The Seed Of The Woman Identified

The prophecy at Genesis 3:15 refers finally to the seed of the woman. While Satan was developing his seed, Jehovah was preparing for his "woman," or wifelike celestial organization, to produce a seed. For some 4,000 years, Jehovah progressively revealed to obedient God-fearing humans details related to the coming of the seed. (Isaiah 46:9,10) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and others could thus build faith in the promise taht the seed would appear in their genealogical line. (Genesis 22:15-18; 26:4; 28:14) Satan and his henchmen often persecuted such servants of Jehovah because of their unswerving faith.- Hebrews 11:1, 2, 32-38.

At last, in the year 29 of our Common Era, the perfect man Jesus presented himself at the Jordan River and was baptized. Jehovah there begot Jesus with Holy Spirit, saying: "This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved." (Matthew 3:17) Jesus was there identified as having been sent forth from God's spiritual organization in heaven. He was also anointed as the King-Designated of the heavenly Kingdom that would restore rulership over the earth in Jehovah's name, thus settling once and for all the issue involving government, or sovereignty. (Revelation 11:15) Jesus, then, is the principal one of the seed of the woman, the foretold Messiah.-Compare Galatians 3:16; Daniel 9:25.

Would the woman's seed be simply one prominent person? Well, what of Satan's seed? The Bible identifies Satan's seed as including a hose of wicked angels and God dishonoring humans. It should not surprise us, then, to learn of God's purpose to select 144,000 integrity keepers from among mankind to become priestly corulers with the Messianic Seed, Jesus Christ. Revelation refers to these when it says that the Devil, in his enmity toward God's womanly organization, "went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed."-Revelation 12:17; 14:1-4.

In the Bible, anointed Christians are called Jesus' brothers, and as his brothers, they share the same father and the same mother. (Hebrews 2:11) Their Father is Jehovah God. Hence, their Mother must be "the woman," God's wifelike celestial organization. They become a secondary part of the seed, Christ Jesus being the primary part. The congregation of these spirit-begotten Christians on earth make up God's visible organization that serves under his womanlike organization in the heavens, where they will be united with Christ Jesus at their resurrection. (Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 3:16,29) Though not part of the seed, millions of other sheep out of all the nations are being united to serve with God's organization on earth. Are you one of these other sheep? Then your happy hope is everlasting life in a paradise earth.-John 10:16; 17:1-3.

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