The Two Arks.

Luke 1. Mary was highly favored by God when chosen by God to bring Jesus into the world.
Highly favored meant she was endowed with grace by God. So being we were later saved from our sins by God's grace do too was Mary when God chose to beget Jesus upon her.

Anima said:

The following question is for those who believe Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins:

God wanted an ark made of the best and purest materials to carry His written Word. How then could God want the Word made flesh, Jesus (God incarnate), to be carried by an impure (sinful) woman?

I'm not asking why God chose Mary over any other impure (sinful) woman, rather why God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry the Word made flesh, "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate), when He wanted the best and purest materials to carry His written word?

I ask this because if you're going to claim Mary wasn't preserved from original sin and committed sins, and provide what scriptural evidence you believe supports this, then you must also have the explanation for WHY God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate). If you can't explain WHY, I suggest finding out, as it's important for your argument. You should be able to find the explanation in Scripture, since all your beliefs are scripturally based, yes?

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Even the original ark, as pure and consecrated as it was, needed the mercy seat to complete it.

Mary said:
“And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Luke 1:47).

One who is righteous and perfect does not need a Savior. Think.

It is true that Jesus is holy, undefiled, and separate from sinners.

Hebrews 7:26 says,
“For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;”

Sin is past down by the male seed. For when Adam sinned is when both of their eyes were opened in the Garden to their nakedness.
Romans says that sin entered the world through Adam and not by Eve.
So... that is why Jesus was born of a virgin.
It does not mean Mary had to be sinless.

Anima said:

The following question is for those who believe Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins:

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Where is it written that Mary was preserved from original sin? And may I ask, what was original sin?

Anima said:

I ask this because if you're going to claim Mary wasn't preserved from original sin and committed sins, and provide what scriptural evidence you believe supports this, then you must also have the explanation for WHY God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate). If you can't explain WHY, I suggest finding out, as it's important for your argument. You should be able to find the explanation in Scripture, since all your beliefs are scripturally based, yes?

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Giving birth in Israel meant a period of "uncleanness" for the mother. If the baby was a boy, she was considered "unclean" for seven days, the same as during her menstrual period. The eighth day the child was circumcised, but for another 33 days the mother was "unclean" with regard to touching anything holy or coming into the sanctuary.

If the baby was a girl, this 40-day period was doubled: 14 days plus 66 days. So, from birth, the Law distinguished between male and female. In either case, at the end of the period of purification she was to bring a ram less than a year old for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. If the parents were too poor to afford a ram, as was the case with Mary and Joseph, then two doves or two pigeons served for the cleansing sacrifices. (Leviticus 12:1-8; Luke 2:22-24)

If Mary was sinless, why was there a need for a sin offering made by her? If her child was holy, then why was she "unclean" for a period after his birth?
Mary was said to have other children, named in Matthew 13:54-56...
"When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that district.
54 He came to his hometown, and he began to teach the people in the synagogue. They were astonished and wondered, “Where did this man get such wisdom and these mighty deeds? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? Are not James and Joseph and Simon and Judas his brethren? 56 And are not all his sisters here with us? Where then did this man get all this?” (NCB)

Arguing that these were not his natural brothers and sisters is ridiculous! Naming his entire family starting with his father and mother to people in his hometown, who knew the family well, and naming his 4 brothers, who at that stage were not even believers (John 7:5) as well as mention of his sisters, shows that these were not his spiritual brethren.....so these were his half siblings. Nowhere does it state that Mary was to remain a virgin.....even the New Catholic Bible says...in Matthew 1:25...concerning Joseph....
"but he engaged in no marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus."
So not ever virgin. And Jewish families were large. Jesus had at least 6 siblings.

John 2:12 also makes the distinction between his disciples and his fleshly brothers.
"After this, he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brethren, and his disciples, and they remained there for a few days."
You see that "his mother, his brethren AND his disciples" are mentioned.

