The Virgin Mary

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I think, instead of repeating the one verse over and over, you should read the entire chapter to see the context of what Jesus was speaking of.

I think this story is found in Mark and Luke.
 
How can Rev 12: be a proof of Mary? The woman gives birth in pain: 2 She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Here’s your proof ! :tiphat:

The First Sorrow of Mary: “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted. AND A SWORD SHALL PIERCE YOUR HEART so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
{Luke 3:34-35}

The Second Sorrow of Mary: “Rise, take the child, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. HEROD IS GOING TO SEARCH FOR THE CHILD TO DSETROY HIM.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.
{Matthew 3:13-14}

The Third Sorrow of Mary: After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking he was in the caravan, THEY JOURNEYED FOR A DAY AND LOOKED FOR HIM among their relatives and acquaintances, BUT NOT FINDING HIM THEY RETURNED TO JERUSALEM TO LOOK FOR HIM. After three days they found him in the temple…When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him," YOUR FATHER AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU WITH GREAT ANXIETY." {Luke 3:43-48}

The Fourth Sorrow of Mary: And after LAYING THE CROSS ON HIM they made him (Simon, a Cyrenian) carry it behind Jesus. A large crowd followed Jesus, including many women who lamented and mourned for him. Standing by the cross were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdala.
{Luke 23:26-27; John 19:25}

The Fifth Sorrow of Mary: So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. THERE THEY CRUCIFIED HIM. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Son, behold your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
{John 19:17-18, 26-27}

The Sixth Sorrow of Mary: JESUS GAVE A LOUD CRY AND BREATHED HIS LAST.
{Mark 16:37}

The Seventh Sorrow of Mary: Having brought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and LAID HIM IN A TOMB that had been hewn out of the rock.
{Mark 15:46}

While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her first born (consecrated to God) son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. {Luke 2:6-7}

From the moment our Lord was born, he and his mother suffered together. Perhaps the first labor pain of Mary was that “there was no room for them in the inn.”

Did somebody say Mary experienced labour pains? Is it in the Bible, or is she just speculating? 🤷

Pax vobiscum
Good Fella :cool:
 
His mother asked him to do something.

Jesus responded, it’s not my time yet.

Is that time now, when he is in heaven?

Any answer would be speculation?

Is there an explicit declaration of what “His Time” is?
He probably meant"kairos" the opportune or best time for something to occur. It’s a word you’ll see a lot in the NT
 
Here’s your proof ! :tiphat:

The First Sorrow of Mary: “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted. AND A SWORD SHALL PIERCE YOUR HEART so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
{Luke 3:34-35}

The Second Sorrow of Mary: “Rise, take the child, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. HEROD IS GOING TO SEARCH FOR THE CHILD TO DSETROY HIM.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.
{Matthew 3:13-14}

The Third Sorrow of Mary: After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking he was in the caravan, THEY JOURNEYED FOR A DAY AND LOOKED FOR HIM among their relatives and acquaintances, BUT NOT FINDING HIM THEY RETURNED TO JERUSALEM TO LOOK FOR HIM. After three days they found him in the temple…When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him," YOUR FATHER AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU WITH GREAT ANXIETY." {Luke 3:43-48}

The Fourth Sorrow of Mary: And after LAYING THE CROSS ON HIM they made him (Simon, a Cyrenian) carry it behind Jesus. A large crowd followed Jesus, including many women who lamented and mourned for him. Standing by the cross were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdala.
{Luke 23:26-27; John 19:25}

The Fifth Sorrow of Mary: So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. THERE THEY CRUCIFIED HIM. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Son, behold your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
{John 19:17-18, 26-27}

The Sixth Sorrow of Mary: JESUS GAVE A LOUD CRY AND BREATHED HIS LAST.
{Mark 16:37}

The Seventh Sorrow of Mary: Having brought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and LAID HIM IN A TOMB that had been hewn out of the rock.
{Mark 15:46}

While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her first born (consecrated to God) son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. {Luke 2:6-7}

From the moment our Lord was born, he and his mother suffered together. Perhaps the first labor pain of Mary was that “there was no room for them in the inn.”

