God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple.cf. Is the Assumption of Mary in the Bible? - Taylor Marshall's blog Canterbury Tales
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled into the desert where she had a place prepared by God.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have salvation and power come, and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed One.”
Friday, August 15, 2008
This evening's First Reading, Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab:
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I heard someone on the radio today (EWTN) say that the labor pains mentioned in Revelation represent the pain Our Lady went through seeing her son suffer on the cross.
I hadn't heard that commentary before. It was an interesting take. However since I've become Catholic I have purposely stayed away from apocalyptic commentary, scripture, or current "prophecies".
I did however just buy a book for 50 cents at a parish book sale called "Will Catholics Be Left Behind" by Carl Olson. If you haven't read it I'll let you know if its any good.
Oh, it's selling for 50 cents now?! I paid full price, I'm sure.
It's contemporary Catholic apologetics ... and I don't recall being too impressed with the arguments ... 'though I suppose I ought to take another look as I've probably changed in the years since I read it ... and I would certainly be interested in your opinion. I generally like Olson's blog.
I'm jealous that you get EWTN radio out by you. I want to get satellite in the car just so I can listen to EWTN.
the pain Our Lady went through seeing her son suffer on the cross.
That sounds like (pious) conjecture ... I don't consider that Mary was particularly informed about what lay ahead, until at least, perhaps Simeon's prophecy.
I do appreciate your comment, 'though.
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