The Woman and the Man-Child — Unveiling God’s Purpose for Pentecost, the Consummation of the Age, and the Manifestation of the Sons of God
By Carl Timothy Wray
Author
Carl Timothy Wray is the founder of The Finished Work of Christ and Zion University. For over forty years he has devoted himself to the study of Scripture, seeking to unveil the unified mind of God from Genesis to Revelation. His writings focus on the Finished Work of Christ, the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Throne of God, the Plan of the Ages, sonship, reconciliation, and the manifestation of God’s eternal purpose in the earth. Through hundreds of books, teachings, and videos, Carl’s mission is to place the Word of God before the eyes of the people and reveal the full counsel of God concerning Christ’s victory, Kingdom administration, and the ages to come.
The Woman and the Man-Child unveils God’s purpose for Pentecost, the Fivefold Ministry, the Firstfruits Company, the Mature Woman of Revelation 12, the Manifestation of the Sons of God, the Redemption of the Body, and the transition from Pentecost to Tabernacles. Through a Genesis-to-Revelation study of the Three Feasts, Romans 8, Ephesians 4, James 1:18, Revelation 12, and the Melchizedek Priesthood, this pillar page reveals how God uses Spirit and Fire to prepare a firstfruit company that becomes the sign of the transition into the fullness of His Kingdom purpose. This study answers why Pentecost was given, why the church age exists, what the Fivefold Ministry was commissioned to accomplish, and how God’s plan moves from firstfruits to harvest until all things are gathered together in Christ.
The Woman and the Man-Child: Introduction
The story of Scripture is not merely the story of salvation. It is the story of God’s eternal purpose unfolding through appointed ages, appointed feasts, appointed ministries, and appointed manifestations.
Many believers understand Passover.
Many believers understand Pentecost.
Far fewer understand how Pentecost reaches its intended fulfillment.
The Scriptures reveal that God never begins something without bringing it to its appointed end. Every seed contains a harvest. Every promise contains a manifestation. Every age contains a purpose.
Passover introduced deliverance.
Pentecost introduced the indwelling Spirit.
But neither feast stands alone.
Both point toward a greater fullness.
The church age was never an end in itself. The Fivefold Ministry was never an end in itself. The gifts, administrations, and workings of the Spirit were never intended to terminate in themselves. They were given to produce a firstfruit company, a mature people, a perfected body, and ultimately a woman clothed with the sun.
Revelation chapter twelve presents one of the most remarkable pictures in all of Scripture. John sees a woman crowned with twelve stars, clothed with the sun, and standing above the moon. She represents the highest attainment of the age that produced her. Yet in all of her glory she is travailing. In all of her maturity she is groaning. In all of her beauty she is carrying within herself a greater manifestation.
Her groaning reveals that glory is not the end of the story.
Her travail reveals that maturity is not the end of the story.
Her pregnancy reveals that God has been preparing creation for something greater.
Romans chapter eight reveals the same mystery. Paul speaks of a people who possess the firstfruits of the Spirit, yet still groan within themselves waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God and the redemption of the body. The apostle who walked in extraordinary revelation still pressed toward the mark. The apostle who shook nations still groaned for fullness.
This pillar page explores the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
It explores the purpose of the Fivefold Ministry.
It explores the Firstfruits Principle.
It explores the Mature Woman and the Birth of the Man-Child.
It explores the sign of every divine transition.
It explores the manifestation that creation itself is waiting to see.
Most importantly, it reveals the unified counsel of God concerning the purpose of this age and the fullness that lies beyond it.
The journey begins with firstfruits.
The journey culminates in fullness.
And between those two realities stands the Woman and the Man-Child.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 — The Three Feasts and the Plan of God
Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles as the framework of God’s unfolding purpose.
Chapter 2 — The Firstfruits Principle
Why God always begins with a firstfruit before He gathers a harvest.
Chapter 3 — Pentecost: The Beginning of a New Creation
The calling out of a people and the birth of the ecclesia.
Chapter 4 — Why Christ Gave the Fivefold Ministry
The mandate, purpose, and limits of the Fivefold Administration.
Chapter 5 — The Perfect Man and the Mature Woman
Reconciling Ephesians 4 with Revelation 12.
Chapter 6 — The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire
How Spirit conceives and Fire matures.
Chapter 7 — The Woman Clothed with the Sun
The consummation of the Pentecostal administration.
Chapter 8 — The Glory That Groans
Why the mature woman still travails for fullness.
Chapter 9 — The Groaning Creation
Romans 8 and the sign creation is waiting to see.
Chapter 10 — The Birth of the Man-Child
The manifestation that bridges Pentecost and Tabernacles.
Chapter 11 — To Wit: The Redemption of Our Body
The sign of transition and the unveiling of fullness.
Chapter 12 — The Harvest of the Nations
From firstfruits to harvest and the gathering together of all things in Christ.
CHAPTER 1
THE THREE FEASTS AND THE PLAN OF GOD
God’s Purpose Is Revealed Through His Feasts
One of the greatest mistakes made by students of Scripture is treating God’s feasts as ancient Jewish ceremonies that have little relevance to the present purpose of God. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The feasts are prophetic blueprints.
The feasts reveal God’s plan.
The feasts reveal His order.
The feasts reveal His administrations.
The feasts reveal how God moves from promise to manifestation.
When God established His feast days, He was not merely creating religious observances. He was unveiling the framework through which His eternal purpose would unfold throughout the ages.
From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself as a God of order, progression, and fulfillment.
He begins with a seed.
He produces a firstfruit.
He gathers a harvest.
The feasts reveal that divine pattern.
The Lord Established Three Great Feasts
Leviticus 23:2
“Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.”
Notice carefully.
The Lord did not call them Israel’s feasts.
He called them:
“My feasts.”
These feasts belong to God.
They reveal His purpose.
They reveal His calendar.
They reveal His plan for creation.
Among all the feast days given to Israel, three stand above the rest as major prophetic markers:
Passover
Pentecost
Tabernacles
These three feasts reveal the progressive unfolding of God’s eternal purpose.
Passover: The Feast of Deliverance
Exodus 12:13
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are.”
Passover begins the journey.
Israel was trapped in Egypt.
Bound by Pharaoh.
Held in slavery.
Unable to free themselves.
Then God provided a lamb.
The blood became the sign.
The blood testified that a transition had occurred.
The death angel passed over.
A people began their journey out of bondage.
Passover reveals redemption.
Passover reveals deliverance.
Passover reveals the beginning of God’s work.
But Passover was never the destination.
Passover was the doorway.
Every Transition Has a Sign
When God changes an administration, He always provides a witness.
At Passover the sign was blood.
The blood testified that a new season had begun.
God was moving a people from bondage into purpose.
The sign was visible.
The sign was unmistakable.
The sign confirmed the transition.
This principle will become extremely important throughout this study.
Every divine transition carries a divine witness.
Every administration carries a sign.
Every manifestation carries evidence that God has moved His purpose forward.
Pentecost: The Feast of Firstfruits
Acts 2:1-4
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come…”
The next major feast is Pentecost.
If Passover introduced deliverance, Pentecost introduced transformation.
At Passover God brought His people out.
At Pentecost God moved inside.
The Spirit was poured out.
The law moved from stone to heart.
The kingdom moved from external to internal.
The church was born.
The ecclesia began.
The firstfruit company appeared.
The sign of Pentecost was not blood.
The sign of Pentecost was fire.
Tongues of fire appeared.
A mighty rushing wind filled the house.
The Holy Ghost was poured out.
A new administration had begun.
Why Pentecost Was Given
Pentecost was not given merely to produce church meetings.
Pentecost was not given merely to produce gifts.
Pentecost was not given merely to produce ministries.
Pentecost was given to produce a people.
God was creating a firstfruit company.
A called-out company.
A remnant company.
A people who would carry His life and bear witness to His purpose.
James 1:18
“That we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
Notice what James says.
He does not say:
“We are the harvest.”
He says:
“We are a kind of firstfruits.”
The firstfruit is not the whole harvest.
The firstfruit is the beginning of the harvest.
The firstfruit reveals what the harvest will become.
The firstfruit guarantees that the harvest is coming.
This is one of the most important principles in all of Scripture.
God always begins with firstfruits before He gathers a harvest.
Pentecost Produces the Woman
Throughout this age Christ has been working through His Spirit and through the ministry gifts He established.
Apostles.
Prophets.
Evangelists.
Pastors.
Teachers.
Their mandate has never changed.
Ephesians 4:13
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith… unto a perfect man.”
The purpose of the ministry is maturity.
The purpose of the ministry is growth.
The purpose of the ministry is preparation.
The purpose of the ministry is to bring forth a mature people.
This mature people appears prophetically in Revelation chapter twelve as a woman clothed with the sun.
She is the highest expression of what Pentecost can produce.
She is the mature fruit of Spirit and Fire.
She is the consummation of the church age.
