<P> According to Isaiah 66 above, the birth of the man - child occurs before the woman travails in labor and pain . Proponents argue that the rapture is the marvel spoken of by Isaiah in the above passage--the man - child representing the Church that will be born before Israel enters the Tribulation . Since the woman apparently has other children according to Revelation 12 (such as Gentile Tribulation Saints and the 144,000), the dragon, since he cannot devour the raptured Church, persecutes the woman's other children spoken of later in Revelation 12 . </P> <P> The Revelation 12 Sign has received widespread media attention including from The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, LifeSite News, Shoebat, Prophetic.com, and The Catholic Astronomer, among others . </P> <P> A number of critics have offered rebuttals of the purported sign arguing that the sign is not unique or is only astrology . Critics include Answers in Genesis author Dr. Danny Faulkner, Christian author Joel Richardson, Jan Markell from Olive Tree Ministries, Christian bible prophecy author Craig C. White, Christian blogger and author Tim McHyde, and several others . </P> <P> Faulkner mentions several specific points of contention including: </P>

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