The Woman and The Man Child, Part 3

Praise the Lord Beloved and greetings in the name of the One who said, “Whosoever seeketh to save his life shall loose it…” (Luke17:33). The author of this warning to selfish people is none other thanour Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s in His name that I greet you.

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “The Woman and the Man Child” - I shared with you in last weeks letter that “The Woman” is the future church during God’s final dealings with the Jewish Nation. And “The Man-Child” is the future 144000 overcomer’s coming out of the Israelites church. In this week’s letter, during your personal Bible studytime compare this revelation and parallel it to the Gentile church today.We are nearing the close of the Gentile age! How do we know? Because we are in the era that the Apostle Paul desired to see before his days were gone. He shared his desire in Ephesians 4:13. Paul’s desire was that all believers, both Jew and Gentile (or Greek Ephesians) would “all come (or—develop) in the unity (or—oneness) of the faith, and of the knowledge (or-comprehension that in full and accurate) of the son of God, unto a perfect man (or-a complete man according to Christ standards), unto the easure of the stature (or personal development) of the fullness of Christ”.

Precious Ones, Paul’s desire is manifested today. All over the world, Gentiles and Jews have coagulated (come-together) to believe that Jesus is the almighty God. They are manifesting traits of “Perfect” (or complete) “Men & Women” who come forth in the power of the spirit. Do you see it? We are the overcomers of the “Laodicean” age who (according to Revelation 3:21) “Shall sit with (God) (on His) throne”. The future church does not have this promise of reward, only this church ear!

I will write more on this subject next week
Until then, know this
I love you all so very much
In His love,
Bishop William L McCoy

The Woman and The Man Child, Part 2

Praise the Lord Beloved and greetings in the name of the One who said (in St. John 11:40), “...Thou shouldst see the glory of God”. The only one who is the full manifestation of God’s glory is Jesus Christ. It’s in His name that I greet you.

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “The Woman and the Man Child” - it’s time to reveal the revelation behind the biblical metaphors of this theme. From what we can
observe, “The Woman” is the church during God’s final dealings with the Jewish Nation. The Israelites were considered a church first before we Gentiles were drafted. Deacon Stephen said in Acts 7:38, “They were a Church in the Wilderness.” The “Man-Child” appears to be the baby that Israel shall bring forth during the reign of Christ on this earth, which is the 144,000 over comers out of the Israelitieth church. Of course, this hasn’t happened yet, but John said in
Revelations 14:1 “And I looked, and, low, a lamb stood on the Mount Sion (or Zion—*which represents the church), and with him an hundred forty and four thousand having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

Chosen Ones, in other words, there is coming a day where salvation will only come at the expense of impending suffering (such as Jesus having to hide during the great
tribulation to escape judgement). Now is the best time for our loved ones to come to Christ. If they miss the rapture, their children will have to be exacuted in order to receive salvation. You don’t want them to suffer that!

I will write more on this subject next week
Until then, know this
I love you all so very much
In His love,
Bishop William L McCoy

The Woman and The Man Child, Part 1

For Sunday, October 14, 2007

Praise the Lord Beloved and greetings in the name of the One who said, “….There is none good but one, that is God” (Mark 10:18). The author of those words is none other than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s in his name that I greet you.

Beloved, the Holy Spirit has led me to write unto you from a new subject entitled, “The Woman and the Man Child". Have you ever studied the Apocalyptic writings of the Apostle John in Revelation, and wondered what all the commotion is concerning “The Woman and the Man Child? Or do you wonder why there so much being said about this subject? Or who has really struck the keynote of this mysterious vision other than John? Or—what could in reality be the interpretation of the Apocalyptic account of the desolate Isle of Patmos? Well, prayerfully with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will answer these questions in this series of letters to you. But, keep in mind, mysterious things always invite speculation and multitudes of hypothetical expositions!

Precious Ones, the “Man-Child” is mentioned as far back as Isaiah 66:7 to Revelations 12:5 & 13. Yet, there are many phases of the progress of the church to which this symbolical wonder has been made applicable by various writers and teachers upon the prophetic vision of the Apocalypse (or—the revelation of the future destruction of evil). I just want you to know Beloved, the interpretation has been as numerous throughout the scriptures is the interpreter.

Chosen Ones, I also want to say that it is not my intention to present the final conclusion of all of these views, but with God’s help highlight the harmonizing or similarities in them with one another! By way of application, these views can be used to designate any stage of the purpose of the church (or “the ecclesia (Greek) ) Jesus established. Therefore from the call of faith in men toward God in Abraham (in Genesis 12:1) until the setting up of “The Kingdom that shall not be stopped” (Daniel 2:44). Many illustrations used in the attempt to draw a conclusion as to the revelation of “The Woman and the Man Child’s” significance in scriptures are beautiful, but there is something important to consider when we come to look at the subject squarely in the face. I look forward to sharing with you in next weeks edition to give you an insight as to what all of this means.

I will write more on this subject
next week,
Until then, know this
I love you all so very much
In His love,
Bishop William L McCoy