Tabernacles: The Feast of Fullness
The third feast is Tabernacles.
Passover reveals deliverance.
Pentecost reveals firstfruits.
Tabernacles reveals fullness.
Tabernacles is the feast toward which the entire journey moves.
It is the feast of completion.
The feast of manifestation.
The feast of fulfillment.
The feast of harvest.
Everything produced through Passover and Pentecost moves toward this greater unveiling.
This is why Romans chapter eight becomes so important.
Paul describes a people who already possess the firstfruits of the Spirit.
Yet they groan.
Yet they wait.
Yet they long for manifestation.
Why?
Because firstfruits always point toward fullness.
The Bridge Between Pentecost and Tabernacles
The great story of this age is not simply the story of Pentecost.
It is the story of how Pentecost reaches its intended fulfillment.
The church age begins with firstfruits.
The church age matures a people.
The church age prepares a woman.
The woman carries a promise.
The promise moves toward manifestation.
The manifestation becomes the sign that fullness has arrived.
This bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles forms the foundation of everything we will study throughout this book.
The journey begins with blood.
The journey continues with fire.
The journey culminates in manifestation.
Passover.
Pentecost.
Tabernacles.
Deliverance.
Firstfruits.
Fullness.
This is the pattern of God’s plan from Genesis to Revelation.
CHAPTER 2
THE FIRSTFRUITS PRINCIPLE
God Always Begins With Firstfruits
One of the most overlooked principles in all of Scripture is the principle of firstfruits.
Yet once this principle is seen, it appears everywhere.
It appears in Genesis.
It appears in the Law.
It appears in the Prophets.
It appears in the teachings of Christ.
It appears in the Apostles.
It appears in Revelation.
The firstfruits principle is not merely an agricultural principle.
It is a revelation of how God works.
Before there is a harvest, there is a firstfruit.
Before there is fullness, there is a witness of fullness.
Before there is manifestation, there is a firstfruit company.
This principle is woven into the very fabric of God’s purpose.
The Firstfruit Reveals the Harvest
The firstfruit is never the entire harvest.
The firstfruit is the first evidence that the harvest is coming.
The firstfruit reveals the nature of the harvest.
The firstfruit guarantees the harvest.
The firstfruit becomes the pledge that the harvest will follow.
A farmer does not rejoice because he has gathered the firstfruit alone.
He rejoices because the firstfruit reveals what is coming behind it.
The firstfruit is the beginning of the story, not the end.
The Principle Begins in Creation
God never reveals fullness instantly.
He works progressively.
First the blade.
Then the ear.
Then the full corn in the ear.
The seed appears first.
The harvest appears later.
God works according to growth.
God works according to order.
God works according to progression.
The kingdom itself operates according to this principle.
Christ Became the Firstfruit
1 Corinthians 15:20
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
The resurrection of Christ reveals the pattern.
Christ is not merely resurrected.
Christ is called:
“The firstfruits.”
Why?
Because His resurrection reveals what God intends to accomplish on a greater scale.
The firstfruit appears first.
The harvest follows.
The firstfruit becomes the guarantee.
The firstfruit becomes the witness.
The firstfruit becomes the pattern.
Everything God does afterward unfolds according to what was first revealed in Christ.
Pentecost Produces a Firstfruit Company
James 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
This verse may be one of the most important verses in understanding the purpose of the church age.
James does not describe the church as the entire harvest.
James describes believers as:
“A kind of firstfruits.”
This is not accidental language.
This is divine language.
The Spirit intentionally chose the word firstfruits.
The church age begins with God gathering a firstfruit company.
A called-out company.
An ecclesia.
A remnant.
A people who become the first evidence of God’s larger purpose.
Why the Church Age Exists
Many believers view the church age as the final objective.
The Scriptures reveal something different.
The church age exists to produce firstfruits.
The church age exists to call out a people.
The church age exists to mature a people.
The church age exists to prepare a people.
The church age exists to produce a witness.
This explains why Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.
The purpose of these ministries was not simply to gather crowds.
The purpose was to bring a people into maturity.
The purpose was to produce firstfruits.
The Firstfruits of the Spirit
Romans 8:23
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit.”
Notice the language.
Paul does not say:
“We possess the fullness.”
Paul says:
“We have the firstfruits of the Spirit.”
This statement becomes one of the keys to understanding Romans chapter eight.
Paul possessed the Spirit.
Paul walked in revelation.
Paul walked in power.
Paul walked in glory.
Yet Paul still identified what he possessed as:
“The firstfruits.”
This is why he continues:
“We ourselves groan within ourselves.”
The firstfruit always reaches toward fullness.
The firstfruit always points beyond itself.
The firstfruit always anticipates a greater manifestation.
The Woman Is the Mature Firstfruit
When John sees the woman in Revelation chapter twelve, he is not seeing spiritual infancy.
He is seeing maturity.
He is seeing completion.
He is seeing the highest attainment of the age that produced her.
She is clothed with the sun.
She wears a crown.
She stands above the moon.
She represents a people who have come through the workings of Spirit and Fire.
Yet even she groans.
Even she travails.
Even she reaches toward something greater.
Why?
Because firstfruits are not fullness.
The woman is the mature firstfruit.
The woman is the consummation of Pentecost.
The woman is the highest expression of the age.
Yet she still carries within herself a greater manifestation.
The Groan of the Firstfruit
One of the signs of genuine maturity is not self-satisfaction.
It is holy longing.
The firstfruit groans.
Paul groans.
Creation groans.
The woman groans.
The groan reveals that life has already been conceived.
The groan reveals that manifestation is approaching.
The groan reveals that God is moving toward a greater unveiling.
This groan is not the cry of defeat.
It is the cry of expectancy.
The Firstfruit Is Not the Harvest
This may be the most important statement in this chapter.
The firstfruit is not the harvest.
The firstfruit is God’s instrument for the harvest.
God always begins with a witness before He gathers the many.
God always begins with a remnant before He reaches the nations.
God always begins with a firstfruit before He gathers the harvest.
The firstfruit reveals God’s intention.
The firstfruit reveals God’s pattern.
The firstfruit reveals God’s heart.
The Firstfruit and the Harvest of the Nations
The church age produces firstfruits.
The firstfruits reach maturity.
The mature firstfruits become the witness.
The witness becomes the instrument.
The instrument becomes the means through which God’s larger purpose unfolds.
This is why Revelation speaks of firstfruits and harvest.
This is why James speaks of firstfruits.
This is why Paul speaks of firstfruits.
This is why the feasts speak of firstfruits.
The principle never changes.
God begins with firstfruits.
God moves toward harvest.
God moves toward fullness.
God moves toward the gathering together of all things in Christ.
The firstfruit is not the end of God’s story.
The firstfruit is the beginning of it.
CHAPTER 3
PENTECOST: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CREATION
The World Before Pentecost
Before Pentecost, mankind lived in darkness.
Men possessed religion.
Men possessed traditions.
Men possessed sacrifices.
Men possessed ceremonies.
Yet something was missing.
The life of God was not dwelling within man.
Throughout the Old Testament, God spoke through prophets.
God moved upon kings.
God anointed priests.
God visited men.
But God did not yet permanently dwell within His people as He would under the New Covenant.
The promise had been spoken.
The prophets had seen glimpses.
The Messiah had come.
The Lamb had been offered.
The blood had been shed.
Passover had been fulfilled.
Now a new administration was about to begin.
Pentecost Was Not an Afterthought
Pentecost was not God’s backup plan.
Pentecost was not a religious experience.
Pentecost was not merely the birth of a church.
Pentecost was the next stage of God’s eternal purpose.
The blood of Passover delivered.
The fire of Pentecost transformed.
At Passover, God brought His people out.
At Pentecost, God moved inside.
This was one of the greatest transitions in the history of creation.
The Day Pentecost Fully Came
Acts 2:1-4
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”
Notice the language.
Pentecost did not partially come.
Pentecost fully came.
A divine administration entered the earth.
A new age began.
The Spirit was poured out.
Fire appeared.
The wind blew.
The sign testified that heaven had invaded earth in a new way.
God was no longer dwelling merely among His people.
God was dwelling within His people.
The Firstfruits Company Appears
The one hundred and twenty in the upper room represent something far greater than a prayer meeting.
They are the firstfruits of a new creation.
The firstfruits of a new administration.
The firstfruits of a new covenant.
The firstfruits of God’s called-out people.
This is why James later writes:
James 1:18
“That we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
The church age begins with firstfruits.
Not the whole harvest.
Not the fullness.
Not the consummation.
The beginning.
God always begins with firstfruits before He gathers the harvest.
Why the Holy Ghost Was Given
Jesus explained the purpose of the Spirit before Pentecost ever arrived.
John 16:13
“When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.”
The Holy Ghost was given as teacher.
The Holy Ghost was given as comforter.
The Holy Ghost was given as guide.
The Holy Ghost was given as witness.
The Holy Ghost was given to reveal Christ.
Pentecost was not merely about power.
