Mary in the Bible
Does the Bible Tell us to honor
Mary?
Our Lord's last words, as for any dying man, are the most important; Our Lord, dying on the
cross, tells St John and ourselves "Behold Your Mother!". Our Lady asks us to do whatever he tells us, and Jesus
tells us that Mary is Our Mother. Ignoring Mary, is not obeying her Son. He left the best for last. No wonder Mary
tells us that all generations will call her Blessed.
Is Mary, Mother of the Bible?
Since, the Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is the author
of the Bible, and Mary is the mother of the Church; by extension, we can appropriate the title of Mother of the
Bible to Mary. And in fact, it is the old Eve, who through her disobedience, initiates the reason for the Biblical
Revelation of Salvation History. And it is Mary, who through her acceptance of the Holy Spirit, introducing the
Messiah to this world; and it is Mary, who is revealed as the New Ark of the Covenant. in the 12th Chapter of the
Book of Revelations, the final book of the Bible.
Is Mary Queen of Revelation?
Mary has the unique role of revealing Jesus and His will to us in the
Bible. It was Mary, who revealed Jesus to Elizabeth; it was Mary, who revealed Jesus to us and the Wise men at the
birth of Jesus; it was Mary, who discovered Jesus in the Temple teaching the Jewish wise men; it was Mary who told
the servants at the wedding to do whatever Our Lord tells them.
This direction of Mary reveals to us, God's Kingdom and its
requirements for entrance. It is to the credit of Mary's good servants that, under her direction, they listened
carefully to this unusual command from Jesus, and obeyed it, bringing forth wine from water. And it was at the
crucifixion, that Jesus revealed Our Lady to us, as Our Mother.
Is Mary Anticipated in the Old Testament
(OT)?
| OT Ark of the Covenant |
NT Blessed Mother of God |
| "The cloud covered the Tent of meeting and the glory of Yahweh filled the
tabernacle." Exodus 40:34 |
"The power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child
will be holy and will be called Son of God." Luke 1:35 |
| "However can the Ark of Yahweh (= My Lord) come to me?" 2 Samuel
6:9 |
"Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of My Lord?" Luke
1:43 |
| "And David danced before the Lord with all his might ... So David and all the
house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet." 2
Samuel 6:14-15 |
"As soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped
in my womb for joy." Luke 1:44 |
| "And the Ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three
months." 2 Samuel 6:11 |
"And Mary abode with her about three months." Luke 1:56 |
| "And the Lord blessed Obededom and all his household." 2 Samuel 6:11 [fertility
is associated with blessing] |
"Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought
forth a son." Luke 1:57 |
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