[Iscool]

For example, see Revelation 5:8, where John informs us that saints in heaven offer our prayers to God under the form of "golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."

It says 24 elders and 4 beasts...It says the prayers are oders...

But somehow you take that to mean Mary, and your hundreds and thousands of saints and claim it as some sort of proof text...Amazing...

[raygunfan]

ok, so 24 elders and beasts, etc...so where are those prayers from?

[bdeaner]

It says the prayers are oders...

Please be true to the Scripture. The verse in Rev. 5:8 states explicitly that the bowls of incense ARE the prayers of the saints. Exact verse: "...golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."

In addition, there are many, many verses in Scripture regarding intercessory prayer, including prayer to those who have died and gone to Heaven. The Revelations scripture is just one example.