I do not believe that the Roman Catholic church has taught anything but lies to its members for centuries. There is no scriptural basis for anything they teach....
All that has been accorded to Mary is handed down from pagan mother worship. Her titles and the fact that she was 'ever virgin' are not notions from scripture, but from Catholic tradition adopted from pagan sources, and handed on to the people with absolutely no scriptural support.

Calling her "Queen of Heaven" and "Mother of God" do not accord Mary with the favor that God found in her. She was not sinless but chosen as the vessel through whom the promised seed would come. There was not a single gene in Jesus' body that came from either Joseph or Mary. It was Jesus who was sinless, not the woman who bore him.

We know through surrogacy that a mother does not have to be related to a child she carries and gives birth to.....her womb is simply used to grow the infant and give birth to it, so with Jesus, he was not related (genetically) to either parent. God was his Father and he was a product of holy spirit....Mary was not sinless.

Anima said:

If Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins, no non-Catholic has yet explained why God wanted an impure woman to carry the Word made flesh, "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate).

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Mary did not need to be sinless to carry the child created by God's spirit in her womb. She was a devout Jewish woman who knew her God and was humble and obedient to him. She was not a sinner in as much as she practiced sin....NO! she was a very good woman who simply inherited her imperfections from Adam as we all have.

Jesus was born of a virgin for a good reason....because it was prophesied that he would be born of a virgin (meaning no earthly father) and so that no one could say his father was Joseph.
This was "the son of God" but he came through a daughter of Adam who inherited his sin just like everyone else.

Jesus is not called "God incarnate" in any passage of scripture. If he was God, then he could not die. Mere mortals cannot kill an immortal Being.

Jesus did not have to be God in order to redeem the human race.....all he had to be was the equivalent of the first man....a perfect sinless creation of his God.....Jesus is called "the last Adam" because he paid the debt caused by the first Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45).....God's law was "an eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, life for life".....perfect life was lost for all of Adam's children when he failed the test of obedience in the garden, (Romans 5:12) and Jesus paid with his perfect life to buy ours back. That is what redemption is....an exact payment to buy back what was sold. Jesus had to be 100% sinless human to pay the price. He was not a god/man because that was not demanded to satisfy God's justice. If Jesus didn't really die, then we are still lost in our sins.

Mary and her betrothed future husband had the ideal situation as an engaged couple, and as devout Jews, because a betrothal was as good as a marriage commitment. It was a time for the prospective groom to prepare a place for his future wife and after he had brought her to the home prepared for her, only then were they considered married and consummation permitted. Joseph was told about the divine origins of the child and took Mary as his wife, but he did not have relations with her until after she had given birth to Jesus. Normal marital relations commenced as Mary and Joseph had a typically large family.

The scriptures are there....you can believe them....don't believe your church. They have sold these lies to trusting people for centuries.

Jesus is GOD.
The Word was GOD (John 1:1).
The Word was WITH God (John 1:1).
The Word was made flesh (John 1:14).
God was manifest in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16).
There are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one (1 John 5:7).
In Revelation 19, Jesus who returns at the second coming is identified as the Word of God.

But is Mary sinless? Again, I ask you why would she need a Savior if she is sinless? Luke 1:47 says she rejoiced in God her Savior. People who are perfectly righteous and without sin don’t need Saviors.

Anima said:

The following question is for those who believe Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins:

God wanted an ark made of the best and purest materials to carry His written Word. How then could God want the Word made flesh, Jesus (God incarnate), to be carried by an impure (sinful) woman?

I'm not asking why God chose Mary over any other impure (sinful) woman, rather why God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry the Word made flesh, "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate), when He wanted the best and purest materials to carry His written word?

I ask this because if you're going to claim Mary wasn't preserved from original sin and committed sins, and provide what scriptural evidence you believe supports this, then you must also have the explanation for WHY God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate). If you can't explain WHY, I suggest finding out, as it's important for your argument. You should be able to find the explanation in Scripture, since all your beliefs are scripturally based, yes?

