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Book: The Truth About Mary

Appendix

Written by Mariology | 25 July 2010

Appendix

THE TRUTH ABOUT MARY

Volume One

4. THE BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF MARY

Written by Mariology | 25 July 2010

4. THE BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF MARY

The biblical portrait of Mary begins with the prophecy of the salvific mission of the Woman and her Seed in the book of Genesis and ends with the stunning vignette of the triumphant Woman Clothed with the Sun in the book of Revelation.

Introduction: Mary and Scripture

The truth about Mary and her role in salvation can come only from a full understanding of Scripture and the portrayal of Mary in Scripture. This full understanding comes from careful study of the two covenants between God and His people, the Old and the New. Mary is the bridge between the Old and the New Covenants. The two covenants are basic to the

10. MARIAN DEVOTION

Written by Mariology | 25 July 2010

10. MARIAN DEVOTION

The rationale for devotion to Mary, and devotion means honoring her and seeking her intercession, is simple and forceful. Mary's primary role in the divine scheme of salvation revealed in Scripture is to lead all her children to her Son. The Genesis 3:15 prophecy of the Woman and her seed in battle with the Devil reaches its climax in Revelation 12 where the Woman's seed now includes not just the Son but also all His followers. The author of Revelation had already laid the groundwork for this startling image with John 19 in which the "beloved disciple" (symbolizing all believers) is given the Woman as his Mother by her Son. In Marian devotion and in Marian appearances throughout history and throughout the world we see this Scriptural portrait come to life with the Mother of all believers leading them to salvation

9. MARIAN APPARITIONS

Written by Mariology | 25 July 2010

9. MARIAN APPARITIONS

The most powerful preacher of the Gospel in history is not Billy Graham or the sum total of the TV evangelists. It is the Woman whose seed are those who "have the testimony of Jesus Christ." The appearances of the Woman throughout history and in different parts of the world has led to the conversion of millions.

Once we recognize that Mary is the Woman whose seed follow Jesus, then the inevitability and the reason for her appearances are self-evident. Her mission is to bring her Son's message of salvation to all her other seed so that she can lead them to Jesus. This understanding of Mary's appearances helps us understand that they not only fulfill Scripture but are demanded by Scripture. We realize too that Mary and the Holy Spirit always work together.

The supernatural and the miraculous have been critical ingredients in the growth of Christianity. His followers believed in Jesus and His Message primarily because of His miracles. Moreover the spread of Christianity around the world was at least partially dependent on the

1. INTRODUCTION

Written by Mariology | 25 July 2010

[The following is taken, with permission of the author and publisher, from The Truth About Mary: Mary in Scripture and the Historic Christian Faith (Truth about Mary)]

1. INTRODUCTION

The trilogy The Truth About Mary: A Scriptural Introduction to the Mother of Jesus for Bible-Believing Christians sets out to show that the doctrines of Mary's Immaculate Conception, Perpetual Virginity, Divine Maternity, Assumption and Maternal Mediation are inescapably rooted in Scripture. Volume One is Starting Points in Discerning Biblical Truth, Volume Two is Mary in Scripture and the Historic Christian Faith and Volume Three is A Response to Fundamentalist Misconceptions and a Return to Historic Christianity. This booklet is a summary of the trilogy that, we hope, will stimulate the reader's interest in the trilogy itself and in the numerous works cited therein.

From Genesis to Revelation, from Bethlehem to Cana to Calvary, the most powerful procession of images in Scripture is the dazzling vision of the Woman and her Seed, the Virgin and her Son, the Queen-Mother and the King, the Daughter of Zion and the messianic Son of Man, the New Adam and the New Eve. This striking sequence of scriptural icons locked itself into the minds and hearts of the Christian faithful, starting with the Apostolic Community of the first century, the first Fathers and the earliest

Book: The Truth About Mary

Appendix

4. THE BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF MARY

10. MARIAN DEVOTION

9. MARIAN APPARITIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

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