Did somebody say Mary experienced labour pains? Is it in the Bible, or is she just speculating? 🤷

Pax vobiscum
Good Fella :cool:
Your good.

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I am so offended when Catholics compared Mary to old wine skins and say

God cannot/could not; it is impossible (for God)
I think the old and new wine is a bad analogy. Though, I think with God all things are possible. He could intervene and preserve Mary from committing any sin, and kept her ever virgin.
With God all things are possible. - Matthew 19:26
How can Rev 12: be a proof of Mary? The woman gives birth in pain: 2 She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
The Catholic Church is silent whether or not Mary gave birth pains. You would think that someone who is sinless with be except from pains. That is hardly the case. Jesus, who is sinless suffer many pains from his sourging and death at the cross, and he paid the ultimate price. He died for our sins, only to rise again from the dead.

I think the pains of the woman also symbolizes the passage in Luke where Simeon prophecy to Mary.

…“And a sword will pierce through your own soul…” Luke 2:35

I think any mother who sees the death of their own child is indeed painful. A mother who doesn’t is probably heartless and love of her own child. We all know Mary loved her son so much. We see this throughout the Gospel.
 
The question is what does Rev 12 have to do with Mary? The woman in Rev 12 is not Mary. Catholic Tradition teaches that Mary gave birth without pain. The woman in Rev 12 labors in pain.

I agree with Manny. Good Fella “is good” at giving lengthy responses with out answer the question.

Good Fella aren’t you the one that kept saying I say Jesus is not God. And two or three times I had to repeat, “Jesus is God. I believe that. Jesus said so, the Apostles gave witness to the fact and the Bible affirms it.”

You seem to be in a pattern of attempting to confuse and it’s not working. You have used this same technique with Apophasis. It didn’t work with him, either.

Stop putting words in other people’s mouths and answer the question.

Someone used Rev 12 suggesting that proves something about Mary.

I asked how Rev 12 how can be referring to Mary when the woman gives birth in pain?
 
I asked how Rev 12 how can be referring to Mary when the woman gives birth in pain?
We identify her as Mary because she gave birth to a male child who will rule all nations with an iron rod. We can individually identify the child as Jesus. We know this to be so because in the later verses, the child was taken up into heaven and to his throne. The identity of the child, can easily identify the woman as Mary.

Like I said, if you had not read what I wrote, the Catholic Church had **never defined **at the moment that Mary gave birth pains when she give birth to Jesus.

If you want to deny that **Mary is the woman in Revelation **12:1, you might as well deny the male child as Jesus.
 
The question is what does Rev 12 have to do with Mary? The woman in Rev 12 is not Mary. Catholic Tradition teaches that Mary gave birth without pain. The woman in Rev 12 labors in pain.

I agree with Manny. Good Fella “is good” at giving lengthy responses with out answer the question.

Good Fella aren’t you the one that kept saying I say Jesus is not God. And two or three times I had to repeat, “Jesus is God. I believe that. Jesus said so, the Apostles gave witness to the fact and the Bible affirms it.”

You seem to be in a pattern of attempting to confuse and it’s not working. You have used this same technique with Apophasis. It didn’t work with him, either.

Stop putting words in other people’s mouths and answer the question.

Someone used Rev 12 suggesting that proves something about Mary.

I asked how Rev 12 how can be referring to Mary when the woman gives birth in pain?
I am answering your questions. You just fail to see the answers because you are confused. You don’t know what you’re saying to begin with. I’m pointing out what false conclusions you lead yourselves to in your preconceptions and how you contradict yourselves. If someone is trying to evade the charge of Nestorianism or a semblance of this heresy, he’ll end up shooting in the opposite direction which is Monophosytism.

About Revelation 12, I wasn’t targeting you, but those who cite this passage against Mary. Sorry if I was unclear. 😊

Catholics believe in the Immaculate Conception, so they cannot believe that Mary experienced labour pains at birth. She did suffer physically and spirtually like any of us including Jesus, but she did not suffer the “curse of Eve” brought about by original sin.

