Power in the Touch of our Lord Jesus Christ!

By Shaila Touchton Lord reveals his glory to all who ask and seek for it diligently The Touch of God is so precious because it is intimate and personal It is divine, life-giving and consecrating It is filled with the spirit of God and its anointing. Touch of Jesus Christ is cleansing, purifying and healing Even the storm calms down because of Jesus Christ The possessed man is healed by Jesus Christ in Capernaum The woman with the issue of blood was healed as soon she touches Jesus Christ The lepers were healed when Jesus Christ touched him He touched blind eyes who was born blind and made them see He touched deaf ears and they could hear. Jesus touched the casket, and the dead man came back to life. Jesus’ Touch is powerful for it brings salvation, repentance, Deliverance, miracles, protection and Healings. The Touch of Jesus Christ healed and restored people His Touches set people free, proclaimed freedom to the captives Everything that Jesus touched prospered and received a blessing. Everyone whom Jesus touched received a blessing and healings The Touch of Christ brings life to all that receive his Touch Because He is the resurrection, and the life His Touch gives power to preach the Gospel to all people And to bring revelation of God’s love. When Jesus touches us, He makes us saints, holy people and holy places. He leaves us sanctified without defiling us, white as snow from head to toe. The Touch of Jesus Christ gives us peace and happiness which world can’t offer. Through Jesus Christ we’re promised an abundant life. Through Jesus Christ We are acquitted from Sin .released from guilt of sin We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. There is victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Prayer of Protection at workplace.

Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. [Ephesians 6:11-12] In Jesus mighty Name I confess and speak your peace, grace, mercy and your perfect order in the office I work. I acknowledge your power over all that will be spoken, thought, decided, and done within the walls of my office. I confess that I put God first in everything I do. He directs my efforts and crowns them with success. I am strong and courageous, and I do my work. I will not be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the Lord is with me. He will not fail me or forsake me. He will see to it that all of my work is finished correctly. The Lord blesses all of my skills, and He is pleased with the work of my hands. The Lord rewards my work. He pays my wages in full In Jesus Mighty Name. In Jesus Mighty Name, if any demons attached to anyone harassing me with overload work, confusion and threat to my job with any authority I bind them and cast it out under the feet of Jesus Christ and by the powerful Blood of Jesus Christ. I confess that I do not have any types of issues at my work place and I cover myself with the precious Blood of Jesus Christ I am safe and protected from all types of harm and evil people and I claim God is my refuge. Let all the evil people encamping against my goodness become confused and be scattered in the Powerful Name of Jesus Christ.Let every evil tongue uttering curses and other evil pronouncements against my employment, work and against my life be completely silenced in the Mighty Name of Jesus. In Jesus mighty name I cover myself and my workplace with the precious Blood of Jesus Christ and I bind up every demon in here and I ask the angels of God to protect me from all terrors ,disasters, every violence, injustice and from every evil and ungodly influence at my work place. Holy Spirit protect me at all times and guide me. Amen.

Protestant Churches are Man made Churches.

