Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus does not have brothers?
Where in the Bible does it say that Mary, mother of Jesus was a virgin …?
How is it that Mary remained a virgin when she was married to Joseph? And had other children according to the Bible?
The Bible says that Jesus Christ had “brothers.” However, the Bible uses the term “brothers” for a wide range of relationships. It indeed uses the term for the sons of the same mother but it also uses the term for the sons of different mothers but the same father or half-brothers (Acts 7:13), for uncles and nephews (Gen 13:8), and even for countrymen in general. (Acts 7:2 and 22:1) Since the meaning of the word “brothers” is ambiguous and since the Bible does not say specifically that Mary bore any children other than Jesus, it is possible that the “brothers” of Jesus are sons of Joseph by a previous marriage and a Christian writing from the early second century (about A.D. 120), called the
Protoevangelium of James, supports this identification. In reality they would be Jesus’ step-brothers but, because Joseph was regarded as Jesus’ father by the people, they would have been regarded by the people as Jesus’ half-brothers and would have been called his “brothers.”
The Bible says that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived in her womb (Luke 1:27) and that she remained a virgin throughout her pregnancy. (Matthew 1:25) The Bible does not say that Joseph “knew” Mary (in the Biblical sense) any time after the birth of Jesus, only that he did not “know” her before the birth of Jesus. So, the Bible is ambiguous as to whether or not Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Jesus. The
Protoevangelium of James, mentioned above, supports the notion that Mary was a consecrated virgin from her early childhood.
Where in the Bible does it say that Mary, mother of Jesus … went to heaven? (assumption)
The notion that God might assume one of his faithful servants to heaven is not unheard of. The Bible mentions the assumption of Enoch and Elijah. (Genesis 5:24; 2 Kings 2:11) The Bible does not unambiguously mention what happened to Mary at the end of her life. However, some think that Mary’s assumption to heaven is referred to in Revelation 11:19, where Mary is identified with “the ark of the Covenant” that appeared in heaven and in Revelation 12:1-17, where Mary is identified with “the woman” who appeared in heaven.
Why Mary might be identified with “the ark of the Covenant” mentioned in Rev 11:19 is because, as the ark of the
Old Covenant carried within it the manna or bread from heaven, the staff of Aaron the high priest, and the word of God written on stone tablets (Heb 9:4), Mary, during her pregnancy, the ark of the
New Covenant, carried within her Jesus, the true Bread from heaven (John 6:32-35), the High Priest of our confession (Heb 3:1), and the Word of God become flesh. (John 1:1, 14)
Why Mary might be identified with “the woman” who appeared in heaven mentioned in Rev 12:1 is because the woman’s son, who is destined to shepherd the nations with a rod of iron and who was caught up to God and to his throne (Rev 12:5) appears to be Jesus, “the Faithful and True” (Rev 1:5, 3:14, 19:11), “the Word of God” (John 1:1; Rev 19:13), who will shepherd the nations with a rod of iron (Rev 19:15) and who was caught up to God and to his throne. (Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9; 2:33) And we know, from the Bible, that the mother of Jesus is Mary.
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