Pentecost was about transformation.
The Spirit would now work from the inside outward.
The kingdom would move from external law to internal life.
Why Fire Was Given
John the Baptist declared:
Matthew 3:11
“He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.”
The Holy Ghost conceives.
The fire matures.
The Holy Ghost reveals.
The fire purifies.
The Holy Ghost teaches.
The fire transforms.
Throughout this age, Spirit and Fire have been working together to prepare a people for God’s purpose.
The Spirit plants the seed.
The fire matures the seed.
The Spirit conceives life.
The fire prepares the vessel.
The result of this divine process eventually appears in the prophetic picture of the Woman and the Man-Child.
Pentecost Was Given to Produce a People
Many believers view Pentecost primarily through gifts and ministries.
The Scriptures reveal a deeper purpose.
Pentecost was given to produce a people.
A mature people.
A prepared people.
A firstfruit people.
A people capable of carrying the life of Christ.
This is why the Spirit was poured out.
This is why the church age began.
This is why God called people out of darkness.
The goal was never simply attendance.
The goal was transformation.
The Calling Out of the Ecclesia
The word church comes from the concept of the ecclesia.
The called-out ones.
Pentecost marks the beginning of a divine calling out.
God begins gathering a remnant.
God begins gathering firstfruits.
God begins separating a people unto Himself.
He calls them out of darkness.
He calls them out of death.
He calls them out of ignorance.
He calls them into life.
This calling out continues throughout the entire church age.
Pentecost Is a Beginning, Not an Ending
One of the greatest misunderstandings concerning Pentecost is treating it as the final destination.
Pentecost is glorious.
Pentecost is powerful.
Pentecost is necessary.
But Pentecost is not the end of the story.
Pentecost is the beginning of a process.
The Spirit begins a work.
The fire continues a work.
The ministry gifts advance the work.
The saints mature through the work.
The firstfruits emerge through the work.
Eventually that work reaches its highest expression.
This is where the Woman and the Man-Child become central to understanding God’s purpose.
The woman represents the mature fruit of Spirit and Fire.
The woman represents the consummation of what Pentecost was commissioned to produce.
The woman is not the beginning of the journey.
She is the mature result of the journey.
The Hidden Purpose of Pentecost
God did not pour out His Spirit merely to start a movement.
God poured out His Spirit to prepare a people.
God did not send fire merely to create excitement.
God sent fire to create maturity.
God did not establish the church age merely to gather converts.
God established the church age to produce firstfruits.
Everything introduced at Pentecost moves toward a greater unveiling.
Everything introduced at Pentecost points toward fullness.
Everything introduced at Pentecost points toward manifestation.
The Holy Ghost conceives.
The fire matures.
The firstfruits grow.
The woman appears.
The man-child is born.
The harvest follows.
This is the hidden purpose of Pentecost and the beginning of the journey revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child.
CHAPTER 4
WHY CHRIST GAVE THE FIVEFOLD MINISTRY
The Fivefold Ministry Was Never the Destination
One of the greatest misunderstandings in modern Christianity is believing that the ministry is the goal.
The ministry is not the goal.
The ministry was given to accomplish a goal.
The apostle is not the goal.
The prophet is not the goal.
The evangelist is not the goal.
The pastor is not the goal.
The teacher is not the goal.
The ministry exists to produce something.
The ministry exists to build something.
The ministry exists to prepare something.
The ministry exists to bring forth a people.
If we misunderstand the purpose of the ministry, we will misunderstand the purpose of the entire church age.
Christ Gave Gifts Unto Men
Ephesians 4:8
“When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
The Fivefold Ministry did not originate in men.
The Fivefold Ministry originated in Christ.
The ministry is an extension of Christ’s own work.
The ministry is Christ continuing His labor through human vessels.
The ministry is Christ expressing Himself through members of His body.
The ministry belongs to Him.
The authority belongs to Him.
The purpose belongs to Him.
The ministry is simply the instrument He uses.
Christ Defined Their Assignment
Ephesians 4:11-12
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints…”
Notice that Christ did not leave the purpose of the ministry to speculation.
He defined it.
The ministry was given:
For the perfecting of the saints.
For the work of the ministry.
For the edifying of the body of Christ.
The assignment is clear.
The focus is the saints.
The focus is the body.
The focus is maturity.
The focus is preparation.
The focus is formation.
The Church Age Is a Firstfruit Administration
This is where many people miss the purpose of the church age.
The church age was not primarily designed to gather the final harvest of all creation.
The church age was designed to gather and mature a firstfruit company.
James 1:18
“That we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
The church age is a firstfruit administration.
The Fivefold Ministry is a firstfruit ministry.
The purpose is to call out.
The purpose is to mature.
The purpose is to prepare.
The purpose is to perfect.
This is why Pentecost began with one hundred and twenty instead of the whole world.
God always begins with firstfruits.
Until We All Come
Ephesians 4:13
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man…”
This verse is one of the most important verses in understanding the purpose of the Fivefold Ministry.
Notice the direction.
The ministry is moving toward:
Unity.
Knowledge.
Maturity.
Perfection.
The ministry is moving toward:
“A perfect man.”
Christ gave the ministry a destination.
Christ gave the ministry a target.
Christ gave the ministry a purpose.
The ministry is not wandering.
The ministry is moving toward a divine objective.
The Perfect Man Is the Goal of the Ministry
Throughout this age Christ has been working through apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.
Their labor has one purpose.
To bring forth maturity.
To bring forth fullness.
To bring forth the perfect man.
The ministry exists to bring the saints into the measure of Christ.
The ministry exists to prepare a mature people.
The ministry exists to produce what God has ordained for this administration.
The Perfect Man and the Mature Woman
Here we begin to see one of the great harmonies of Scripture.
Paul speaks of:
“The perfect man.”
John speaks of:
The woman clothed with the sun.
The language differs.
The imagery differs.
The picture differs.
But the maturity is the same.
The perfect man of Ephesians represents maturity.
The woman of Revelation 12 represents maturity.
The perfect man reveals the goal of the ministry.
The woman reveals the finished product of the ministry.
The ministry brings the saints into maturity.
The mature saints become the woman.
The woman becomes the consummation of the church age.
The Highest Achievement of Pentecost
When John sees the woman in Revelation 12, he is not seeing spiritual infancy.
He is not seeing an immature church.
He is not seeing a defeated people.
He sees a woman:
Clothed with the sun.
Crowned with stars.
Standing above the moon.
This is the highest expression of what Spirit and Fire have been producing throughout the age.
This is the fruit of the ministry.
This is the fruit of Pentecost.
This is the fruit of maturity.
Why the Woman Still Groans
One of the most remarkable truths in Revelation 12 is that the woman is glorious and yet she travails.
She possesses glory.
Yet she groans.
She possesses maturity.
Yet she groans.
She possesses crowns.
Yet she groans.
Why?
Because the highest achievement of the Fivefold Ministry is still reaching toward something greater.
The ministry succeeds.
The woman appears.
Yet the woman carries within herself a greater manifestation.
This is why Paul’s language is so important.
Paul walked in extraordinary glory.
Yet Paul said:
“I press toward the mark.”
Paul possessed the firstfruits of the Spirit.
Yet Paul groaned.
The woman possesses glory.
Yet the woman groans.
The pattern is identical.
The Limit of the Fivefold Ministry
Every administration has a purpose.
Every administration has a mandate.
Every administration has an assignment.
The Fivefold Ministry has been given authority to perfect the saints.
To mature the body.
To prepare the church.
To bring forth the perfect man.
The ministry fulfills its assignment when the woman appears.
The ministry accomplishes its purpose when maturity is reached.
The ministry achieves its objective when the church reaches the measure Christ ordained for it.
This is not failure.
This is success.
The ministry accomplishes exactly what Christ commissioned it to accomplish.
Why Christ Gave the Fivefold Ministry
The answer is simple.
Christ gave the Fivefold Ministry to produce a mature people.
Christ gave the Fivefold Ministry to produce firstfruits.
Christ gave the Fivefold Ministry to bring forth the perfect man.
Christ gave the Fivefold Ministry to prepare the woman.
The ministry is not the destination.
The ministry prepares the destination.
The ministry is not the harvest.
The ministry prepares the firstfruits.
The ministry is not the fullness.
The ministry prepares a people capable of carrying fullness.
The ministry is Christ’s divine instrument for producing the mature woman that appears in Revelation chapter twelve.
Only when this purpose is understood can we truly understand why the Fivefold Ministry was given and why the church age exists.
CHAPTER 5
THE PERFECT MAN AND THE MATURE WOMAN
The Perfect Man and the Mature Woman Are Not Competing Pictures
One of the greatest keys to understanding The Woman and the Man-Child is realizing that Paul and John are describing the same maturity using different language.
Paul writes of:
“A perfect man.”
John sees:
“A woman clothed with the sun.”
Paul describes maturity through instruction.
John describes maturity through vision.
