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Oct 19, 2017 · – The exaltation of Mary as a heavenly luminary, since the woman is clothed with the sun, standing in the moon and crowned with stars (12:1); – The idea that Mary is the “mother,” not only of Jesus but also of all Christians, since they are referred to as “the rest of her offspring” (12:17);
Aug 14, 2020 · In response, some Catholics say the Assumption is in the Bible because Mary is the woman John sees in heaven that is described in Revelation 12. Protestants often counter this claim by accusing Catholics of shoehorning Mary into a text that is actually talking about the Church or the people of Israel.
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Aug 31, 2023 · A recent question ( Did any of the Early Church Fathers believe that Revelation 12:1-5 is about the Virgin Mary?) asks about early identification of the woman in Revelation 12, which Roman Catholics traditionally identify as the "Queen of Heaven", and more specifically, Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus.
- Persecution Is Part of The Christian Life
- God Is Sovereign
- Christ Is King
- All Things Will Culminate in Jesus
- The Church Will Appear Dead
- Satan Is A Formidable, But Defeated, Foe
- Christians Will Be Preserved by God
- We Can’T Comprehend The Great Things That Lie Ahead
- Justice Will Be Served
- Christ Is Coming Soon
Christians in this present age can expect to suffer intense persecution at the hands of an unbelieving, idolatrous world. No one is exempt. To suffer is not an indication of God’s disappointment with us but of our identification with Jesus. When embraced with humility and courage it can be a tremendous way to make known the sufficiency and beauty o...
God is absolutely and comprehensively sovereign over all the affairs of all mankind. Not even the most wicked stand outside of God’s providential power. It often appears that the entire world reels with one blow after another. In Egypt, dozens of Christians are killed when ISIS detonates a bomb on Palm Sunday. Bloody civil wars continually erupt ar...
Jesus Christ is pre-eminent above all earthly powers and persons. At the heart of human sin is the tendency to exalt as god anything or anyone above or in preference to Jesus Christ. But he is King over all kings and Lord over all lords. Jesus is alive from the dead and seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high, reigning and ruling and exerci...
We have assurance that God will accomplish his purposes and bring all things to their consummation in Jesus. No matter how bad circumstances may become, no matter how oppressed the church may be, no matter how successful and powerful the world and its wicked ways appear, nothing can derail or disrupt God’s purpose in history to bring a Bride to the...
As the global oppression of the church spreads and intensifies, there will come a time when it will appear that the church has been destroyed. For a time, its voice will be silenced and its presence barely noticeable. But this is only in appearance, as the church will rise up in power, as the catalyst for a global harvest of souls. If you wonder wh...
Satan hates God and hates you and hates the church. He will do all within his power, under God’s sovereignty, to undermine your confidence in God’s goodness and lead you to abandon your faith. But we are assured complete and final victory as we overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of our testimony, and as we do not love our lives ev...
Although the wrath of God against sin and idolatry will intensify and expand as we approach the second coming of Christ, no Christian will be the object of it. We will be preserved eternally safe and secure. God has sealed his servants, all of them, with the Holy Spirit—and no amount of suffering or hardship can separate us from the love of God in ...
Neither eye has seen nor ear has heard the marvelous blessings God has in store for his people in the new heavens and new earth. As Paul put it in Romans 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
The one thing that will guard your heart from becoming cynical and pessimistic is the repeated assurance in Revelation that a time of reckoning is coming when God will bring justice to bear on the earth. Truth will be vindicated; evil will receive its rightful recompense.
Amid all the argumentation over this book with its symbolism, the question of Israel, the rapture, and the tribulation, may we never lose sight of what is pre-eminent: the physical, personal, bodily return of Jesus Christ to consummate his kingdom. Thatis our blessed hope! So remember: although some will tell you that you are wasting your time read...
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At first glance, it may appear that this woman is Mary. After all, she gave birth to the most famous child in all of Scripture. However, verse 6 depicts this woman as fleeing into the wilderness to herself escape the wrath of the dragon for three and a half years.
Mary in the Book of Revelation. The Vision of the Apocalypse. In order to place the vision of a woman clothed with the sun and having the moon beneath her feet, the text has been situated within its larger context. It depicts the seventh angel blowing his trumpet, hence, the completion of another great moment in the seer's (John, the Elder) vision.
Mar 2, 2020 · Our brief study will examine only the first and last sections of chapter 12, since only in those scenes is the woman mentioned. To summarily declare that the woman is Our Lady creates more problems than it solves. Mary did not give birth in heaven to Jesus, which the first two verses would imply.
