Rise Up as the Zipporah of Christ – The Rapture Is Near

by Neema Joshua | 23 June 2020 08:46 pm06

There are many mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven that God concealed in the Old Testament. The Bible tells us that “the Law is only a shadow of the good things to come” (Hebrews 10:1).

One of these prophetic shadows is seen in the story of Moses after fleeing Egypt and escaping to the desert of Midian. There he met a Cushite (African) woman named Zipporah, whom he married and lived with for many years — perhaps over 30.

After about 40 years in Midian, while tending the flock of his father-in-law, God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and commanded him to return to Egypt to deliver the Israelites. But notice this — Moses did not take Zipporah with him to witness the deliverance. Instead, he left her safely with her family and went with Aaron alone.

Only after the Israelites had been delivered, crossed the Red Sea, and the heavy work of redemption was complete, do we see Zipporah brought to Moses in the wilderness by her father Jethro (Exodus 18:1–5).

Moses and Zipporah as a Prophetic Picture
Why didn’t Zipporah go to Egypt with Moses?
Because in this divine pattern:

Moses represents Christ.

Zipporah represents the Bride — the Church.

Just as Moses first fled from his own people when they rejected him and went to a foreign land where he took a Gentile bride, so Jesus, when rejected by His own people the Jews (Matthew 23:37–39), went to a “place” they could not follow (John 7:33–36) — and there He found us, the Gentiles, and by grace made us His Bride.

For nearly 2,000 years, Christ has dwelt with His predominantly Gentile Church, just as Moses lived many years with Zipporah before returning to his people. During this period, Israel has been blinded in part to the truth of the Messiah (Romans 11:25).

A Sudden Turn Back to Israel
One day, suddenly, God told Moses to return to rescue Israel from their oppressors. Likewise, a day is coming when God will again turn His saving attention to Israel.

The disciples even asked Jesus:

Acts 1:6–7 – “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by His own authority.’”

When that day comes, Christ will return — not empty-handed, but with the rod of authority — to judge the nations and deliver Israel in the midst of the Great Tribulation (Revelation 19:15; Zechariah 14:3–5). The plagues Moses brought on Egypt were only a foreshadow of the judgments described in Revelation 8, 9, and 16.

The Bride Will Not Face the Tribulation
Just as Zipporah was absent during Moses’ confrontations with Pharaoh, the Bride of Christ will not be present during the Great Tribulation. She will already have been caught up in the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17). The judgments will fall on those left behind.

The Bride’s Precious Value
In Numbers 12, when Miriam and Aaron spoke against Zipporah, God struck Miriam with leprosy instantly. This shows the immense value the Bride holds in God’s eyes. If you are truly part of Christ’s Bride, you are more precious to Him than anything else on earth — even more than national Israel.

But not everyone who claims to be “saved” is the Bride. The Bride must be spiritually pure — set apart from sin, living in holiness, and walking in an intimate relationship with Christ. It is not enough to simply say, “I believe.”

The Urgency of the Hour
These are the last days. If you have not yet surrendered your life to Christ or if your spiritual “lamp” is not prepared (Matthew 25:1–13), know that the Rapture could happen at any moment — tonight, tomorrow, or before this month ends. Every passing day brings us closer.

Remember: “From everyone who has been given much, much will be required” (Luke 12:48).

Israel’s eyes are partially closed now, but in the end, they will believe when Christ comes to them (Romans 11:26; Zechariah 12:10). Until then, the window of grace for the Gentile Church is still open — but not for long.

Maranatha — The Lord is coming soon.

 

 

 

 

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