Paul describes the goal of the ministry.
John describes the finished product of the ministry.
The Perfect Man and the Mature Woman are not opposing revelations.
They are complementary revelations.
Together they reveal the purpose of Pentecost and the preparation for the manifestation revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child.
Ephesians Reveals the Goal
Ephesians 4:13
“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 fullness of Christ.”
This verse reveals the destination of the Fivefold Ministry.
The ministry has a target.
The ministry has an objective.
The ministry has a purpose.
That purpose is:
“A perfect man.”
The ministry does not exist merely to produce church attendance.
The ministry does not exist merely to produce gifts.
The ministry does not exist merely to produce activity.
The ministry exists to produce maturity.
The ministry exists to produce the Perfect Man.
This is one of the foundational revelations of The Woman and the Man-Child.
Revelation Reveals the Result
Revelation 12:1
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun…”
John does not see a struggling woman.
John does not see a defeated woman.
John does not see a carnal woman.
John sees a glorious woman.
A mature woman.
A crowned woman.
A victorious woman.
This woman is the mature fruit of Spirit and Fire.
This woman is the mature fruit of the Fivefold Ministry.
This woman is the mature fruit of Pentecost.
This woman is central to understanding The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Woman Is the Consummation of Pentecost
Everything God began at Pentecost moves toward this woman.
The Holy Ghost prepares her.
The fire purifies her.
The ministry perfects her.
The Word matures her.
The dealings of God transform her.
The trials strengthen her.
The revelations enlighten her.
The Spirit prepares her for one purpose.
To become the Woman of Revelation 12.
The Woman and the Man-Child cannot be understood without first understanding the maturity of the woman herself.
Clothed With the Sun
The description of the woman is remarkable.
She is clothed with the sun.
The moon is beneath her feet.
She wears a crown of twelve stars.
Everything about the woman speaks of maturity.
Everything about the woman speaks of victory.
Everything about the woman speaks of glory.
This is not spiritual infancy.
This is not the beginning of the church age.
This is the culmination of the church age.
This is the highest expression of what Pentecost can produce.
This is why The Woman and the Man-Child becomes such a powerful revelation.
The woman represents the highest attainment of one administration.
The man-child introduces another.
The Woman Is Already Victorious
One of the most important truths revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child is that the woman is already glorious before the birth occurs.
The birth does not create her glory.
The birth reveals the purpose of her glory.
The birth does not make her mature.
The birth reveals why she was matured.
The birth does not make her victorious.
The birth reveals what her victory was preparing for.
This distinction is essential.
The woman is already victorious before the man-child appears.
The Greatest Sign of Maturity
Yet something remarkable appears in the vision.
The woman is glorious.
The woman is mature.
The woman is crowned.
The woman is victorious.
And yet the woman groans.
Revelation 12:2
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”
This is one of the greatest revelations in The Woman and the Man-Child.
The mature woman groans.
The mature woman travails.
The mature woman reaches beyond herself.
The mature woman carries a cry for fullness.
Her groaning is not weakness.
Her groaning is not failure.
Her groaning is pregnancy.
The Glory That Groans
Many believers assume that maturity removes groaning.
The Scriptures reveal the opposite.
Paul groaned.
Creation groans.
The woman groans.
The closer the purpose comes to manifestation, the deeper the groan becomes.
Paul walked in revelation.
Paul walked in miracles.
Paul walked in glory.
Yet Paul said:
“We ourselves groan within ourselves.”
Paul never spoke like a man who had arrived.
Paul spoke like a man pressing toward fullness.
The woman reveals the same spirit.
The Woman and the Man-Child is ultimately a revelation of maturity that still reaches toward fullness.
Why the Woman Must Travail
Without travail there is no birth.
Without groaning there is no manifestation.
Without expectation there is no transition.
The woman is carrying something greater than herself.
She is carrying a manifestation.
She is carrying a sign.
She is carrying the next stage of God’s purpose.
This is why the groan becomes one of the defining characteristics of the woman.
The groan reveals that something is ready to be born.
The Woman and the Man-Child
The title itself reveals the progression.
First the woman.
Then the man-child.
First maturity.
Then manifestation.
First preparation.
Then unveiling.
First Pentecost reaching its fullness.
Then the sign of transition.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveals that God’s purpose does not stop with maturity.
God’s purpose moves from maturity into manifestation.
The woman is glorious.
The woman is mature.
The woman is victorious.
Yet her greatest contribution is not what she possesses.
Her greatest contribution is what she births.
The Perfect Man Reveals the Mature Woman
When Paul speaks of the Perfect Man and John sees the Mature Woman, both are pointing toward the same destination.
The Fivefold Ministry reaches its intended goal.
The saints reach maturity.
The body reaches fullness.
The woman appears.
This woman stands as the greatest testimony of what Spirit and Fire can produce in the earth.
She is the mature fruit of Pentecost.
She is the consummation of the church age.
She is the great sign standing between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
And from her womb emerges the central revelation of this entire pillar:
The Woman and the Man-Child.
CHAPTER 6
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST AND FIRE
Spirit Conceives and Fire Matures
One of the greatest revelations concerning The Woman and the Man-Child is understanding why God baptized His people with both the Holy Ghost and Fire.
Most believers understand the Holy Ghost.
Far fewer understand the purpose of the Fire.
Yet both are essential.
The Spirit conceives.
The Fire matures.
The Spirit plants the seed.
The Fire prepares the vessel.
The Spirit begins the work.
The Fire completes the work.
Without the Spirit there is no conception.
Without the Fire there is no maturity.
The Woman and the Man-Child cannot be understood apart from the ministry of Spirit and Fire.
The Promise of John the Baptist
Matthew 3:11
“He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.”
Notice that John did not merely promise the Holy Ghost.
He promised:
The Holy Ghost
and
Fire.
The two belong together.
The Spirit reveals.
The Fire transforms.
The Spirit imparts life.
The Fire purifies life.
The Spirit brings conception.
The Fire prepares for manifestation.
Pentecost Introduced Spirit and Fire
Acts 2:3
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire.”
When Pentecost fully came, the sign was fire.
The sign was not accidental.
The sign revealed the nature of the administration.
The church age would be an age of Spirit and Fire.
The Spirit would teach.
The Spirit would guide.
The Spirit would reveal Christ.
The Fire would purify.
The Fire would mature.
The Fire would remove everything that hindered God’s purpose.
This process continues throughout the entire church age.
The Holy Ghost Conceives Christ Within
Galatians 4:19
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.”
The Holy Ghost was never given merely to provide information.
The Holy Ghost was given to form Christ within His people.
This is conception language.
This is life language.
This is pregnancy language.
The Spirit plants the seed of Christ.
The Spirit unveils the life of Christ.
The Spirit forms Christ within the believer.
This is where the journey begins.
The Woman and the Man-Child begins with conception before it ever reaches manifestation.
Fire Removes What Cannot Enter Fullness
Malachi 3:2-3
“For he is like a refiner’s fire…”
The Fire of God is not destruction of His people.
The Fire of God is purification of His people.
The Fire removes mixture.
The Fire removes corruption.
The Fire removes dependence upon the flesh.
The Fire removes confidence in self.
The Fire prepares a vessel for God’s purpose.
Throughout this age, God has used His Fire to prepare a mature people.
This is one of the hidden works of Pentecost.
The Fire Creates Maturity
Many believers desire revelation.
Fewer desire transformation.
Yet God is interested in both.
The Spirit gives revelation.
The Fire produces transformation.
The Spirit reveals truth.
The Fire conforms the vessel to truth.
The Spirit teaches.
The Fire matures.
The Spirit imparts.
The Fire perfects.
This is why The Woman and the Man-Child emerges only after a long process of preparation.
The woman did not become mature overnight.
The woman became mature through Spirit and Fire.
Why the Fivefold Ministry Needed Fire
The ministry gifts alone could never accomplish God’s purpose.
The apostle needs Fire.
The prophet needs Fire.
The evangelist needs Fire.
The pastor needs Fire.
The teacher needs Fire.
The saints need Fire.
The body needs Fire.
Without Fire, knowledge produces pride.
Without Fire, revelation produces arrogance.
Without Fire, gifting produces immaturity.
The Fire of God keeps the vessel dependent upon Him.
The Fire creates humility.
The Fire creates character.
The Fire creates endurance.
The Fire prepares a mature woman.
The Woman Is the Product of Spirit and Fire
When John sees the woman clothed with the sun, he is seeing the finished work of Spirit and Fire within an administration.
Everything the Holy Ghost conceived has matured.
Everything the Fire purified has been prepared.
Everything the ministry taught has borne fruit.
Everything the Spirit planted has grown.
This is why the woman appears in such glory.
The Woman and the Man-Child is not a sudden event without preparation.
It is the culmination of a long process of divine formation.
Fire Produces the Groan
One of the reasons mature believers often carry a deeper groan than immature believers is because Fire has enlarged their capacity.
