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To: B-Chan

Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Jer 44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. Jer 44:18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. Jer 44:19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

The Queen of Heaven, if you check in most any commentary, is none other than Ishtar, Ashtoreth, or Astarte the very pagan goddess that Israel worshipped when they fell into apostasy and paganism-

56 posted on 01/20/2003 9:54:50 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
The Queen of Heaven, if you check in most any commentary, is none other than Ishtar, Ashtoreth, or Astarte the very pagan goddess that Israel worshipped when they fell into apostasy and paganism-

Who says these commentaries are correct?

Astarte was called "the queen of heaven" by the Canaanite pagans. The Blessed Virgin Mary is the true Queen of Heaven, as revealed to the Church by the true God. Darius and Xerxes were each called "King of Kings" by the Persians. Jesus Christ is the only King of Kings as proved by His Resurrection. To say that Astarte = Mary just because they were both called "queen of heaven" is the same as saying that Christians really worship Xerxes because he was called "the King of Kings".

62 posted on 01/20/2003 11:13:13 PM PST by B-Chan (May Our Lady of Lourdes intercede for you!)
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