“Faith comes by hearing and Hearing by the Word of God.” What does this mean? God is simply and distinctly saying that our FAITH is dependent on us studying and knowing the Word of God. Do not depend on a priest, pastor, or denomination to give you the FULL unadulterated TRUTH that God wants you to Trust in and rely on to guide your LIFE in HIM. This may sound radical, but it is as simple and direct as the verse indicates. Whole denominations have relegated the Book of Revelation to the trash bin of allegory and spiritual mumbo jumbo.
Jesus Christ himself, directed John the Apostle to write everything down in His Revelation for He would show John the scope of His plan for the Church and for those who fail to Trust in Him. It is very clear that Judgement of the world and of the individual is coming — and at the same time a Rescue is coming which is the HOPE and Eternal Rescue of those who trust in the Lord. It includes those who are raptured before the 7-year Tribulation and those who end up going through the Tribulation but who do NOT receive the Mark of the Beast. Prior to all this happening God provides a Warning Sign to mark the Countdown.
He is very clear about this, yet almost 100 percent of those who teach on Revelation either ignore Chapter 12 or use an old concept that they were taught in seminary–that this key Chapter happens before the beginning of time or during the 7-year Tribulation. Neither makes any sense for why God would call the Sign that begins the Chapter, “A Great Sign.” Like the Bethlehem Star this Sign is both Astronomical and Prophetic– in that God uses the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Wandering Stars or planets to make the announcement to the whole world–not just Israel- that He is Coming to fulfill Prophecy. In this Great Sign, He tells us that He is Coming to fulfill all Prophecy since the beginning of Time. For this reason, He is giving us a Countdown that should be clear to everyone, yet just as in the case of Bethlehem Star—the world and the elitist teachers and scribes today are oblivious to its timing and its meaning.
The Sign connects the Garden of Eden to the Birth of Christ and to the Countdown to His 2nd Coming that we are now in. Verse 12 of Chapter 12 is ignored by all those preachers and pundits that want to promote their false interpretation of this key Chapter that is also a Warning to All people of All nations and to the nation of Israel in particular. One cannot ignore its connection to Israel and to its end-time destruction by the Red Dragon. But this is only one layer of warning. The Dragon also fights the Seed of the Woman who is the Church and Jesus Christ. The Sign if Timeless for it begins with Genesis and ends with the final Chapters of Revelation.
Jonathan Cahn’s new book only captures a small part of the warning and prophecy concerning the Red Dragon. It is important for those pastors and writers to understand the curse related to misrepresenting the Word specific to the Book of Revelation: “for all who add or subtract from this revelation will be cursed.” This is shown true in the near-fatal illnesses of prophecy speakers and fires in churches. Why is this happening? Could it be because the Red Dragon is being very successful in fooling both the world system and the weak leaders in the Church who are so focused on promoting their little world of influence with their books and short-sighted concepts that were birthed years ago. They are afraid to walk back past conclusions and bad logic or inspiration. God says, “Repent and read or hear my Word as if I am speaking directly to you.” God will not tolerate falsehoods and misrepresentations in reference to this final warning to His Church.