The closer a believer comes to God’s purpose, the more they recognize there is still more.
Paul experienced this.
The woman experiences this.
The overcomers experience this.
The Fire removes satisfaction with partial attainment.
The Fire creates hunger for fullness.
The Fire creates longing for manifestation.
The Fire creates a cry for completion.
This is why the woman travails.
The groan is evidence that the Fire has done its work.
Spirit and Fire Prepare the Bridge
Romans 8 reveals a people possessing the firstfruits of the Spirit.
Revelation 12 reveals a woman travailing for manifestation.
Between those two passages stands the ministry of Spirit and Fire.
The Spirit conceives.
The Fire matures.
The Spirit reveals.
The Fire prepares.
The Spirit begins.
The Fire completes.
Together they prepare the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
The Purpose of Spirit and Fire
The ultimate purpose of Spirit and Fire is not merely gifts.
Not merely ministries.
Not merely experiences.
Not merely meetings.
The purpose is manifestation.
The purpose is maturity.
The purpose is preparation.
The purpose is bringing forth a people capable of carrying God’s next unveiling.
The Holy Ghost conceives the life of Christ.
The Fire matures the vessel.
The ministry perfects the saints.
The woman appears.
The woman travails.
The man-child is born.
This is the purpose of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire, and this is why Spirit and Fire stand at the very center of The Woman and the Man-Child.
CHAPTER 7
THE WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN
A Great Wonder Appears
Revelation 12:1
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.”
The Holy Spirit calls this vision:
“A great wonder.”
A great sign.
A great revelation.
A great unveiling.
The Woman and the Man-Child begins with a sign.
God has always confirmed His transitions with signs.
Passover had a sign.
Pentecost had a sign.
The transition into fullness has a sign.
The woman herself is the sign.
The woman is not merely an individual.
The woman is not merely a symbol.
The woman represents the mature fruit of an entire administration.
She represents the highest achievement of Pentecost.
She represents the completed work of Spirit and Fire within a people.
The Woman Is Not the Beginning
One of the greatest mistakes made when studying The Woman and the Man-Child is assuming the woman represents spiritual infancy.
Nothing in Revelation 12 suggests infancy.
Everything suggests maturity.
Everything suggests victory.
Everything suggests glory.
The woman appears after a long process of preparation.
The woman appears after years of Spirit and Fire.
The woman appears after the labor of the ministry.
The woman appears after the work of Pentecost.
The woman is not the beginning of the story.
The woman is the mature result of the story.
Clothed With the Sun
The first thing John sees is that the woman is:
“Clothed with the sun.”
The sun speaks of light.
The sun speaks of glory.
The sun speaks of illumination.
The sun speaks of heavenly life.
The woman is not partially clothed.
She is completely clothed.
The light surrounds her.
The glory surrounds her.
The revelation surrounds her.
This is not a picture of defeat.
This is not a picture of mixture.
This is a picture of maturity.
The Woman and the Man-Child begins with a glorious woman.
The Moon Under Her Feet
John also sees:
“The moon under her feet.”
The moon possesses light, but it reflects another source.
The moon is lesser than the sun.
The moon is beneath the woman.
The woman stands above it.
The picture reveals victory.
The picture reveals elevation.
The picture reveals maturity.
She is no longer governed by lesser things.
She stands above them.
This is why the woman represents the consummation of Pentecost.
The work of Spirit and Fire has elevated her.
The ministry has matured her.
The Word has transformed her.
The Crown of Twelve Stars
The woman wears a crown.
Crowns speak of victory.
Crowns speak of overcoming.
Crowns speak of rulership.
Crowns speak of completion.
The woman is not waiting to become glorious.
She is already glorious.
She is not waiting to become victorious.
She is already victorious.
She is not waiting to receive maturity.
She is already mature.
This is one of the most important revelations in The Woman and the Man-Child.
The woman is glorious before the birth.
The Highest Fruit of Pentecost
Everything we have studied so far leads to this moment.
The Three Feasts.
The Firstfruits Principle.
Pentecost.
The Fivefold Ministry.
The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire.
All of it leads here.
The woman represents the highest fruit of the church age.
She represents the highest fruit of the Fivefold Ministry.
She represents the highest fruit of Spirit and Fire.
Nothing in the age has produced anything greater than this woman.
She is the mature firstfruit company.
She is the perfected body.
She is the glorious church.
She is the mature woman revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child.
Yet She Groans
This is where the revelation becomes astonishing.
The woman possesses:
The sun.
The crown.
The victory.
The maturity.
The glory.
Yet she groans.
Revelation 12:2
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”
This changes everything.
The woman is not groaning because she lacks glory.
The woman is not groaning because she lacks revelation.
The woman is not groaning because she lacks maturity.
The woman is groaning because she is pregnant.
The groan reveals purpose.
The groan reveals expectation.
The groan reveals that manifestation is approaching.
The Glory That Still Reaches
The woman teaches us something profound.
Glory does not eliminate longing.
Maturity does not eliminate expectation.
Victory does not eliminate pressing.
The mature woman still reaches.
The mature woman still cries.
The mature woman still travails.
Paul revealed the same spirit.
Paul walked in extraordinary revelation.
Paul walked in extraordinary power.
Yet Paul said:
“I press toward the mark.”
Paul possessed firstfruits.
Yet Paul groaned.
The woman possesses glory.
Yet the woman groans.
The pattern is identical.
The Woman Is Carrying Fullness
The woman is not carrying a doctrine.
The woman is not carrying a teaching.
The woman is carrying a manifestation.
This is why her travail is so significant.
Everything in her life has been preparing for this moment.
The ministry prepared her.
The Spirit prepared her.
The Fire prepared her.
The Word prepared her.
The age prepared her.
Now she carries within herself the manifestation that The Woman and the Man-Child is preparing to reveal.
The Great Sign of Transition
The woman stands between two ages.
Behind her is Pentecost.
Before her is fullness.
Behind her is preparation.
Before her is manifestation.
Behind her is firstfruits.
Before her is harvest.
She stands upon the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
She is the sign that the transition has arrived.
She is the witness that God’s purpose is moving forward.
She is the great wonder in heaven.
She is the mature fruit of Spirit and Fire.
She is the crowned woman of Revelation 12.
And she stands as the glorious testimony that the next unveiling in The Woman and the Man-Child is drawing near.
CHAPTER 8
THE GLORY THAT GROANS
The Greatest Mystery of Maturity
One of the greatest mysteries revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child is that the woman possesses extraordinary glory and yet continues to groan.
To the natural mind this seems contradictory.
We assume that glory eliminates groaning.
We assume that maturity eliminates longing.
We assume that revelation eliminates pressing.
Yet the Scriptures reveal the exact opposite.
The greatest groans often come from the most mature people.
The deepest cries often come from those who have seen the most.
The strongest longing often comes from those who have walked furthest with God.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveals this mystery more clearly than perhaps any other picture in Scripture.
The Woman Is Already Glorious
Before John ever tells us about her travail, he tells us about her glory.
She is clothed with the sun.
She stands above the moon.
She wears a crown of twelve stars.
Everything about the vision reveals victory.
Everything about the vision reveals maturity.
Everything about the vision reveals completion within her administration.
She is not struggling to become glorious.
She is glorious.
She is not struggling to become mature.
She is mature.
She is not struggling to overcome.
She has overcome.
Yet she groans.
This is one of the central revelations of The Woman and the Man-Child.
Glory Does Not End the Journey
Many believers mistakenly assume that spiritual growth eventually reaches a point where all longing disappears.
The Scriptures reveal something entirely different.
The closer God’s people come to His purpose, the greater their capacity becomes.
The greater their capacity becomes, the deeper their longing becomes.
The deeper their longing becomes, the greater their groan becomes.
The woman is not groaning because she lacks glory.
She is groaning because glory itself is reaching toward manifestation.
Paul’s Life Reveals the Same Pattern
If any man could have claimed arrival, it was Paul.
Paul saw visions.
Paul raised the dead.
Paul planted churches.
Paul received revelations that continue to feed the body of Christ thousands of years later.
Paul walked in extraordinary authority.
Paul walked in extraordinary power.
Yet listen to his language.
Philippians 3:12
“Not as though I had already attained.”
Philippians 3:14
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Paul never sounds like a man who has arrived.
Paul sounds like a man reaching.
Paul sounds like a man pressing.
Paul sounds like a man groaning for fullness.
The same spirit that appears in Romans 8 appears in Revelation 12.
The same spirit that appears in Paul appears in the woman.
The Groan of Romans 8
Romans 8:23
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves…”
This verse may be one of the most important verses in understanding The Woman and the Man-Child.
Notice who is groaning.
Not unbelievers.
Not people without the Spirit.
Not people outside the covenant.
Paul says:
“We ourselves.”
And who are these people?
Those possessing:
“The firstfruits of the Spirit.”
They already possess life.
They already possess revelation.
