To: ronnietherocket3
The description that the woman will bear a son destined to rule all nations. I can think of two women who can claim this Israel and Mary. However, Rev 12 describes the devil as trying to sweep her away with the flood. The flood did not touch the woman. The flood could kill the woman by drowning her in sin (sin is the mechanism by which the devil cuts us off from God). However the flood (sin) does not touch the woman. It likely is not Israel as well read Hosea. However, thank you for the Immaculate Conception. There is no such thing as the immaculate conception.
Mary was a sinner, just like the rest of us.
Besides, if the woman in Revelation was Mary, then who are the other offspring of hers that Satan is off to war against?
The proves then, that Mary was not perpetually a virgin if she had other offspring.
684 posted on
09/28/2014 8:04:18 PM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: metmom
Besides, if the woman in Revelation was Mary, then who are the other offspring of hers that Satan is off to war against?
The claim that Mary has other children does not disprove the Perpetual Virginity. It is the Catholic position that she is the Mother of all Christians. What would either disprove this woman is Mary or the Perpetual Virginity is a description that she bore the children from her womb. This passage only describes one child as being born of her womb.
There is no such thing as the immaculate conception.
Do you have evidence? Keep in mind Mary is already special; she had a virgin birth.
687 posted on
09/28/2014 8:09:19 PM PDT by
ronnietherocket3
(Mary is understood by the heart, not study of scripture.)
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