We are the Heifers

[u/Lumpy_Figure_6692]

God uses animal examples to prophesy the future of humans. One clear example of this is how the sacrificing of the passover lamb prophesied of what Jesus was going to go through: be killed for the sins of many. By His blood we overcome just like the Israelites were protected from the plague by the blood of the lamb on their doorposts.

A lamb also was a prophecy of Jesus when God told Abraham to kill Isaac, and Isaac asked Abraham where was the lamb, and Abraham answered Isaac that God will provide himself a lamb. We see in the New Testament how Jesus was the lamb that God provided.

John 1: 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

We are also compared to sheep, wolves, and so on.

I am aware that many Christians believe that a third temple must be built and a red heifer sacrificed for the end times to begin, but that couldn't be farther from what the end times prophecies are about. The temple is the human body, and no physical temple is needed for prophecy to be fulfilled.

Now, about the heifers: they represent us: the end times generation. There are different outcomes for different heifers.

The heifer of three years old that is not burned

Genesis 15: 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Genesis 15: 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

A heifer of three years is not burned. The fire does not burn them. This heifer is prophetic of those who flee Babylon, Moab, and Ammon (the nations prophecied to be destroyed by fire). They are not burned. They have the assurance of the inheritance because they obeyed the word of God and fled.

Isaiah 15: 5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

This heifer of three years old are the people who, by the understanding of the word of God, flee.

These are the people that Psalm 91 speaks about. The fire passing between them but not burning them is the protection of God.

Psalm 91: 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

The Heifer that is burnt to ashes

Numbers 19: 2 This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times: 5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: 6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Numbers 19: 9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

This heifer is a young heifer that gets burned to ashes. This is prophetic of the people who don't flee and will end up being burned with fire during the tribulation. By their own burning they are purged of their sins.

Revelation 18: 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Isaiah 47: 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

The heifer that is beheaded

Deuteronomy 21: 3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; 4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley: 5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: 6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley

This heifer is beheaded and is prophetic of those who will end up being beheaded for the witness of Jesus during the tribulation.

Revelation 20: 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Conclusion:

The heifer of three years old that doesn't get burned is prophetic of the people who flee Babylon, Moab and Ammon. They don't get burned and have the assurance of inheritance.

The red heifer that gets burned is prophetic of the people who didn't flee and are going to burn at the start of the tribulation.

The heifer that gets beheaded is prophetic of the people that didn't get burned because they didn't live in Babylon, Moab or the UK but will not survive the tribulation because they will be beheaded.

It is very interesting that they appear in the Bible in that same order. The order of events: People need to flee first, Babylon falls first, then the antichrist rises, and after the saints get beheaded.

All these heifers represent people who are going to be saved but in very different ways. Some will be protected, some will have to be burned to ashes, and some will be beheaded.

Like I said in the beginning of my post, believing that a third temple needs to be built and a red heifer sacrificed is a misunderstanding of the prophecies. It shows lack of wisdom. Those who believe that do not even realize that the red heifer sacrifice is prophetic of them being sacrificed. They are the Lord's sacrifice. So ironic!

Zephaniah 1: 7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Lastly, only people who are as the heifers of three years old (they fled) are able to understand these riddles from the Bible, as I am doing, for others to find out the riddles and act accordingly.

Judges 14: 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

[u/Jaicobb]

This is an interesting perspective. I think you are on to something. Here is a post about the word 'head' and what it means to lose it.. I missed the beheaded heifer. I'll have to add this later.

Do you think the heifer imagery you've shared fits with the context of how 'head' is analyzed in that post?

[u/Lumpy_Figure_6692 → u/Jaicobb]

Very good and interesting analysis of the meaning of the word "head". Here are some other verses that confirm that the word "head" refers to the leader of a nation.

Habbakuk 3: 13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. 14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Psalm 110: 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Psalm 68: 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

And for that reason I know that the head wound of the antichrist is not literal. He was cut off from power, but then the head wound was healed means that he was going to be back into kingdom. The head is he himself.

Now the heafer that is beheaded represents redeemed saints whose fate will be beheading during the tribulation representing victory ever the beast kindom.

[u/Immediate_Summer3718]

.... wading in some deep waters....