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You do know that Israel was both the Lord's wife and son in the Old Testament, don't you?

Yes and I believe this makes Israel the woman of Revelation 12.

" It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." (Proverbs 25:2)

God has concealed many thing in scripture and elsewhere. I believe I have found some of them and I expect to find many more. You have pointed out things in scripture that I had not seen before even though I have committed to memory Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews and Revelation. There is always something new every time I visit.

"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." (Romans 1:20 KJV)

Spiritual things are invisible but they are understood by things that God made. What meaning could we possibly see in the pearl of great price if God had not made pearls? I have heard it said that a Shepard will see a much deeper meaning in the term "Lamb of God" than a person that knows little about sheep. That is because these metaphors are designed by the master.

"Now all these things happened unto them for enamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." (1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV)

There are myriad examples of Bible history that have prophetic character.

Question: did God write the acrostics in scripture or did men? I ask this question before and based on your answer, do you think the acrostics are profitable? Why do you suppose God would write acrostics that have missing letters? I personally believe that the structure of scripture is incredible. God designed fingerprints so that every time we touch something, we leave evidence that we were there, and God left his fingerprints on every page of his word.

Seven

>>>Yes and I believe this makes Israel the woman of Revelation 12.<<<

Where does it say Israel was the Mother of anything? Recall Israel played the “whore,” the “harlot,” and the sorceress. In Rev 18:23 it says that by her “sorceries were all nations deceived.” Why would Christ destroy his own mother as he did to Israel in 70 AD?

Jerusalem from above, on the other hand, is the mother of us all (Galatians 4:25-26.) What does that mean, “mother of us all?” How can “she” not be the mother in Revelation 12 if she is the mother of us all?

I will respond to the remainder of your letter, later.

Philip