Scarlet Thread
Rev 5:5
and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
-Jesus was born of the tribe of Judah, one of Jacobs twelve sons
-hath overcome. What might he had to overcome?
Third day (or 7th day)
-Jesus restores withered hand on Sabbath (Luke 6)
-Strength of His people had all but disappeared
He also:
revive and raise us up
flesh is burnt off (dead body)
somehow we lay down works of the flesh in/on the 7th day
seems to be for those looking for him
Esther put on royal apparel on 7th day
eastern gate in INNER court is opened (Eze 46:1) is opened on 7th day
burns as a furnace
distress upon men
Jesus' appearance is transformed/metamorphasized
Jesus turns water into wine (best wine)
Ezr 6:15
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar (March or April), which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
-rebuild at Jerusalem was done on the third day
Luk 9:22
saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
In Rev 11, Jesus said Babylon was which two cities spiritually:
Egypt and Sodom
Eze 30:20-22
20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
So Egypt (Babylon) has held the sword, but on day 7, God breaks Egypt (Babylon) arm to cause the sword to fall out of his wayhand.
And which day did Jesus strengthen the withered man's hand in Luke 6?
-Sabbath
***So on day 3 or 7, Jesus takes the sword out of Babylon/Egypt's hand and gives strength to the whithered hand.
***Withered hand would be the small remnant from Isaiah 1:9
Let's see another hidden picture of God's work in the life of Judah from the OT:
Gen 38:1-30
***Seems to begin right after his brothers sell their brother Joseph into slavery:
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
-Judah goes to Adullam to his friend Hirah
-Judah mets and marries (?) Shua's daughter
-the have 3 sons, Er, Onan, Shelah
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
-Judah gets a wife Tamar for his first born son, Er
-Er is wicked so God kills him
-Evidently they have no kids
-Custom is such that unmarried second son Onan need to go in and perform his duty to raise up a child on behalf of dead brother.
-Onan does his duty but pulls out and deposits his seed on the ground instead of getting her pregnant
-God kills him for being evil
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
-Judah promises Tamar his third son who his young, altho he hints that he won't follow thru cause he doesn't wasn't Shelah to die like the first two sons/brothers.
-Tamar goes back to dad's house (childless) to wait for Shelah to grow up and Judah to follow thru on promise
-Judahs wife eventually dies, Judah is comforted and ends up reconnecting with old friend, Hirah the Adullamite
-They go to Timnah to get their sheep sheared. (5-10 miles away)
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
-Tamar, who has sat waiting, hears that father-in-law is in town
-Tamar discovers she has been duped. Shelah has grown up and she wasn't given unto him for a wife
-takes off widow garments, covers herself with veil and wrapped herself.
-her garments seem to give her a different connotation.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
-Judah doesn't recognize her and thinks she is a harlot
-He propositions her, she accepts but wants payment
-He promises her a goat (kid), altho he doesn't have it at the moment
-Prob mistrustful. She wants security so he gives her his signet (ring), staff and his cord (bracelet)
-She gets pregnant...Father-in-law gets DIL pregnant!
19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.
-Tamar puts back on garments of widowhood
-Judah wants his staff, signet and cord back
-so Judah sends the goat (kid) via his friend Hirah the Adullamite
-Hirah can't find her. He asks the men of Eniam who say there is no prostitute there
-He returns and tells Judah
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
-Judah says let her keep the signet, the staff and the cord. I tried to send her the goat (kid). I don't need to be shamed
-Three months later, Judah hears that Tamar is pregnant by whoredom.
-Bring her out and burn her!
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
-As Tamar is being brought forth (to be burned?), she sends to Judah and tells him she is pregnant by the man who owns the staff, the signet and the cord.
-Judah acknowleges the truth that they are his items.
-And evidently that he is the father of her baby
-He did not give Tamar his son Shelah
-He states that she is more righteous than he
-He seemed to have nothing more to do with her
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.
-At time of her delivery, it is discovered that she is having twins!
-During delivery, one of the babies put a hand out of the womb
-The midwife put a scarlet thread around its wrist to identify which baby was born first.
-The hand was brought back into the womb, and his brother came out
-Either Tamar or the midwife said, "thou hast made a breach for thyself"
-So they call him breach or Perez
-Afterwards came out the baby with the scarlet thread on its hand
-He was named Zareh
Meaning of the twins names
Perez
H6556 - a break, breach, breaking forth (in), X forth, gap.
Zerah
H2226 - "rising"
H2225 - "dawning or shining"
Significance
Hand?
-hint: withered hand restored in Luke 6
-hand represents Jesus, the Gospels and book of Acts time period
Hand pulled back in?
-Slow end of great strength of God thru His people with signs/miracles and wonders
Perez born first?
-represents the church age
-prob the past 1800-2000 yrs
Zerah, with scarlet thread born last
-represents the restoration of the withered hand on the sabbath and more because the entire child is born
Do it again.
Rising Light (Zerah) ---> Breach (Perez)---> Rising Light (Zerah)
Beginning of the church - birthed with Zerah hand. Spirit born. But hand is pulled back in.
Then Breach (gap/break) occurs. Perez is born. Fleshly
They on 3rd day, Zerah is born entirely.
Eze 46:1
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Mat 19:30
But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.
Said another way.
Former rain (Zerah) and later rain (Zerah)
Hos 6:2-3
2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him. 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
Joh 9:4-5
4 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Jesus brings light into world. Zerah. But eventually this occurs:
Joh 11:9-10
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.
Eventually the light goes out and "man" stumbles because the light is no longer in him. What does God's people rely on when the light "Spirit" goes out? The flesh. Perez
Day seven seems to come with the increase of sunlight that shines through the gate of the inner court. Zerah
What two times are the scarlet thread mentioned in Genesis?
-Zerah's hand
-Zerah's entire body
What other time is the scarlet thread mentioned that we have read?
-Rahab
**When does this occurs?
-when the "two spies" are sent into the city of "Jericho" which means "broad" or "wide"
-time of the two witnesses
Jos 2:18
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.
Jos 2:21
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Jos 6:17
And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
Mic 5:2-4
2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
-Jesus
-Zerah, the first arm that comes out with the scarlet thread
-arm goes back in to the womb
3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 4 And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
-Zerah; second born with scarlet thread who was really born first
Both Jericho and Perez may represent the church age. And Zerah represents the ministry of the spirit in the early rain of the church and the coming latter rain on day 7 when the withered hand is restored.