Pax vobiscum
Good Fella :cool:
 
Who might this be? :confused: :confused: (even more confused)Jesus is the name of a Person. He didn’t “cohabit” anyone. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: I think you’ve lost it, my friend. I believe the original discussion was about natures, not persons. You said something about two natures “cohabiting” one body. “BODY” is part of the human nature.
He didn’t cohabit anyone? Are you sure? In my reply #900 you said, and I quoted you: “And I never said he was two ‘persons’. More accurately cohabiting one Person.” Please go back and see for yourself. The original discussion was about persons and natures and it still is. Please, don’t be so belligerent.

Pax vobiscum
Good Fella :cool:
 
The woman is not Mary. It is Israel. If you knew your Bible you would see this.

Rev. 12:1 A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman 2 clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Gen 37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Read the whole chapter. It is a prophesy It is clear the male child is Jesus. But it is contrary to think the woman is Mary. She is Israel.
 
The woman is not Mary. It is Israel. If you knew your Bible you would see this.

Rev. 12:1 A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman 2 clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Gen 37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Read the whole chapter. It is a prophesy It is clear the male child is Jesus. But it is contrary to think the woman is Mary. She is Israel.
It’s not “contrary” at all.
catholic.com/thisrock/1997/9705chap.asp
Polyvalent symbolism, in which symbols have more than one meaning, also is part of Revelation’s imagery. For example, the seven heads of the beast are said to be both seven mountains (Rev. 17:9) and seven kings (17:10).

The Woman in Revelation 12 is part of the fusion imagery/polyvalent symbolism that is found in the book. She has four referents: Israel, the Church, Eve, and Mary.
“If you knew your Bible, you would see this.” 😛
 
Nice try, but God is perfect. When God gives two meanings to the same verse(s) it is in perfect harmony for both meanings.

Mary does not bring forth in pain according to Catholic dogma. The woman is not Mary.

Also, look closely at the rest of the chapter. It doesn’t fit Catholic teaching on Mary at all.
 
Nice try, but God is perfect. When God gives two meanings to the same verse(s) it is in perfect harmony for both meanings.
Mary does not bring forth in pain according to Catholic dogma. The woman is not Mary.
No Catholic dogma ever stated that Mary did not bring forth in pains. As I have said before, the WOMAN in Revelation 12:1 is Mary because the Male Child is Jesus Christ.
Also, look closely at the rest of the chapter. It doesn’t fit Catholic teaching on Mary at all.
According to you it doesn’t. Many of the priest have often cite the verse in Rev 12:1 as Mary especially on the days when her Feast Days are celebrated.
 
Nice try, but God is perfect. When God gives two meanings to the same verse(s) it is in perfect harmony for both meanings.

Mary does not bring forth in pain according to Catholic dogma. The woman is not Mary.

Also, look closely at the rest of the chapter. It doesn’t fit Catholic teaching on Mary at all.
You shouldn’t speak about things you don’t know. The Catholic Church does not teach dogmatically that Mary did not have pain in childbirth. Some say she did - some say she didn’t. The Church allows both positions.

Also. Your personal view of how God used symbolism in Revelation is completely irrelevant. Interesting…but irrelevant.
 
I like to quote several words that Jimmy Akin, Senior Catholic Apologetics in Catholic Answers in the Catholic Answer Tracts ( catholic.com/thisrock/1997/9705chap.asp ).
“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; she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. . . . he brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne. . . . Then the dragon was angry with the Woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus” (Rev. 12:1–2, 5, 17).

There is a lot of debate about what the symbol of this Woman represents. Different aspects of the symbol point to different possible meanings for it.
The Woman in Revelation 12 is part of the fusion imagery/polyvalent symbolism that is found in the book. She has four referents: Israel, the Church, Eve, and Mary.

She is Israel because she is associated with the sun, the moon, and twelve stars. These symbols are drawn from Genesis 37:9–11, in which the patriarch Joseph has a dream of the sun and moon (symbolizing his father and mother) and stars (representing his brothers), which bow down to him. Taken together, the sun, moon, and twelve stars symbolize the people of Israel.

