How about John 3:13 NIV? "No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven-the Son of Man."
This would of course apply to Mary also. The book of John was written about the last decade of the 1st century.....so Mary would have been well over 100 years old....if she was still alive at this time.
This would of course apply to Mary also. The book of John was written about the last decade of the 1st century.....so Mary would have been well over 100 years old....if she was still alive at this time.
You seem to have misread this verse. You are confusing the writings of John with the words of the Lord. John is quoting Jesus, and Jesus was clearly speaking in the present tense. It is entirely possible that no one entered the gates of heaven up to that time, though they would upon the Lord's Ascension (a clear indication of Purgatory). The fact that John did not write the Gospel until many decades later does not mean that in the decades that passed, many others had not entered heaven.