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In general, the Catholic approach to this is pretty good, though there is at least one error I commonly see that the author didn’t address. It’s very common for Catholics to misinterpret John’s vision of the woman in Revelation who is “clothed in the sun with the moon at her feet” as describing Mary. In fact, this error is so common, a lot of Mary iconography in the Catholic church portrays her this way quite literally, with a moon under her feet and the sun/stars surrounding her or on her cloak (the Virgin of Guadalupe is a good example).


12 posted on 08/23/2016 8:52:48 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman
In general, the Catholic approach to this is pretty good, though there is at least one error I commonly see that the author didn’t address. It’s very common for Catholics to misinterpret John’s vision of the woman in Revelation who is “clothed in the sun with the moon at her feet” as describing Mary.

The vision follows the same pattern as Joseph's dream in Genesis. In that dream, the scripture itself interprets the sun, moon, stars, and the one they honor as actual people. The sun is Jacob, the moon is Rachel, the stars are Joseph's brothers, and they are arrayed around Joseph. To conform to Genesis, the woman in Revelation surrounded by the sun, the moon, and twelve stars cannot Israel. Blessed Miriam/Mary, mother of "God with us," is the mother of the Messiah, and as such is the only possible person who can be the actual woman. She is blessed and praised in all generations. Her husband's name is called after the man in the original dream, Joseph.

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. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Genesis, Catholic chapter thirty seven, Protestant verses nine to eleven,
Revelation, Catholic chapter twelve, Protestant verses one to five,
Matthew, Catholic chapter one, Protestant verses eighteen to twenty five,
Luke, Catholic chapter one, Protestant verses forty one to fifty five,

as authorized, but not authored, by King James
boldness mine

46 posted on 08/25/2016 8:45:16 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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