Sorry Ernie you must have missed my earlier post regarding this.
The Queen of Heaven is older than Catholicism. She is Babylonian and Caananite and The Lord God hates to see his people honouring her vile image.
Jeremaiah 7
16 “So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen to you.17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger.19 But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?
Many Christians and Bible scholars regard the sign of the woman in Revelation 12 to be symbolic of either Israel or the Church, The Bride of Christ. She is the opposite of the whore of Babylon. Most certainly not Mary. Revelation relies heavily on OT prophetic symbolism
The Queen of Heaven is older than Catholicism. She is Babylonian and Caananite and The Lord God hates to see his people honouring her vile image.
Jeremaiah 7
16 “So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen to you.17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger.19 But am I the one they are provoking? declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?
Many Christians and Bible scholars regard the sign of the woman in Revelation 12 to be symbolic of either Israel or the Church, The Bride of Christ. She is the opposite of the whore of Babylon. Most certainly not Mary. Revelation relies heavily on OT prophetic symbolism
Thanks for pointing out your earlier post. I'm trying to respond in order to who responds to me, but it's getting hard to keep track!! LOL!!
Who do you think Jeremiah is referring to when he states "the Queen of Heaven"? It is my understanding from biblical scholars (Raymond Brown, Jospeh Fitzmeyer...) that Jeremiah is referring to the goddess of Astarte who isn't even real. In this case Astarte is similar to worshiping Baal as detailed in Judges. This has nothing to do with Mary and what is described in Rev 12:1
These scholars that interpret Rev 12:1 to mean either Israel or the Church is interesting and although I and the Church disagree I can see the plausibility. Yet again, it comes down to who has the authority to accurately know truth from error? Is it people who believe the Holy Spirit protects them individually or the Church that has an unbroken chain of beliefs dating back to the earliest times of the Church? I side with the Church.
Thanks again.
-Ernie-