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dje101
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Why is Mary called the “Queen of Heaven” by the Church?
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mississippiwild
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Good question. You would have to understand Jewish culture for that…
In the days when Israel had Kings, the Kings mother would bring requests to the King- and have them answered by him
In Revelation (I think it is either 12 or 13) it talks about a woman clothed with the sun, the moon, and the stars. She is wearing a crown I believe. The thought of the church is that because Mary gave birth to the “King of Kings” and the “Lord of Lords” that she is the queen of heaven- because her intercession can accomplish powerful things. It’s not something weird like that she gave birth to the universe or anything like that. It’s more along the line that lines up with John 2 where Jesus turned Water into Wine- Mary asked that he do so, and because she was his mother he did not refuse her request…Tommy
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dje101
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I can understand how that would allow her to have more say when speaking with Jesus, but why the title? Were the mother’s given the same title in the example that you provided?Good question. You would have to understand Jewish culture for that…
In the days when Israel had Kings, the Kings mother would bring requests to the King- and have them answered by him
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ConstantineTG
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The queen in Solomon’s kingdom is his mother. I believe the Jewish Queen is the mother of the Jewish King, not the wife. Or perhaps the mother is Queen if the King is unmarried, which is the case with Jesus.
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fermat
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I recommend reading Ad Caeli Reginam and Redemptoris Mater. These are papal encyclicals that dive in to the question of Mary. Ad Caeli Reginam is specifically about the Queenship of Mary.
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pablope
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Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Heaven
What then does it mean for Mary to be the Queen of Heaven? In the Old Testament monarchy the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom was the Queen Mother. The Kings, for reasons of state and human weakness, had many wives, none of whom fittingly could be called Queen. That honor was reserved for the mother of the King, whose authority far surpassed the many “queens” married to the king. We see this is the role Bathsheba played with respect to King Solomon and the occasions when the Queen Mother acted as regent on behalf of juvenile successors to the throne.
The role of the Queen Mother, therefore, is a prophetic type of the Kingdom role of Mary, just as the role of the Davidic King is a prophetic type of the Kingdom role of Jesus. Jesus inherited the Kingdom promised to David, who was told that one of his descendants would rule forever. The angel Gabriel revealed this fact to Mary at her Annunciation,
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Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." (Luke 1:31-33)
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[6] Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. [7] Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. [8] All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. [9] Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. [10] Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; [11] So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. (Psalm 45:6-11, KJV)Answered by Colin B. Donovan, STL
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mark_avery
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Well know reason to be called the king of heaven,Adam & eve it,BELIEVE!
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