>Virgin Mary's special place in the faith as the mother of Jesus.
>Mothers “know how to overcome obstacles and disagreements, and to instill peace,” Francis said. “In this way, they transform problems into opportunities for rebirth and growth. They can do this because they know how to ‘keep,’ to hold together the various threads of life,” the pontiff said. “We need such people, capable of weaving the threads of communion in place of the barbed wire of conflict and division.”
>He called for efforts to protect women.
>"How much violence is directed against women! Enough! To hurt a woman is to insult God, who from a woman took on our humanity," the pope said, referring to the Christian belief that Jesus was the son of God.
>He said women, including mothers, “look at the world not to exploit it but so that it can have life. Women who, seeing with the heart, can combine dreams and aspirations with concrete reality, without drifting into abstraction and sterile pragmatism.”
They put it out for all to see.
>“This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666”
The only man in the bible with the number 666 associated with him is Solomon. He was world famous for his wisdom. That's two points in a single verse pointing to Solomon.
>“The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.”
Solomon was the Son of David and Bathsheba. He thought God meant him as the descendant of David who would build a house for the Lord, and he had the first temple built. He is the one who many believed Jesus was the re-incarnation of.
>“All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”
>“Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!””
>“While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”
What else did Solomon do?
>“Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.”
The Roman Catholic church worships and prays to Mary and calls her the Queen of Heaven. They teach that she intercedes for us and sits at Jesus right hand.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-marys-queenship-biblical
Sound familiar?
>"Among those born to women there is none greater than John" - Matthew 11:11 and Luke 7:28
So is Jesus greater than John, or born to a woman? Remember, Jesus referred to His body as a temple. Mary birthed the temple. Jesus was with God in the beginning.
Remember… "David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” Does Mary call Him Lord?
What did Jesus say about who sits at his right or left?
>“to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
What did God say about the so-called Queen of Heaven?
>“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. Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 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. “
What did Jesus say about his mother?
>“As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed RATHER are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
>“While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
So if certain people believe Jesus was born of them because they think they're the ones who do His will, who are they really worshipping as queen? Themselves?
>"She says in her heart, I sit enthroned as Queen. I am not a widow, I will never mourn."