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2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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Anima said:

The following question is for those who believe Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins:

God wanted an ark made of the best and purest materials to carry His written Word. How then could God want the Word made flesh, Jesus (God incarnate), to be carried by an impure (sinful) woman?

I'm not asking why God chose Mary over any other impure (sinful) woman, rather why God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry the Word made flesh, "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate), when He wanted the best and purest materials to carry His written word?

I ask this because if you're going to claim Mary wasn't preserved from original sin and committed sins, and provide what scriptural evidence you believe supports this, then you must also have the explanation for WHY God wanted an impure (sinful) woman at all to carry "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate). If you can't explain WHY, I suggest finding out, as it's important for your argument. You should be able to find the explanation in Scripture, since all your beliefs are scripturally based, yes?

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Interesting, but Mary isn't called the Ark of God. I think to say Mary is the Ark is some type of personal revelation and it probably isn't a revelation from God. The following scripture from Paul indicates that all except Jesus (God) sinned and fell short of God's glory:

Romans 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Anima said:

If Mary was not preserved from original sin and committed sins, no non-Catholic has yet explained why God wanted an impure woman to carry the Word made flesh, "THE holy one," Jesus (God incarnate).

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Or for that matter how the Apostles (being not Jesus) could forgive or retain sins of the people they were over. I think it's important not to try to rationalize God and his ways too much and deceive ourselves against what scripture says:

John 20:23
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Blue Dragonfly's said:

Luke 1. Mary was highly favored by God when chosen by God to bring Jesus into the world.
Highly favored meant she was endowed with grace by God. So being we were later saved from our sins by God's grace do too was Mary when God chose to beget Jesus upon her.

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Jesus Christ is the savior but he saves in two ways: the forgive past sins, and also by preserving us from future sins!

so Mary without ever committing sin can say: Lk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Mary is the immaculate conception “full of grace” and the throne of grace heb 4:16

Lk 1:45 Mary believed God!
Why does it not say: Mary believed God, and it was counted to her as righteousness?

cos she is already “full of Grace” the immaculate conception!

Brakelite said:

Even the original ark, as pure and consecrated as it was, needed the mercy seat to complete it.

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mary is the mercy seat!

Lk 1:30 she found our salvation lost by Adam

Bible Highlighter said:

Mary said:
“And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Luke 1:47).

One who is righteous and perfect does not need a Savior. Think.

It is true that Jesus is holy, undefiled, and separate from sinners.

Hebrews 7:26 says,
“For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;”

Sin is past down by the male seed. For when Adam sinned is when both of their eyes were opened in the Garden to their nakedness.
Romans says that sin entered the world through Adam and not by Eve.
So... that is why Jesus was born of a virgin.
It does not mean Mary had to be sinless.

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Jesus Christ is the savior but he saves in two ways: the forgive past sins, and also by preserving us from future sins!

so Mary without ever committing sin can say: Lk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Mary is the immaculate conception “full of grace” and the throne of grace heb 4:16

Lk 1:45 Mary believed God!
Why does it not say: Mary believed God, and it was counted to her as righteousness?

cos she is already “full of Grace” the immaculate conception!

and cos of her immaculate conception she continually beheld the beatific vision of God in heaven on his throne, this caused her to be consumed with love for God and totally consecrated herself and especially her virginity to God!

Matt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

A good tree!

Biblical principle:

Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The fruit of the tree of Mary is our salvation! Matt 1:21 Lk 2:30 Jesus is our salvation! This reflects the immaculate conception of Mary and the miraculous conception of Jesus!
Lk 1:30 Mary found our salvation!
Lk 1:38 consented to our salvation!

A good tree (immaculate conception) Lk 1:49 God has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes!

Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Matt 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

A sinner would be an evil tree with evil fruit, but the fruit of Mary is salvation!

Mary brings in the good fruits of our redemption and salvation!

So Mary CANNOT be a sinner or a bad tree!




Tree of life!

The tree of life on the garden is a type of Mary!