They already possess glory.
Yet they groan.
Why?
Because firstfruits always reach toward fullness.
Romans 8 and Revelation 12
The more we study these passages, the more they appear to be describing the same spiritual reality.
Romans 8 reveals a people possessing the firstfruits of the Spirit and groaning for manifestation.
Revelation 12 reveals a glorious woman travailing for birth.
The language differs.
The imagery differs.
The administration remains the same.
Both passages reveal transition.
Both passages reveal expectation.
Both passages reveal preparation for manifestation.
The Woman and the Man-Child and Romans 8 are inseparable companions.
The Groan Is Not Failure
This is where many people misunderstand spiritual longing.
The groan is not defeat.
The groan is not unbelief.
The groan is not weakness.
The groan is evidence that life has already been conceived.
The groan is evidence that something is ready to be born.
The groan is evidence that manifestation is approaching.
A barren womb does not travail.
A womb carrying life travails.
The woman groans because she carries life.
Paul groans because he carries life.
Creation groans because life is pressing toward manifestation.
The Highest Achievement of Pentecost
The woman reveals something remarkable.
The highest achievement of Pentecost is not the end of the story.
The highest achievement of Pentecost is preparation for the next chapter.
The woman represents the greatest fruit of Spirit and Fire.
The woman represents the greatest fruit of the Fivefold Ministry.
The woman represents the greatest fruit of the church age.
Yet even the highest achievement of Pentecost still reaches for fullness.
This is why The Woman and the Man-Child is such an important revelation.
The woman is not the failure of Pentecost.
The woman is the success of Pentecost.
The groan proves that Pentecost accomplished exactly what God intended.
Maturity Produces Holy Dissatisfaction
One of the signs of genuine maturity is holy dissatisfaction.
Not dissatisfaction with God.
Not dissatisfaction with truth.
Not dissatisfaction with Christ.
But dissatisfaction with stopping short of fullness.
Mature believers are rarely the ones declaring they have arrived.
Mature believers are often the ones pressing for more.
They have seen enough of God to know there is still more of Him to be revealed.
They have tasted enough of His glory to know greater glory remains.
They have walked far enough to know the journey continues.
This spirit is found throughout Scripture.
This spirit is found in Paul.
This spirit is found in Romans 8.
This spirit is found in Revelation 12.
This spirit is found in The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Groan Is the Sound of Transition
Every divine transition carries a sign.
Passover had blood.
Pentecost had fire.
The transition into fullness carries a groan.
The groan reveals that something is changing.
The groan reveals that something is nearing manifestation.
The groan reveals that preparation is giving way to unveiling.
The groan reveals that the age is moving toward its consummation.
The woman’s cry is the sound of transition.
The Glory That Groans
The crowned woman groans.
The mature saints groan.
Paul groans.
Creation groans.
The firstfruits groan.
This groan is not the sound of defeat.
It is the sound of expectancy.
It is the sound of pregnancy.
It is the sound of life pressing toward manifestation.
It is the sound of Pentecost reaching toward Tabernacles.
It is the sound of firstfruits reaching toward harvest.
It is the sound of preparation reaching toward fulfillment.
It is the sound that echoes throughout The Woman and the Man-Child.
For the greatest glory of Pentecost is not that it claims arrival.
The greatest glory of Pentecost is that it groans for fullness.
CHAPTER 9
THE GROANING CREATION
Creation Is Waiting for a Sign
One of the greatest revelations in all of Scripture is that creation itself is waiting.
The mountains are waiting.
The nations are waiting.
The earth is waiting.
Humanity is waiting.
Creation is not waiting for another religion.
Creation is not waiting for another denomination.
Creation is not waiting for another theological argument.
Creation is waiting for a manifestation.
This is the revelation Paul unveils in Romans chapter eight.
Romans 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Notice the language.
Creation is waiting.
Creation is expecting.
Creation is looking.
Creation is anticipating.
The entire creation stands in expectation of a divine unveiling.
This is one of the foundational revelations of The Woman and the Man-Child.
Creation Recognizes What Many Do Not
Throughout history, creation has watched God’s purpose unfold.
Creation witnessed Passover.
Creation witnessed Pentecost.
Creation witnessed the birth of the church.
Creation witnessed the outpouring of the Spirit.
Creation witnessed the rise of the firstfruits.
Yet creation continues waiting.
Why?
Because creation understands that God’s purpose is moving toward manifestation.
Creation understands that there is a difference between conception and birth.
Creation understands that there is a difference between promise and manifestation.
Creation understands that there is a difference between firstfruits and harvest.
The Earnest Expectation
Paul uses remarkable language.
Romans 8:19
“The earnest expectation…”
The phrase carries the idea of intense anticipation.
Creation is leaning forward.
Creation is stretching forward.
Creation is looking toward something.
Creation sees beyond the present administration.
Creation sees beyond the present age.
Creation sees beyond the present condition.
Creation is waiting for the unveiling of something greater.
Why Creation Groans
Romans 8:22
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”
Notice the language.
Creation groans.
Creation travails.
Creation experiences birth pains.
Immediately we are reminded of Revelation 12.
The woman travails.
Creation travails.
The woman groans.
Creation groans.
The woman carries life.
Creation anticipates life.
The same pattern appears in both passages.
The same spirit appears in both passages.
This is why Romans 8 and The Woman and the Man-Child fit together so perfectly.
Creation Is Not Waiting for More Information
The world is filled with information.
The world is filled with teachings.
The world is filled with opinions.
Yet creation continues to groan.
Why?
Because creation is not waiting for information.
Creation is waiting for manifestation.
Creation is waiting for evidence.
Creation is waiting for a sign.
Creation is waiting for the unveiling of what God has been preparing throughout the ages.
This is why Romans 8 places such emphasis upon manifestation.
The Firstfruits and the Groan
Romans 8:23
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit…”
The groan begins with the firstfruits.
The firstfruits possess the Spirit.
The firstfruits possess revelation.
The firstfruits possess life.
Yet the firstfruits still groan.
Why?
Because they are carrying within themselves the purpose of God.
The firstfruits become the bridge between promise and fulfillment.
The firstfruits become the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
The firstfruits become the bridge revealed in The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Woman Carries the Answer
The remarkable thing about Revelation 12 is that the woman carries within herself the answer to creation’s groan.
Creation is waiting.
The woman is pregnant.
Creation expects manifestation.
The woman is preparing to give birth.
Creation cries for unveiling.
The woman carries the unveiling within her womb.
The entire vision of The Woman and the Man-Child becomes God’s answer to the cry of creation.
The Great Transition
Romans 8 is one of the greatest transition chapters in Scripture.
It reveals two realities operating simultaneously.
Firstfruits are present.
Manifestation is anticipated.
Life has been conceived.
Birth has not yet occurred.
The Spirit has been given.
The fullness remains ahead.
The church age exists.
The age to come approaches.
Paul stands between two worlds.
The woman stands between two worlds.
The firstfruits stand between two worlds.
This is why the groan is so important.
The groan reveals transition.
To Wit: The Redemption of Our Body
Romans 8:23
“Waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”
Paul identifies the object of the expectation.
The redemption of the body.
Notice the language.
Paul does not say:
“We have fully attained.”
Paul does not say:
“We have completely arrived.”
Paul says:
“Waiting.”
This waiting does not diminish what Paul possesses.
It reveals what Paul anticipates.
This waiting does not diminish Pentecost.
It reveals where Pentecost is moving.
The same expectation appears throughout The Woman and the Man-Child.
Creation Waits for Manifestation
Throughout Scripture God confirms new administrations with signs.
Passover had blood.
Pentecost had fire.
Romans 8 points toward another sign.
The sign of manifestation.
The sign creation itself has been waiting to see.
The sign that reveals the transition from preparation into unveiling.
The sign that answers the groan of creation.
The Groan Will Not Last Forever
Groaning is not the destination.
Travailing is not the destination.
Waiting is not the destination.
Birth is the destination.
Manifestation is the destination.
Unveiling is the destination.
The woman does not travail forever.
The woman gives birth.
Creation does not groan forever.
Creation witnesses manifestation.
This is the hope that echoes throughout Romans 8.
This is the hope that echoes throughout Revelation 12.
This is the hope that echoes throughout The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Cry of Creation
Creation is crying for a sign.
Creation is crying for manifestation.
Creation is crying for fulfillment.
Creation is crying for the unveiling of what God has been preparing through Spirit and Fire.
The firstfruits hear the cry.
Paul hears the cry.
The woman hears the cry.
And within her womb she carries God’s answer.
The answer is not another philosophy.
The answer is not another system.
The answer is manifestation.
The answer is the unveiling of God’s purpose.
The answer is found in the mystery revealed throughout The Woman and the Man-Child.
CHAPTER 10
THE BIRTH OF THE MAN-CHILD
The Moment Creation Has Been Waiting For
Every chapter leading up to this point has been preparing for a single event.
The Three Feasts pointed toward it.
