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To: UriÂ’el-2012
It's not the water of purification.

John 2: 1 1 On the third day there was a wedding 2 in Cana 3 in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 4 (And) Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 5 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." 6 So they took it. 9 And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now." 11 Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs 7 in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.

The ceremonial jugs were filled with drinking water. There may be an element of allegory associated with purification, but since you have posted that God did not engage in allegory (ie the length of time for each 'day' of Creation), why would you speculate on this?

This was a Jewish wedding. Major partying. With appropriate amounts of alcohol.

19 posted on 01/16/2010 1:50:00 PM PST by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr
It's not the water of purification.

Before you demonstrate a complete ignorance of the Holy Word of G-d,
I recommend you read Numbers 19 illuminated by the Holy Spirit.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
20 posted on 01/16/2010 1:59:40 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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