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: (Jn 6:51)

Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city

Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The fruit of the tree of Mary is our salvation! Matt 1:21 Lk 2:30 Jesus is our salvation! This reflects the immaculate conception of Mary and the miraculous conception of Jesus!
Lk 1:30 Mary found our salvation!
Lk 1:38 consented to our salvation!

A good tree (immaculate conception) Lk 1:49 God has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes!

A Good tree cannot bear bad fruit!
A biblical principle approved by Jesus even though He knew it would be used to defend His sinless mother!

Mary is the tree of life!






Sacred womb of Mary!

Isa 7:14 Theotokos the “God bearer”!

Sacred womb!
Blessed fruit of her womb!

Matt 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Matt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Lk 1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

A sinner cannot have a sacred womb and be blessed and have a blessed fruit of her womb!

Only a good tree, a holy & immaculate tree can bear the good fruit who is God and our redemption and salvation!

Blessing from God thru Mary!

All graces come to us they Mary, from God by the merits (blood) of Christ!
Jn 1:16
Of His fullness we have all received, grace for grace!

Salvation Lk 1:30
Consented to our salvation Lk 1:38
Mother of Christ Matt 1:16
Mother of the word Jn 1:1
Mother of our savior Matt 1:21
Mother of our salvation Lk 2:30
Our mother Jn 19:26-27

Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit!

Lk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

John sanctified in the womb!

Lk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Lk 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Zacharias is filled with the Holy Spirit and prophecy!

Lk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

The wedding couple have wine and not shame!

Jn 2: 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

The disciples are supplied with faith, hope, and charity!

11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

All these blessings from God because of Mary most holy!

Ark of the New Covenant!

Mary, ever virgin, mother of God!

Ex 40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.



2 Sam 6:2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

Lk 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;



2 Sam 6:3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

2 Sam 6:16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord;

Lk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:



2 Sam 6:9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

Lk 1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?



2 Sam 6:11 And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.

Lk 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.



2 Sam 6:12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

Lk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

Lk 1: 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying…



King David took the ark of the covenant up to the earthly Jerusalem! 2 Sam 6:10

King Jesus takes the ark of the new covenant up to the heavenly Jerusalem! Rev 12:1

Ark of the new covenant!
The dwelling place of God!
God dwelt in Mary’s womb for 9 months, remember the ark was incorruptible wood covered with pure gold signifying Mary’s immaculate purity!
read exodus or any place in the Old Testament where something came into contact with God or was consecrated to the service of God it had to be pure and Holy!
And cannot be used for any common purpose!
In the ark was the word of God!
In Mary the new ark is the living Word!
In the ark was the mana!
In Mary was the bread come down from heaven! Jn 6
Bethlehem means house of bread!

Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Matt 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, (Isa 7:14) and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Jn 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Holy mother of God!

Lk 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Biblical principle:
Anything Consecrated to God must be pure and used only for the purpose of serving God!

See exodus: the ark of the covenant, everything used in the temple etc.

Ezekiel 44:2 “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.”

So Joseph cannot enter in where the Holy Spirit has entered!

Song of Solomon 4:12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

(Mary had become the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone?)

Isa 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Mary and her virginity are Consecrated to God in immaculate purity, the pure gold of divine love!

Mary was the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone!


Can a man use the ark of the covenant for a common dinner table?

Then Joseph can in no any way use Mary for a common wife!

No mere man may enter where God conceived! Ez 44:2

Mary would not consent to God’s will and to receive the exalted dignity of the mother of God if it means violating her vow of perpetual virginity then why simply consent relations with Joseph!

That’s impossible!

Lk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

(This verse imply’s that Mary is consecrated to God alone! and has taken a vow of perpetual virginity! She was s willing to refuse even the exalted dignity of mother of God, the mother of our savior, and mother of all Christians if it means violating Her vow of perpetual virginity)

Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

She consented to our salvation when she realized it would not violate her vow of perpetual virginity!




Mary was the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone!


