Written by Victoria Van Valen April 1st, 2024
A friend asked me that question, of which I jumped to the opportunity of finding facts of the truth; so, I had to start from scratch and couldn’t avoid mention where did the source or first instance comes from:
Opinion: Which came first, the Orthodox or Catholic church in Rome?
“Both Churches are from the 1st century A.D. when they were ONE church until they became two. Both claim to descend from the Apostles. Both claim to be Catholic (universal) and Orthodox (correct)”. The Orthodox do not have a Pope but a Bishop/Patriarch, and holds no statues, but merely “Icons” of a few saints, including Mary without a crown.
https://www.saintjohnchurch.org/orthodox-worship-virgin-mary/
Contrasting from The Orthodox: The RCC/“Catholic Church” has adopted over the years various doctrine deemed canon by the Pope heads, but not in standard with biblical canon necessarily. Namely, adopting dogmas that elevate Mary to a Royalty Entity next to Jesus, and comparing her to many of The Old Testament and New Testament parallels, supported by biblically unsound or unrelated verse.
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Why does Mary Wear a Crown:
“The mention of Mary being a “queen” initially was after the Catholic teaching on this subject is expressed in the papal encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam, issued by Pope Pius XII in 1954. It states that Mary is called Queen of Heaven because her son, Jesus Christ, is the king of Israel and the heavenly king of the universe.”
“The Catholic teaching on this subject is expressed in the papal encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam, issued by Pope Pius XII in 1954. It states that Mary is called Queen of Heaven because her son, Jesus Christ, is the king of Israel and the heavenly king of the universe..”
“Queen of Heaven (Latin: Regina Caeli) is a title given to the Virgin Mary, by Christians mainly of the Catholic Church”
I came across this collage, after searching for the famous claim (among RCC members) of the “Davidic Kingdom”, as a reason for needing a “mother queen”.
On Point A1, you see a description (by Scott Hahn an RCC religion “historian” and book author) of an Old Testament analogy of King David’s kingdom of Jerusalem, having his mother work with himself at the court/throne. The rhetoric alludes at the fact that “because” Jesus descends from King David’s Genealogy, that then Mary should reign with Jesus in the Eternal Kingdom side by side, just as “the Davidic kingdom’s tradition” , “King and Queen Mother”, side by side.
All of this is completely UNBIBLICAL. Personal note: Scott Hahn makes great for a fairy tale writer; though not only members of the congregation do such extra-biblical claims, priests and CateSchism (catechism) teacher priests do the same as you will see in video at the end of this page.
On Point B1: Scott Hahn, references the detail on Point A2 (in pink highlight, this time with biblical reference to the foreshadowing of Mary (mother of Jesus) and her offspring, while God talks to Adam and Eve, about the promise of the Salvific Plan to redeem the Human Race.
At the end of Point B1, Hahn flips the narrative by comparing Mary, “she is depicted symbolically “ (but literally out of context), to The Arc of The Covenant by quoting REVELATION 11:19, of which is actually Jesus spoken about, as maker of The New Covenant .. see the Full Context in two verse, not just one:
REVELATION 11:18-19
…18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.” 19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.”.
So, as we can see that verse 19 was excluded from verse 18, which could be interpreted in ANY way on its own… But when you put them together, you can see (plainly) that verse 18 is talking about Jesus the Judge of Judgement Day.
(See this link with details on the symbolism of the ark of the covenant What is the Ark of the Covenant? | GotQuestions.org )
On point B2, a caption of unknown author, points at some common and popular claims among RCC members:
Jesus on the cross: That Mary given to John the beloved as “a mother”, should make Mary a mother to EVERY Christian” on earth and in eternity, claiming the “Davidic Kingdom” as mentioned previously on Point A1.
Again, out of context but claiming that assumption based on Eve being mother of all humans, citing Genesis 3:15 & 3:20.
John isn’t mentioned, though when reading the event of John the beloved next to Mary at the foot of the Cross, Jesus commended John to be the one to care for Mary as He was agonizing, (a common way to care for elders and dependents in the Hebraic Jew society).
The rest of the disciples including Peter and all of Jesus’ male relatives had gone into hiding for fear of risking their lives, so apparently John was the one who stayed around the crucifixion event with Mary. Even a young man wearing just a groin cloth, dropped it and ran naked, in fear; upon the 500 soldiers that showed up, to arrest Jesus.
