Feeding Trough

Who is the woman clothed with the sun?

The New American Standard Bible interprets her as Israel. I believe it is the church, and Israel is her crown. Previously when Joseph had dreamt of twelve stars it was interpreted as him and his brothers which make up the twelve tribes of Israel. She is clothed with the sun because being part of the church puts you back into relationship with God the Father, and when mankind was in right relationship last, light was their covering. She is with child the same way Mary was, by the Holy Spirit, and she has been pregnant since Pentecost. Believers who have overcame what God has asked of them I believe are this son who gets caught up to God, while the church that remains is hidden. I believe this because both Enoch and Noah walked with God, but Enoch was not, for God took him, but God had Noah and his family build an ark to survive the flood that was coming.

⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)

⁹ Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” ¹⁰ He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?” (Genesis 37:9-10)

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:18)

³⁵ The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)

⁸ but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

¹When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. (Acts 2:1-4)

²⁴ Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. (Genesis 5:24)

⁹ These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9)

⁵ By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. (Hebrews 11:5)

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Hebrews 11:7)

⁹ For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

⁵ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5)

References

Luke 24:49

Genesis 37:9-10

Matthew 1:18

Luke 1:35

Acts 1:8

Acts 2:1-4

Genesis 5:24

Genesis 6:9

Hebrews 11:5

Hebrews 11:7

1 Thessalonians 5:9

2 Corinthians 13:5