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To: annalex; Full Court; Dr. Eckleburg; HarleyD
But when did Mary flee into the wilderness? Here it says right after she bore the child. More likely, the woman is the church (the priesthood of all believers) whom the devil pursues. The true Queen of Heaven will be the bride of Christ, not the mother, and then only after the marriage feast.
5,742 posted on 05/05/2006 1:52:48 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings
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To: 1000 silverlings
the woman is the church

Mary is a type of Church (see 5,731), so both readings are mutually consistent. Apocalypse clearly describes the woman as the mother of the son, with Whom she ultimately wins the battle. And of course she is in heaven and has a crown, as a Queen of Heaven would.

when did Mary flee into the wilderness? Here it says right after she bore the child.

Both Apocalypse and the book of Matthew describe flight to Egypt following the birth.

The true Queen of Heaven will be the bride of Christ, not the mother, and then only after the marriage feast.

As you wish; I just read what's written.

5,743 posted on 05/05/2006 2:11:44 PM PDT by annalex
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