• Who are the "rest of her offspring" mentioned in Revelation 12:17?
      1. They are the surviving Christians.
        • There will be no Christians left after the Body is caught-up at the Lord's return. Once the Church is taken, any who then come to believe that Jesus is the Christ will be believers, but not Christians. There are not "good" Christians and "not-so-good" Christians. If you have the Holy Spirit living inside you, then you will be taken at the Coming of the Lord--period.
      2. They are the "good" people.
        • There are no 'good' people.
      3. Right Answer!They are the people of God who have recently believed on Jesus Christ.
        • Yes. They are the people that have just come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, with the exception of the 144,000. The 'rapture' will convince many people all around the world of the truthfulness of the Bible's message and many will become instant believers.
      4. They are the many of Israel.
        • No. The term 'the many of Israel' is a dig against these people. They are the unfaithful in Israel.
        • Daniel 9:27
          He will confirm a covenant with many for one "seven.' In the middle of the "seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wingof the templehe will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." (NIV)
        • The 'he' here is the man called the Antichrist, and the 'many' are the people of Israel that make this agreement with the Antichrist
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