1. Protestant churches have lost their roots and the history can not be traced back to Early Church Fathers, and it is not True Church founded by Jesus Christ Himself in Mt 16: 18 not Confirmed by the Apostles in Mt 28: 18-20 nor Church Built on Simon Peter in Mt 16: 18 and nor was defended by God Himself in Mt 16: 18-19.Catholic simply means “universal.” Or “worldwide.” The early Church Fathers used Greek word katholikos.Protestants are the protests of the only Holy True Catholic Church. 2. Their Churches are man made, created in 16th century by Martin Luther who broke away from Catholic church. They follow the church which Luther named after himself which is against 1 Corinthians 11:17-19. Until reformation by Martin Luther they were Catholics. 3. Their Churches do not have a priesthood which is biblical both in Old Testament and New Testament and they deny universal priesthood gathering all believers together in the unity of Faith while Jesus Christ being the High Priest. Pope, Priests, Bishops, and Deacons are the lawful unbroken successors of the Apostles which can traced back to Jesus Christ. 4. They believe Bible only as sole authority and neglect the scriptures Matthew 18:17, Hebrews 13:17 to obey the church and to keep traditions (1 Corinthians 11:2, Thessalonians2:14-15). 5. They do not have alter sacrifice nor they are partakers of the alter according to Matthew 5:23-24, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 10:18, Hebrews 13:10, Rev 8:3. Catholic Church is Christ centered worship while Protestant Church worship is pastor centered. 6. They believe that they are Justified by Faith Alone and salvation is one time process, they believe once saved is always saved but ignore grace, faith and work (Gal 2:16, Lk 12:46, Heb 6:10)is required . We are justified by faith apart from works in the Sacraments (Romans 2:130). 7. Protestant follow easy believism and emotional experience of salvation. Just by reciting the Sinners Prayer or with invitation to simple altar call they think they are saved. Sinner’s prayer" cannot even be found in the bible, and is really not the scriptural means for one to come to Christ. It is false assurance of salvation. No one in the scripture ever prayed for their initial salvation. Matthew 6:5-15 says when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. So how the Sinners prayer can save? Salvation is not a not a personal feeling. Salvation is ongoing process and one can loose salvation (Matt 6:14-15, Matt 7:21,Matt 24:44-51, Matt 25:31-46, Mark 11:26, Luke 10:16, John 14:21, Rom 11:22, Rev 21:8, 21:27). 8. There are at least 39,000 different Protestant denominations in the world today and all of them express personnel opinions and they all interpret Scripture individually dividing the Body of Christ saying they had a revelation from God and inspired by Holy Spirit. There is one truth, One Holy Church, One baptism and One Holy Spirit which was founded by Jesus Christ himself which guides to all truth(John 16:13).These 39,000 denominations of Protestant churches are everyday divided into macro and micro churches. These Protestant Denominations are False Divisions that break off of God’s church.(Titus 1:9 Acts 20:30). 9. Protestants claim to be solely biblical, God's inspired Word and bible based churches but yet rejected the deuterocanonical books which had supported the doctrine of purgatory, existence of the priesthood and supporting the Catholic doctrine. They rejected because it did not fit in with their new doctrines because of pick and choose attitudes. Hence they only 66 books in bible instead of 73books. They twist the Scripture to suit to their false doctrines. 10. Most of Protestantism approves adultery, divorce and remarriage .Even the scripture says whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her ( Mark 10:11,Luke16:18) Sexual immorality is rampant among Protestantism and they have always have excuses to continue in sin. They rebel against Gods word in many things. They do not have seven holy sacraments. Bible says without holiness no man shall see the Lord. Protestants profess to be Christians deny holiness. They have replaced holiness with legalism, easy grace, liberal admiration and heresy. 11. Many Protestants prove themselves to be false prophets by falsely predicting the time of Christ's return and Spreading worldwide message about Apocalypse, and rapture. Even though Jesus plainly taught that NO MAN knoweth the DAY nor the HOUR when the Son of Man will return (Matthew 25:13). 12. Protestantism is a false religion because they are ignorant of God's righteousness, and have established their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God (Romans 10:3-3, Titus 1:10-13). 13. Many Protestantism churches approve and support abortion ignore Exodus 20:13, Genesis 9:6, Mt 15:19,Mk 10:19,Luke 18:20. 14. Majority of the Protestantism churches Insult, degrade, Mary the Mother of GOD and she has become the biggest obstacle and denial for most of Protestants. Protestant denominations are Bible Twisting cults. They often ignore to understand simple truth that Jesus is God, Mary is the Mother of Jesus and hence Mary is the Mother of God. We know that within the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, the fullness of God dwells. (Colossians 2:9). Hence Mother Mary is a God bearer or Mother of God. All generation to be called Mother Mary as blessed but they talk too loosely about her (Luke 1:48). 15. Protestantism has unbiblical invention of new doctrines and they have incompatible personal interpretations of the Bible .Their divisions are growing among themselves everyday for doctrinal issues, splitting and dividing themselves with their partial truths. They are busy in spreading malicious lies about Catholic Church which Jesus founded in (Matthew 16: 18) by appointing Peter to be the visible head of the Church. 16. Protestants always blaspheme Catholic Church teachings and they have a habit of misinterpreting Bible literally and by exaggeration. And their thinking and interpretation is just mere human level by taking out of context. Isaiah 29:13 is reminded about these protestant teachings. Protestants refuse to acknowledge the truth in life because of their close mind and arrogance attitude. Proverbs 12:28 says the way of error leads to death.

