Shincheonji Perspective

Revelation 12 speaks about a male child receiving the iron scepter. If the Book of Revelation is Jesus’ prophecy of things to come, I understand why He is depicted in His glorious form in Revelation 1. However, why does Jesus refer to Himself as a male child yet to be born in Revelation 12? Additionally, how can we understand this male child as being Jesus?

Jesus’s Exaltation and the Male Child

Both Shincheonji and Christians recognize that the book of Revelation isn’t always presented in a linear or chronological order. Revelation is a vision given to John that uses symbolic imagery to convey spiritual truths, and it often shifts between different scenes, settings, and time frames.

An example being that in the fulfillment of Revelation, SCJ teaches that Revelation 13 is fulfilled first, then Revelation 12. Or how the fulfillment of Revelation 7 is still happening today.

To further support that the events in Revelation don’t always follow a strict chronological order, it’s important to remember that Jesus was already exalted and glorified before the Book of Revelation was given to John. In Matthew 28:18, after His resurrection, Jesus declares, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.’ This shows that Jesus had already received full authority over heaven and earth, affirming His glorified and exalted state.

This exaltation is echoed again in Hebrews 1, where the Father exalts His Son, saying, ‘Let all God’s angels worship him’ (Hebrews 1:6), emphasizing that Jesus is not only above all creation but is worshipped by it. In Hebrews 1:3, we read that Jesus ‘sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,’ a position of honor and authority that He had before the events described in Revelation.

This perspective also aligns with Revelation 5, where Jesus is worshipped as the Lamb worthy to open the scroll. Revelation thus shows scenes of worship that reflect Jesus’ pre-existing authority and exalted status, rather than events that happen sequentially after His resurrection. The echoes between Revelation and Hebrews reinforce that John’s vision captures spiritual realities that are sometimes timeless, bringing past, present, and future truths together to reveal Christ’s eternal authority.