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
(Mark 43:52)
43And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” 45And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” And he kissed him. 46And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servante of the high priest and cut off his ear. 48And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” 50And they all left him and fled.
A Young Man Flees
51And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.”
On the last part of the collage (right corner bottom), Mary is claimed to be the woman of Revelation 12:17… But it is NOT, who the prophecy is about. That is if take the time to read, you see the prophetic vision, referring directly to the New “Israel”.. The Bride! Why would Jesus be the Groom of His Mother? We know Jesus is the one meeting the Bride (His Church). 😮
See this note: Is the church or Israel the bride of Christ? – La Vista Church of Christ
Mary was blessed to be THE chosen virgin to bring forth The Son of God into this world.
Mary is not the woman of revelation 12; and so, as we’ve seen in this case of “appointing”, there are those who God calls and appoints, and others He simply allows (such as the Satan roaming the world temporarily); we know what pleases God, because The Holy Spirit Inspired Scriptures, as written, do not need interpretation, rather we have to search God’s Holy Spirit to help us study and understand.
Mary was given a Crown by the fervent Religious, either out of ignorance or necessity to affirm their view of the mother figure element, perhaps lacking in their own physical lives. Regardless, the risk of blasphemous actions and deeds, are far worse to fear than risking our physical life. We can only pray for those and against delusion…. That they stop and avoid being accursed for speaking and spreading a different Gospel other than the Gospel of Jesus, as Paul the Apostle warned the Church of Galatians:
No Other Gospel
(Galatians 1:6-9)
“6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! 9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!🧐🫤🔥 🔥🔥
Paul Preaches the Gospel of Jesus
(Galatians 1:10-24)
“10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. 12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. 14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased 16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. 20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24And they glorified God because of me.”
Glory to God in the highest! 🔥
Disclaimer: following, another article about an RCC list, elevating Mary:
“5 things to know about Mary, the mother of Jesus”
Philip C. Almond Published: December 22, 2021 4:05pm EST
Credit Source linked: https://theconversation.com/5-things-to-know-about-mary-the-mother-of-jesus-172483
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is unquestionably the senior saint within the Christian tradition. Yet we know remarkably little about her. In the New Testament, there is nothing about her birth, death, appearance or age.
Outside of the accounts of the birth of Jesus that only occur in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, she is specifically mentioned at only three other events in the life of her son.
She is present at a wedding where Jesus turns water into wine; she makes an attempt to see her son while he is teaching; and she is there at his crucifixion. Indeed, Mary is mentioned more often in the Qur’an than in the New Testament.
Here, then, are five things we do know about her.
Read more: In spite of their differences, Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God
1. She was an accidental virgin
The gospel of Matthew is the only one to tell us Mary was pregnant before she and Joseph had sex. She was said to be “with child from the Holy Spirit”. In proof of this, Matthew quoted a prophecy from the Old Testament that a “virgin will conceive and bear a son and he will be called Emmanuel”.
Matthew was using the Greek version of the Old Testament. In the Greek Old Testament, the original Hebrew word “almah” had been translated as “parthenos”, thence into the Latin Bible as “virgo” and into English as “virgin”.
Whereas “almah” means only “young woman”, the Greek word “parthenos” means physically “a virgin intacta”. In short, Mary was said to be a virgin because of an accident of translation when “young woman” became “virgin”.
2. She was a perpetual virgin
Within early Christian doctrine, Mary remained a virgin during and after the birth of Jesus. This was perhaps only fitting for someone deemed “the mother of God” or “God-bearer”.
Saint Ambrose of Milan (c.339-97 CE) enthusiastically defended the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary:
Blessed Mary is the gate, whereof it is written that the Lord hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut after birth; for as a virgin she both conceived and brought forth.
The Lateran Council of 649 CE, a council held in Rome by the Western Church, later declared it an article of faith that Jesus was conceived “without seed” and that Mary “incorruptibly bore [him], her virginity remaining indestructible even after his birth” . All this in spite of the Gospels’ declaration that Jesus had brothers and sisters (Mark 3.32, Matthew 12.46, Luke 8.19).
Just reading the blackened last sentence above this, should make anybody question what/whose Canon/rule really is over the head of the Church claiming to be the One True Holy Church of Jesus Christ… 🤢
To be continued.
Victoria 2070 a.d. 