The Woman is the Church because, as 12:17 tells us, “the rest of her offspring” are those who bear witness to Jesus, making them Christians.

The Woman is Eve because she is part of the three-way conflict also involving her Seed and the Dragon, who is identified with the ancient serpent (the one from Eden) in 20:2. This mirrors the conflict in Genesis 3:15 between Eve, the serpent, and her unborn seed—which in turn is a symbol of the conflict between Mary, Satan, and Jesus.

Finally, the Woman is Mary because **she is the mother of Jesus, the child who will rule the nations with a rod of iron **(19:11–16).

Because the Woman is a four-way symbol, different aspects of the narrative apply to different referents. Like Mary, she is pictured as being in heaven and she flies (mirroring Mary’s Assumption). Like the Church, she is persecuted by the Devil after the Ascension of Christ. Like Israel, she experiences great trauma as the Messiah is brought forth (figuratively) from the nation. And like Eve, it is her (distant) seed with which the serpent has his primary conflict.

Conversely, portions of the narrative do not apply to each referent. Mary did not experience literal pain when bringing forth the Messiah, but she suffered figuratively (the prophecy that a sword would pierce her heart at the Crucifixion). Eve did not ascend to heaven. And the Church did not bring forth the Messiah (rather, the Messiah brought forth his Church).
 
Gee, I wish I thought of that. 😛 🙂 Ginger already rejected Jimmy Akin’s article.
I like to quote several words that Jimmy Akin, Senior Catholic Apologetics in Catholic Answers in the Catholic Answer Tracts ( catholic.com/thisrock/1997/9705chap.asp ).

The Woman in Revelation 12 is part of the fusion imagery/polyvalent symbolism that is found in the book. She has four referents: Israel, the Church, Eve, and Mary.

She is Israel because she is associated with the sun, the moon, and twelve stars. These symbols are drawn from Genesis 37:9–11, in which the patriarch Joseph has a dream of the sun and moon (symbolizing his father and mother) and stars (representing his brothers), which bow down to him. Taken together, the sun, moon, and twelve stars symbolize the people of Israel.

The Woman is the Church because, as 12:17 tells us, “the rest of her offspring” are those who bear witness to Jesus, making them Christians.

The Woman is Eve because she is part of the three-way conflict also involving her Seed and the Dragon, who is identified with the ancient serpent (the one from Eden) in 20:2. This mirrors the conflict in Genesis 3:15 between Eve, the serpent, and her unborn seed—which in turn is a symbol of the conflict between Mary, Satan, and Jesus.

Finally, the Woman is Mary because **she is the mother of Jesus, the child who will rule the nations with a rod of iron **(19:11–16).

Because the Woman is a four-way symbol, different aspects of the narrative apply to different referents. Like Mary, she is pictured as being in heaven and she flies (mirroring Mary’s Assumption). Like the Church, she is persecuted by the Devil after the Ascension of Christ. Like Israel, she experiences great trauma as the Messiah is brought forth (figuratively) from the nation. And like Eve, it is her (distant) seed with which the serpent has his primary conflict.

Conversely, portions of the narrative do not apply to each referent. Mary did not experience literal pain when bringing forth the Messiah, but she suffered figuratively (the prophecy that a sword would pierce her heart at the Crucifixion). Eve did not ascend to heaven. And the Church did not bring forth the Messiah (rather, the Messiah brought forth his Church).
 
Catholics are always using the argument that Mary did not bring forth in pain as prove of the immaculate conception.

Are you suggesting that is not taught by the Church?
 
Catholics are always using the argument that Mary did not bring forth in pain as prove of the immaculate conception.

Are you suggesting that is not taught by the Church?
I’m saying it is not “dogma” as you claimed. There are some who teach it and some who don’t. The Church allows both views. I thought I made that clear in my last post.

Here is a response from Ask an Apologist on that very question:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=85165

It also isn’t in the Catechism. It also isn’t defined dogmatically by any Pope or Council.
 
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