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The woman of Revelation twelve is portrayed as standing on the moon. How appropriate, for the moon is a type of the Lord Jesus and His position in the Godhead. She is standing on the only foundation that is eternal, none other can replace it.
1 Cor. 3:11 It requires every one who would trust in it to be known by the Lord as one of His. 2 Tim. 2:19 The Lord GOD declared that He would lay a foundation in Zion and Christ was born in and unto Zion. He is the only corner stone, tested, of great value and a foundation which has weathered the test of time. After two thousand years He is still the single, true foundation, upon which a life eternal may be built. Isa. 48:13.
The moon was created as a sign as well as a measurement to be used in determining the days, months, and seasons. It was designated to give light in darkness, and to rule over the night. Gen. 1:14 Jesus came as the light of the world manifesting the light and glory of His Father. John 12:46 The children of Israel were led in the timing of their festivities by the phases of the moon. They followed a lunar calendar of approximately 30 days. Every three years they would add a thirteenth month. How perfectly fitting that the number thirty would play such a part in the life of the Lord Jesus. He began His ministry at the age of thirty, ( Lk. 3:23) following the law of one who was entering into the priesthood. Num. 4:3 He was sold out by Judas for thirty pieces of silver.
Mt. 26:15 The moon likewise established their feast days, especially the three times of the year when all males were to be present before the Lord for their religious festivities. Deut. 16:16.
The moon will become a fearsome and awesome sign in the heavens by being covered with blood. The redeeming power of the Christ of God is the fact that His blood was shed as the Lamb of God on Calvary. One of the names given to the moon in the Hebrew language is ìlebana,î or white. The moon shines as a white light in the night sky showing forth the purity, the holiness of the Lord Jesus. A privilege which is passed on to those who accept the blood atonement, they are washed whiter than the snow by the blood of Christ. Isa. 1:18 As a last day sign, signaling the coming of the Lord Jesus in what is called the rapture, the moon must first be turned into blood.
Joel 2:31 Acts 2:20 Please consider carefully and prayerfully the words of the Lord Jesus concerning this event which will be manifest on our moon. He very definitely said that it would be at the end of the great tribulation, when because of the blood, the moon will no more shine as it does now. Mt. 24:29 He established strongly the fact that this, as well as other horrendous events will take place at the close of the tribulation.