A consecrated virgin must be pure, immaculate, and permanent!

All for God!

Mary cos of Her being created by God immaculate (Lk 1:49) has always enjoyed the beatific vision of God in heaven, (Matt 5:8) Her intense, pure, and perfect love of God caused Her to make a sacrifice of her entire being and life to God Forever!
Lk 1:46

Anima said:

I ask this because if you're going to claim Mary wasn't preserved from original sin and committed sins, and provide what scriptural evidence you believe supports this,

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The reason that Jesus was born without an Adamic nature, unlike the rest of us that are born into sin, is because GOD is His Father.
So, if Mary's Father is God, then she is immaculate, and free from original sin, same as Jesus.
If God didn't create Mary inside the virgin womb of another Virgin, then the CC is lying about Mary., and will continue to do it, as the catholic church stared as "the CULT OF THE VIRGIN"..."the cult of Mary".
This was its title, given about 4-5 AD by its original "church fathers".

theefaith said:

mary is the mercy seat!

Lk 1:30 she found our salvation lost by Adam

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I thought she is the ark.

theefaith said:

Ark of the new covenant!
The dwelling place of God!
God dwelt in Mary’s womb for 9 months, remember the ark was incorruptible wood covered with pure gold signifying Mary’s immaculate purity!
read exodus or any place in the Old Testament where something came into contact with God or was consecrated to the service of God it had to be pure and Holy!
And cannot be used for any common purpose!
In the ark was the word of God!
In Mary the new ark is the living Word!
In the ark was the mana!
In Mary was the bread come down from heaven! Jn 6
Bethlehem means house of bread!

Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Matt 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, (Isa 7:14) and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Jn 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Holy mother of God!

Lk 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Biblical principle:
Anything Consecrated to God must be pure and used only for the purpose of serving God!

See exodus: the ark of the covenant, everything used in the temple etc.

Ezekiel 44:2 “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.”

So Joseph cannot enter in where the Holy Spirit has entered!

Song of Solomon 4:12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

(Mary had become the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone?)

Isa 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Mary and her virginity are Consecrated to God in immaculate purity, the pure gold of divine love!

Mary was the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone!


Can a man use the ark of the covenant for a common dinner table?

Then Joseph can in no any way use Mary for a common wife!

No mere man may enter where God conceived! Ez 44:2

Mary would not consent to God’s will and to receive the exalted dignity of the mother of God if it means violating her vow of perpetual virginity then why simply consent relations with Joseph!

That’s impossible!

Lk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

(This verse imply’s that Mary is consecrated to God alone! and has taken a vow of perpetual virginity! She was s willing to refuse even the exalted dignity of mother of God, the mother of our savior, and mother of all Christians if it means violating Her vow of perpetual virginity)

Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

She consented to our salvation when she realized it would not violate her vow of perpetual virginity!




Mary was the dwelling place of the Almighty, like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament. Mary was a vessel consecrated to God alone!


A consecrated virgin must be pure, immaculate, and permanent!

All for God!

Mary cos of Her being created by God immaculate (Lk 1:49) has always enjoyed the beatific vision of God in heaven, (Matt 5:8) Her intense, pure, and perfect love of God caused Her to make a sacrifice of her entire being and life to God Forever!
Lk 1:46

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Antichrist.

500 ἀντίχριστος antichristos an-tee’-khris-tos
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‭from 473 and 5547; n m; TDNT-9:493,1322; {See TDNT 850}
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‭AV-antichrist 5; 5
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‭1) the adversary of the Messiah

473 ἀντί anti an-tee’
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‭a primary particle; prep; TDNT-1:372,61; {See TDNT 75}
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‭AV-for 15, because + 3639 4, for … cause 1, therefore + 3639 1, in the room of 1; 22
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‭1) over against, opposite to, before
‭2) for, instead of, in place of (something)
‭ 2a) instead of
‭ 2b) for
‭ 2c) for that, because.

‭The exaltation of Mary as co-Redeemer is Antichrist.