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To: Hootowl; xjcsa
At that point, he wrote, “And NO MAN has ASCENDED up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven” (John 3: 13). If one assumes that John did not mean that his use of “man” excluded women, then Mary would not have yet been assumed into heaven and would be at least 105 or 106 years old. Of course, maybe her assumption happened after that.

You are making a very common error trying to make the terms "Ascension" and "Assumption" synonymous, they ARE NOT.

Jesus Christ Ascended into Heaven on HIS OWN POWER.

The Blessed Virgin Mary was assumed into Heaven by her Son through HIS POWER.

42 posted on 08/15/2008 11:51:45 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

That’s not surprising considering most people don’t know the difference between Virgin Birth and Immaculate Conception.


43 posted on 08/15/2008 12:15:28 PM PDT by Jaded (does it really need a sarcasm tag?)
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