Support for the last two Glorious mysteries in the Bible..

[New_Year_SMS]

I once heard Fr Corapi expounding on the mysteries of the rosary and he said, to the effect that, all of the mysteries are directly seen in the bible, except the last two which can be deduced from the Bible.

I am currently in a discussion on another forum concerning the rosary and this question may well come up. I’d like to have something to answer with.

What is the biblical support for the Assumption and Crowning?

Peace
James

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[Nita]

ASSUMPTION:
Psalm 132:8 Arise, O LORD, and go to thy resting place, thou and the* ark of thy might. ** (RSV translation)
Psalm 131:8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the** ark, which thou hast sanctified.** (Douay Rheims translation; numbering of Psalms different)*
The ark of the covenant is considered a “type” of Mary.

Song of Solomon 8:5 Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? (RSV)
Canticle of Canticles 8:5 Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved? (Douay Rheims)

*Rev. 12:1 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;*The woman has an application to Mary (as well as the Church).
In the vision, Mary is present in a transfigured state.

CORONATION - QUEEN OF HEAVEN
*Rev. 12:1 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a **crown of twelve stars; ***

Psalm 45:9b at your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
Keep in mind that in Israel, it was the mother of the king who was the “queen”. (There was only one queen; and the kings had multiple wives, but only one mother.)

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Psalm 45 is wonderful to read as applying to Mary.
In the psalm you’ll seen the main woman alluded to as:

1. “queen” (mother), - which corresponds to her relationship to Jesus, the 2nd Person of the Trinity; (vs 9)
2. daughter - which corresponds to her relationship to God the Father (vs 10)
3. bride - which corresponds to her relationship to the Holy Spirit (vs 11)

I also find verse 16 very interesting in relation to Mary – it sort of describes the change of her role/position as the Old Covenant is superceded by the New Covenant. As a member of the Old Covenant, she had “fathers” (cf Lk 1:72). In the New Covenant she will be mother of the Church and will have “sons” (cf. John 19:27)

Psalm 45:9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
45:10 Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house;
45:11 and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;
45:12 the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people
45:13 with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;
45:14 in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.
45:15 With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king.
45:16 Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth.
45:17 I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Adding to the references to Revelation 12:1 see also Revelation 11:19 which appears continuous with Chapter 12. [Remember that the division into chapters and verses was a later innovation and are not part of the revealed truth of the Bible.]

19* Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. Back to top
Chapter 12

1 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2* she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery.

There is no evidence that the Arc from the Old Testament is in Heaven. There is strong support for the view that Mary is the Ark of the New Testament. As the old Ark contained the word of God in the tablets of the Covenant, Mary carried the Living Word of God in her womb. As the old Ark contained Aaron’s staff, the symbol of the old priesthood; Mary carried the new and eternal High Priest in her womb.

Revelation was the last book of the Bible to be written, probably well after Mary’s dormition. It was written by Saint John who had care of her. Thus one can make a case that he included the Assumption in this verse.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

I think the high position of the Queen Mother [or literally Great Lady] was unique to the Judean court. It apparently started with Bathsheba.

Note that in 1 Kings 1:15-21 Bathsheba kneels and does homage to David the king to beg a favor

15 So Bathsheba went to the king into his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king). 16 Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?” 17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.’ 18 And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. 19 He has sacrificed oxen, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander* of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited. 20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.”

However when she goes to Solomon in 1 Kings 2:19-20 he raises her up, seats her on a throne beside him, and binds himself to grant her every wish

19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon, to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her, and bowed down to her; then he sat on his throne, and had a seat brought for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right. 20 Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother; for I will not refuse you.”

Now this puts Solomon in a bind 1Kings 2:20-22

21 She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” 22 King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and on his side are Abiathar* the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.”

He cannot refuse her request, but it is suicide to grant it. Being wise, he finds a way to grant the request and avoid the consequences 1Kings 2:23-25

23 Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, “God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! 24 Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me, and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.” 25 So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died.

As at Cana, whatever Mary asks of Jesus will be granted. However, she is wiser than Bathsheba and her will is perfectly aligned to God’s; so she knows whether a request is beneficial and won’t ask for something harmful.

My loose interpretation of things I have heard over the years.

 

[MarcoPolo]

I once heard Fr Corapi expounding on the mysteries of the rosary and he said, to the effect that, all of the mysteries are directly seen in the bible, except the last two which can be deduced from the Bible.

I am currently in a discussion on another forum concerning the rosary and this question may well come up. I’d like to have something to answer with.

What is the biblical support for the Assumption and Crowning?

Peace
James

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As the others have shown, it is important that one recognize the concept of biblical typology when seeing the Assumption or Coronation in Scripture. The Ark is the figure of Mary and teaches us about her (see this chart for examples of how Mary is the NT Ark). If you read the text of the dogma of the Assumption, you will see that the Church recognizes other types of Mary in the Old Testament which speak to her. For example, besides the Ark is the rising smoke of Song of Songs 3:6 (there is much imagery in this book representative of spousal relationship— Israel w God, which is a figure of the Church and Christ, and Mary is seen as figure of the Church also…etc). Many Protestants do not recognize this because they do not often enter the arena of typology.