the saints and to overcome them. These saints are not Jews only, for the Scripture says, "over allkindreds, and tongues, and nations."

Rev. 7: 9 "…Of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues."

Many Martyrs

Many of the saints that are left behind and go into the"Great Tribulation" will give their lives as martyrs, because they refused to give up their faith in Christ Jesus the Lord.

Matt. 24: 9 "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake."

Jn. 16: 2 "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh,that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service."

Rev. 6: 9--11 "And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimonywhich they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord,holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on theearth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservantsalso and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."

Rev. 7: 9--14 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the Throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood roundabout the Throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before theThrone on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory,and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

Rev. 14: 12, 13 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

The Martyrs' Reward

Rev. 7: 15--17 "Therefore are they before the Throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple:and He that sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

They are Before the Throne of God

They Serve Him… in His Temple

They Dwell with Him that Sits on the Throne

They Shall Hunger No More

They Neither Thirst Any More

They Shall No More be Scorched with the Heat

They Shall be Fed by the Lamb Himself

They Shall be Lead unto Living Fountains of Waters

They Shall Have No More Tears