The Firstfruits Principle pointed toward it.
Pentecost pointed toward it.
The Fivefold Ministry pointed toward it.
The Woman pointed toward it.
The Groan pointed toward it.
Creation itself pointed toward it.
Everything has been moving toward manifestation.
Everything has been moving toward birth.
This is the central revelation of The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Woman Was Prepared for This Moment
The woman did not suddenly appear.
The woman was prepared.
She was matured by Spirit and Fire.
She was perfected through the workings of God.
She was brought to maturity through the ministry Christ established.
Everything in her life prepared her for this moment.
The purpose of her preparation was not merely her own maturity.
The purpose of her preparation was birth.
The Birth Appears
Revelation 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child…”
The words seem simple.
Yet they contain one of the greatest revelations in Scripture.
The woman gives birth.
The travail reaches its purpose.
The groan reaches its purpose.
The preparation reaches its purpose.
The age reaches its purpose.
The manifestation arrives.
The Woman and the Man-Child reaches its central unveiling.
This Birth Is Different
One of the most remarkable features of the vision is the nature of the birth itself.
When Pentecost began, spiritual babies were born.
The church age began with infancy.
Growth followed.
Maturity followed.
Development followed.
The process unfolded over time.
But Revelation 12 presents something entirely different.
The child appears ready for authority.
The child appears ready for government.
The child appears ready for responsibility.
The child appears ready for purpose.
This is not the beginning of an administration.
This is the manifestation of what an administration has been preparing.
The Sign of Transition
Throughout Scripture God confirms transitions with signs.
Passover had blood.
Pentecost had fire.
Now another sign appears.
The birth itself becomes the sign.
The birth testifies that preparation has reached manifestation.
The birth testifies that promise has reached fulfillment.
The birth testifies that something hidden has become visible.
The birth becomes the witness that the transition has occurred.
The Travail Finds Its Purpose
The woman’s pain was not meaningless.
The woman’s groan was not meaningless.
The woman’s waiting was not meaningless.
Everything was leading toward manifestation.
Without the birth, the groan remains incomplete.
Without the birth, the travail remains unfinished.
Without the birth, the preparation remains hidden.
The birth reveals the reason for the journey.
The Answer to Romans 8
Romans 8 and Revelation 12 meet in this moment.
Romans 8 reveals expectation.
Revelation 12 reveals manifestation.
Romans 8 reveals groaning.
Revelation 12 reveals birth.
Romans 8 reveals waiting.
Revelation 12 reveals unveiling.
The birth of the man-child becomes God’s answer to the cry revealed in Romans 8.
The manifestation answers the expectation.
The unveiling answers the waiting.
The birth answers the groan.
The Man-Child and Fullness
The title The Woman and the Man-Child reveals two stages of one divine purpose.
The woman reveals maturity.
The man-child reveals manifestation.
The woman reveals preparation.
The man-child reveals unveiling.
The woman reveals the consummation of one administration.
The man-child reveals the beginning of another.
This is why the birth is so significant.
The birth is not merely another event.
The birth marks transition.
The birth marks advancement.
The birth marks movement into a greater expression of God’s purpose.
Caught Up Unto God and His Throne
Revelation 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The vision immediately shifts from birth to throne.
From manifestation to government.
From unveiling to authority.
From preparation to administration.
The throne appears because the purpose of God is moving forward.
The throne appears because manifestation carries responsibility.
The throne appears because God’s purpose is not merely personal transformation.
God’s purpose moves toward kingdom administration.
Why the Birth Matters
The birth matters because it reveals that God’s purpose has not stalled.
The birth matters because it reveals that God’s promise remains alive.
The birth matters because it reveals that preparation was not in vain.
The birth matters because it reveals that God’s process produces results.
The birth matters because it reveals that manifestation follows preparation.
The birth matters because it reveals that fullness is not merely taught.
Fullness is revealed.
Fullness is manifested.
Fullness becomes visible.
The Woman and the Man-Child
The entire pillar has been moving toward this revelation.
The Woman and the Man-Child is not merely a vision.
It is a pattern.
A pattern of preparation.
A pattern of maturity.
A pattern of manifestation.
A pattern of transition.
The woman reveals what Spirit and Fire can produce.
The man-child reveals what manifestation looks like when preparation reaches completion.
The woman reveals the highest fruit of Pentecost.
The man-child reveals the sign of transition toward fullness.
The Birth That Changes Everything
When the man-child appears, the story changes.
The focus shifts.
The horizon expands.
The purpose advances.
The age moves forward.
The birth reveals that God’s purpose is progressing exactly according to His plan.
The travail has accomplished its purpose.
The groan has accomplished its purpose.
The preparation has accomplished its purpose.
The manifestation has arrived.
And with the appearance of the man-child, The Woman and the Man-Child moves from preparation into administration, from expectation into manifestation, and from promise into visible expression.
CHAPTER 11
TO WIT: THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODY
The Great Sign Paul Was Waiting For
Throughout his ministry, Paul spoke of many mysteries.
He spoke of justification.
He spoke of reconciliation.
He spoke of sonship.
He spoke of the new creation.
He spoke of the indwelling Christ.
Yet one theme appears repeatedly throughout his writings.
Paul was looking toward a manifestation.
Paul was looking toward a completion.
Paul was looking toward a fullness.
This expectation appears clearly in Romans chapter eight.
Romans 8:23
“Waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”
These words stand at the center of The Woman and the Man-Child.
They reveal the object of Paul’s expectation.
They reveal the object of creation’s expectation.
They reveal the object of the woman’s travail.
The Meaning of “To Wit”
Paul does something remarkable.
He does not leave the expectation undefined.
He identifies it.
He explains it.
He names it.
Romans 8:23
“To wit, the redemption of our body.”
The phrase “to wit” means:
That is to say.
In other words.
Specifically.
Paul is clarifying what he means.
He is defining the object of the groan.
The groan is not vague.
The expectation is not vague.
The waiting is not vague.
The redemption of the body stands at the center of the expectation.
Paul Possessed Firstfruits But Reached for Fullness
One of the most important truths in Romans 8 is that Paul already possessed the firstfruits of the Spirit.
He already possessed revelation.
He already possessed life.
He already possessed glory.
Yet he continued waiting.
Yet he continued pressing.
Yet he continued groaning.
This reveals something profound.
Possessing firstfruits is not the same as possessing fullness.
The firstfruits reveal the promise.
The fullness reveals the manifestation.
This distinction lies at the heart of The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Groan of a Mature Apostle
If any man could have claimed arrival, it was Paul.
He saw extraordinary things.
He accomplished extraordinary things.
He carried extraordinary revelation.
Yet his testimony remains consistent.
Philippians 3:12
“Not as though I had already attained.”
Philippians 3:14
“I press toward the mark.”
The language of Paul is the language of the woman.
The language of Paul is the language of Romans 8.
The language of Paul is the language of expectancy.
The language of Paul is the language of manifestation.
Paul never speaks as though the journey is complete.
Paul speaks as a man moving toward fullness.
The Woman and the Man-Child Answer the Groan
The groan of Romans 8 finds its prophetic picture in Revelation 12.
The woman travails.
The woman groans.
The woman waits.
Then the birth occurs.
The manifestation appears.
The sign arrives.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveals in picture form what Romans 8 reveals in apostolic language.
Romans 8 reveals the expectation.
Revelation 12 reveals the manifestation.
The two chapters belong together.
The Sign of Every Administration
Throughout Scripture God confirms transitions with signs.
Passover had blood.
Pentecost had fire.
The transition toward fullness carries a sign as well.
The sign is manifestation.
The sign is unveiling.
The sign is visible evidence that God has advanced His purpose.
The redemption of the body becomes central to this expectation because it represents the manifestation that Paul identifies as the object of the groan.
The Redemption of the Body and the Feast of Fullness
The Three Feasts reveal the progression of God’s purpose.
Passover reveals deliverance.
Pentecost reveals firstfruits.
Tabernacles reveals fullness.
Romans 8 stands upon the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles.
Paul possesses firstfruits.
Yet Paul waits for fullness.
Paul possesses life.
Yet Paul anticipates manifestation.
Paul possesses the Spirit.
Yet Paul continues pressing toward completion.
The redemption of the body becomes one of the great transition points between these realities.
Creation Is Waiting for This Sign
Romans 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Notice again the language.
Creation waits.
Creation expects.
Creation anticipates.
Creation looks beyond the present.
Creation looks toward manifestation.
The expectation of creation and the expectation of Paul move together.
Both point toward unveiling.
Both point toward manifestation.
Both point toward fulfillment.
This is why Romans 8 remains one of the foundational chapters of The Woman and the Man-Child.
The Difference Between Revelation and Manifestation
Many truths can be revealed before they are manifested.
A promise can be known before it is experienced.
A prophecy can be understood before it is fulfilled.
A revelation can be seen before it becomes visible.
This distinction is essential.
