Would the woman's seed be simply one prominent person? Well, what of Satan's seed? The Bible identifies Satan seed as including a host 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 seeds." - 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 wife-like 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.
Next time: Chapter Two/The Grand Theme of the Bible - How Enmity Developed
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