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To: aposiopetic
So, was Moses alive, or dead, when he was having the conversation with Jesus in Matthew 17?

Moses AND Elijah are very special cases for Gods work on earth and both are resurrected in the flesh. They are the two prophets in Revelation as well. But, this is an inference not a definitive. God COULD use two others and just have it that their description and powers match by coincidence. Of course, I don't believe in coincidences.

The inference comes from Jude 1:9

But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

Obviously God took his Body to DO something with it, way back then.... and it is obvious he WAS on the Mount and it is LIKELY he is the Prophet in Revelation, so a keeping a body around sorta fits.

No such case can be made for Mary. No body passages, no other Appearances, nothing. Well, nothing in the Word of God. There are LOTS of thing about the EARTH MOTHER GODDESS in Pagan lore from which the early Church borrowed while converting the heathen that speak to most of what is made up and attributed to Mary.

But not a Word.

146 posted on 08/12/2010 6:46:29 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Unless the GOP Senate ruins it all...)
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To: RachelFaith
So it is possible that Moses was alive on the Mount of Transfiguration, even though he had died?

Moving on, then, is there a particular passage in Scripture that says that Mary died?

151 posted on 08/12/2010 7:01:12 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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