Paul understood the promise.
Paul taught the promise.
Paul proclaimed the promise.
Yet Paul still spoke of waiting.
This is why Romans 8 remains so important.
The chapter preserves both realities.
The revelation is present.
The manifestation remains ahead.
The Great Transition
The woman stands at the edge of manifestation.
Paul stands at the edge of manifestation.
Creation stands at the edge of manifestation.
All three reveal the same pattern.
Preparation.
Expectation.
Manifestation.
The church age prepares.
The firstfruits mature.
The woman appears.
The man-child is born.
The sign emerges.
The transition unfolds.
The redemption of the body stands as one of the great themes of this transition.
The Fulfillment of the Groan
The groan does not continue forever.
The waiting does not continue forever.
The travail does not continue forever.
Birth answers travail.
Manifestation answers expectation.
Unveiling answers waiting.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveals that God’s purpose moves from promise to fulfillment, from firstfruits to fullness, and from expectation to manifestation.
This is why Paul groaned.
This is why creation groans.
This is why the woman travails.
For all of them are reaching toward the same reality:
“To wit, the redemption of our body.”
And in that expectation, the bridge between Pentecost and Tabernacles finds one of its clearest expressions in all of Scripture.
CHAPTER 12
THE HARVEST OF THE NATIONS
The Woman and the Man-Child Were Never the End of the Story
One of the greatest truths revealed throughout this book is that The Woman and the Man-Child are not the end of God’s purpose.
They are the beginning of a greater manifestation.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal God’s pattern.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal God’s order.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal God’s method.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal how God moves from firstfruits to harvest.
The mature woman is not the harvest.
The man-child is not the harvest.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal the firstfruits that prepare the way for the harvest.
This is one of the most important revelations in the entire counsel of God.
God Always Begins With Firstfruits
Throughout Scripture God begins with a firstfruit before He gathers a harvest.
Christ became the firstfruits.
The church became a kind of firstfruits.
The overcomers become firstfruits.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal God’s firstfruit pattern operating on a grand scale.
God begins with a witness.
God begins with a remnant.
God begins with a firstfruit company.
Then the harvest follows.
The firstfruit is never the end.
The firstfruit is God’s instrument for the harvest.
The Woman and the Man-Child Reveal God’s Method
Many believers focus entirely upon the destination while overlooking God’s method.
God’s method is revealed through The Woman and the Man-Child.
The woman is prepared.
The woman is matured.
The woman is perfected.
The woman is clothed with the sun.
The woman travails.
The man-child is born.
Manifestation appears.
Then the purpose expands beyond the firstfruit company.
This is the divine order revealed throughout Scripture.
The Woman and the Man-Child are not merely symbols.
They reveal God’s method of moving from preparation to manifestation and from manifestation to harvest.
The Harvest Was Always the Goal
From the beginning God has been moving toward a harvest.
The firstfruit reveals the harvest.
The firstfruit guarantees the harvest.
The firstfruit prepares the harvest.
The firstfruit becomes the instrument of the harvest.
This is why The Woman and the Man-Child are so important.
Without firstfruits there is no harvest.
Without preparation there is no manifestation.
Without manifestation there is no gathering.
God never skips His order.
The Nations Await the Harvest
The Scriptures repeatedly reveal God’s concern for the nations.
The prophets saw the nations.
The apostles saw the nations.
Revelation sees the nations.
The purpose of God has always extended beyond a remnant.
The firstfruits are gathered first.
The harvest follows.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal the bridge between those realities.
The mature woman prepares the way.
The man-child becomes the sign.
The nations become the field.
The harvest begins.
The Sickle and the Harvest
Revelation 14:15
“Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
The harvest imagery of Revelation follows the firstfruit imagery.
This is not accidental.
God’s order remains consistent.
Firstfruits.
Then harvest.
Preparation.
Then gathering.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal the firstfruit principle reaching maturity.
The harvest reveals the purpose for which the firstfruits were prepared.
From Pentecost to Fullness
The church age begins with firstfruits.
Pentecost begins with firstfruits.
The Fivefold Ministry perfects firstfruits.
Spirit and Fire mature firstfruits.
The woman becomes the mature firstfruit.
The man-child becomes the sign of manifestation.
Then the horizon expands.
The purpose broadens.
The harvest comes into view.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal the transition from preparation into fulfillment.
The Gathering Together of All Things
Ephesians 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ.”
This is one of the great purposes toward which Scripture moves.
The gathering.
The reconciliation.
The restoration.
The harvest.
The fullness.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal the preparation for that gathering.
The firstfruits do not replace the harvest.
The firstfruits prepare the harvest.
The firstfruits reveal the harvest.
The firstfruits become instruments within the harvest.
The Fulfillment of the Groan
The woman groaned.
Paul groaned.
Creation groaned.
The firstfruits groaned.
But the groan was never the destination.
Manifestation answers the groan.
Harvest answers the groan.
Fulfillment answers the groan.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal that God’s purpose moves from expectation into manifestation and from manifestation into harvest.
The Woman and the Man-Child and the Fullness of God’s Purpose
The journey began with Passover.
The journey continued through Pentecost.
The journey moved through Spirit and Fire.
The journey produced firstfruits.
The journey produced the mature woman.
The journey revealed the man-child.
The journey advanced toward harvest.
The journey moved toward fullness.
The journey moves toward the gathering together of all things in Christ.
This is the great revelation of The Woman and the Man-Child.
Not merely a woman.
Not merely a child.
But God’s eternal purpose unfolding through firstfruits, manifestation, and harvest.
Conclusion: The Great Purpose of God
The Woman and the Man-Child stand as one of the greatest prophetic pictures in all of Scripture.
They reveal the purpose of Pentecost.
They reveal the purpose of the Fivefold Ministry.
They reveal the purpose of Spirit and Fire.
They reveal the purpose of firstfruits.
They reveal the purpose of manifestation.
They reveal the purpose of harvest.
The Woman and the Man-Child reveal that God is bringing creation from promise to fulfillment, from firstfruits to harvest, and from preparation to manifestation.
The woman prepares.
The man-child manifests.
The harvest follows.
And through it all, God’s eternal purpose advances toward the day when all things are gathered together in Christ and His glory fills the earth as the waters cover the sea.
This is the revelation of The Woman and the Man-Child.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES BY CHAPTER
Chapter 1 — The Three Feasts and the Plan of God
- Leviticus 23:1-44
- Exodus 12:1-14
- Deuteronomy 16:16
- Acts 2:1-4
- Romans 8:19-23
- James 1:18
Chapter 2 — The Firstfruits Principle
- James 1:18
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-23
- Romans 8:23
- Revelation 14:4
- Proverbs 3:9
- Leviticus 23:10-17
Chapter 3 — Pentecost: The Beginning of a New Creation
- Acts 2:1-4
- Joel 2:28-32
- John 16:13
- Jeremiah 31:31-34
- Ezekiel 36:25-27
- James 1:18
Chapter 4 — Why Christ Gave the Fivefold Ministry
- Ephesians 4:8-16
- Colossians 1:27-29
- Galatians 4:19
- James 1:18
- Hebrews 6:1
- Philippians 3:12-14
Chapter 5 — The Perfect Man and the Mature Woman
- Ephesians 4:13
- Revelation 12:1-2
- Ephesians 5:25-32
- Song of Solomon 6:10
- Psalm 45:9-17
- Philippians 3:12-15
Chapter 6 — The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire
- Matthew 3:11-12
- Acts 2:1-4
- John 16:13
- Galatians 4:19
- Malachi 3:1-3
- Hebrews 12:29
- 1 Peter 1:6-7
Chapter 7 — The Woman Clothed with the Sun
- Revelation 12:1-2
- Psalm 45:9-17
- Song of Solomon 6:10
- Isaiah 60:1-3
- Ephesians 5:27
- Philippians 3:12-14
Chapter 8 — The Glory That Groans
- Revelation 12:2
- Romans 8:23
- Philippians 3:12-14
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
- Romans 15:18-19
- Hebrews 11:39-40
Chapter 9 — The Groaning Creation
- Romans 8:19-23
- Romans 8:29
- Isaiah 25:6-9
- Hosea 13:14
- Revelation 12:2
- Habakkuk 2:14
Chapter 10 — The Birth of the Man-Child
- Revelation 12:5
- Isaiah 66:7-8
- Micah 5:2-3
- Galatians 4:19
- Psalm 2:7-9
- Romans 8:19
Chapter 11 — To Wit: The Redemption of Our Body
- Romans 8:23
- Philippians 3:20-21
- 1 Corinthians 15:51-54
- 2 Corinthians 5:1-5
- Philippians 3:12-14
- Romans 8:19
Chapter 12 — The Harvest of the Nations
- Revelation 14:14-16
- Revelation 5:9-10
- Ephesians 1:10
- Isaiah 2:2-4
- Habakkuk 2:14
- 1 Corinthians 15:24-28
- Colossians 1:16-20
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