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Subject: Are they the same spirit? |
Bible Note: Hello Johnny, I was raised Catholic. And as an adult, one of the things I began wondering about after reading the Bible was this "queen of heaven" mentioned in Jeremiah. I know that Ishtar evolved from a moon goddess to a goddess that had many other attributes over the centuries. And I wondered if she (demonic spirit) had continued to evolve (change her modus operandi or goddess image) as was needed to infiltrate the church. I do NOT think the apparition is the real Mary who gave birth to the true Messiah. But this appartition does claim to be her -- even though she is very different than the real Mary. The apparition claims to be sinless (her claim to her Immaculate Conception Feb. 11, 1858), but the real Mary knew she was a sinner and in need of a Savior. Luke 1:46-47 "And Mary said: 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior...". She (apparition) also makes claims of having a son who she refers to as Jesus, except that her Jesus is not the only means to salvation. She said on May 13, 1917 "...my Immaculate Heart which will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God." And on December 26, 1957 "God's last means of salvation is through me. And if you despise and repulse this means, there won't be any forgiveness of sin which the Gospel calls the sin against the Holy Spirit." And on October 13, 1973 she stated "Those who place their confidence in me will be saved." And in 1984 "Even in the Second Coming, the son will come to you through his mother." And in 1986 "God has sent me to earth to save you." In August 1987 her son said "He who honors her honors me. He who denies her denies me." In 1958 he said "Everyone should have a picture of Jesus as Divine Mercy. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish." And in 1991 when he again "appeared" with his mother, he said, "Fortunate is he who lives in the brilliance of the image of Jesus of Mercy, for the just hand of God will never reach him. For I am your Jesus of Mercy." I cannot name the book that those quotes came from, because I read it years ago. I do remember the book was authorized for Catholics though, and I was given it by a Catholic friend. At the time I copied many of the quotes and also the scriptures that contradicted the appartitions' statements. And I think they (both apparitions) are satanic beings, attempting to lead people away from the salvation that only comes through God's real Son. http://www.fatima.org/plan.html: "Our Lady's Peace Plan is founded on three simple, but powerful requests. The first is a request for prayer, most particularly the Holy Rosary and the devotion of the Brown Scapular. The second calls for us to make reparation for the sins and outrages perpetrated against God's Grace and blasphemies against the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The third request is for consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, both on a personal basis and, publicly, that of Russia by the Pope and all the world's bishops." The apparition waited until the 1300's before she made the claim to her listeners to be the "queen of heaven", and it was later incorporated into church teaching. Oh by the way, something else both Ishtar and the appartition have in common is their claim that they were virgins at the time of the conception of their offspring, and were perpetual virgins thereafter. And below is something from a Catholic website http://www.udayton.edu/maryslash. Below is a partial "answer" to the question "What is the meaning of the crescent moon that Mary is sometimes pictured standing upon?" "A: The so called Luna, half moon, ...is a sign of fertility, related to life and death, and thus a popular symbol in many religions. It pinpoints changing seasons, ebb and tide (and related inundations as harbingers of fertility), and the feminine menstrual cycle. The half moon was the attribute of Luna and more specifically of Selene. It was later transferred to Diana (Artemis), offspring of the earth mother, and known not only as virgin but also as protectress of the newborn and symbol of fertility in her own right. ... There exists, beginning around 1348, a type of Marian sculpture called Madonna standing on the crescent moon ... It sometimes opposes -- in representations of the Platytera -- the sun born from Mary and the human race in need of salvation (moon) (1312). The crescent moon is used in representations of Mary's miraculous conception and birth. The crescent appears under Mary's feet in paintings of the Assumption (Meister of the Luzien-Legende, 1485) and signifies her glory and victory over time and space. The most important application of the moon symbol occurred in representations of the Immaculate Conception." I think there are many similarities between the two. God bless. |