Hello Dragonfly.
I guess I should post the entire thing in context so that people can understand. It is very short so it should not be too bad.
Isa 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Isa 4:2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
Isa 4:3 And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in Zion, and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, [even] every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
Isa 4:4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
Isa 4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.
Isa 4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
This whole chapter is a prophecy of someone called the Branch who is to appear at the time of the Apocalypse. As you can see by verse 5, this event is yet to come even tho it parallels the fire and smoke that followed the Isrealites during their walk in the wilderness. I think this is a discription of how those who believe in God will be protected during the 42 months of the Beasts reign as he runs roughshod over the world.
This particular fellow, known as the Branch, shows up several places in the bible and is associated with both being a man of God and the Apocalypse.
He is found mentioned in :
Isa 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Jer 33:15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
These two go together:
Jer 23:5 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jer 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
Now, as you can see, this fellow is a fairly popular figure in the Old Testament and at first glance, you might want to say they are talking about Jesus, but several things are wrong with that.
First, Jesus didnt fulfill the prophecy of Isa 4 with the seven women. He also didnt build the temple of the Lord as it says in Zech 6:12. Not only that but Isreal still to this day does not dwell safely like it says it will in Jer 23:6.
I think it is in referance to Michael, who I believe will appear on the earth as a man, just like Jesus did, and fight Satan, the Beast and the False Prophet prior to the return of the Lord.
This will fulfill a number of prophesies that are yet to happen such as:
Dan 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
The Ancient of Days is Jesus, since the discription of his appearance and actions are an exact match with those of Jesus at his return in Rev 19:11-21. I believe this is Michael being presented before Jesus at the end of the Apocalypse and given reward for his work for as we know
Rev 12:7 ¶ And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
I also think that the passage in Rev 10 relates to Isa 4 where it says:
Rev 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Rev 10:3 And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
I think the seven thunders are the same as the seven women of Isa 4. This is the same event, but more elaborated in its spiritual form.
If you do not understand how I have arrieved at most of these conclusions, you might want to visit a thread I started in the Eschatology forum titled "The True Interpretation of Daniel and Revelation". Sorry if the title seems a bit pretentious, but I was trying to call attention to my ideas.