Blessed Mother Mary is the Ark of New covenant!

By shaila Touchton Mother Mary is the biggest obstacle and denial for most of Protestants. Protestants have distorted the doctrine, mislead, misinterpreted the scriptures and misunderstood Mother Mary. Protestantism denominations are Bible Twisting cults. They often ignore to understand simple truth that Jesus is God, Mary is the Mother of Jesus and hence Mary is the Mother of God.We know that within the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, the fullness of God dwells. (Colossians 2:9).Hence Mother Mary is a God bearer or Mother of God. In the Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant, overshadowed by the Spirit of God which was the instrument through which God came to dwell among men and in the New Testament, Mary, overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and was the instrument through which God came to dwell among men. Hence Mother Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant. We also know from Genesis 3:15 that God promises to defeat Satan through a woman” and “her seed.” And the woman is no one but Mother Mary and the seed was our Lord Jesus Christ. The woman of Genesis 3:15 is same as the women of Revelation 12. Many Protestants will accuse Catholic Church and label as an exaggeration to exalt Mary. But they are false. 1. In Old Testament we know that David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" (2 Samuel 6:9)can be compared in the New testament when Elizabeth says to Mary: And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:43) 2. The Old Ark was the dwelling place of God in the Old Covenant ((Exodus 40:34), so the New Ark, the Virgin Mary, is the dwelling place of God in the New Covenant(Luke 1:35). 3. In the Old Testament the Ark of the Old Covenant was “overshadowed” by the power and presence of God (Exodus 40:34 -35) and in the New testament, the Virgin Mary was “overshadowed” by the power and presence of the Most High (Luke 1:35). 3.In the old testament when the Ark of the Covenant is brought before David, he danced when he saw the Ark of the Covenant in (2 Samuel 6:14) and he was wearing linen ephod which is a priestly vestment . So does in the New Testament we know John the Baptist belongs to priestly line of Aaron. John Baptist(Baby) leaped in her womb hearing the Ark of the Covenant(Luke 1:41) . 4.In the Old Testament After David dances before the Ark of the Covenant, the ark remains three months(2 Samuel 6:11) and likewise in New Testament Baby John the Baptist leaped in his mothers womb at hearing Mary, she remains three months(Luke 1:56). 5. In the Old Testament the ark traveled to the house of Obed-edom in the Hill country of Judea(2 Sam.6:1-11) and in the New testament we know that Mary traveled to the house of Elisabeth and Zechariah in the Hill country of Judea( Luke 1:39). 6. In the Old Testament David shouts in the presence of the ark(2 Sam.6:15) and in the New Testament Elizabeth exclaimed with a loud cry in the presence of Mary(Luke 1:42). 7. In the Old Testament, the house of Obed-edom was blessed by the presence of the ark.(2 Sam 6:11) and in the New testament the word is used 3 times and the house is surely blessed by God( Luke 1:39-45). 8. In the Old Testament, the ark returns to its home and ends up in Jerusalem, where Gods presence and glory is revealed in the temple.( 2 sam6:12,1kings8:9-11) and in the New Testament ,Mary returns home and eventually ends up in Jerusalem, where she presents God ,the incarnate in the temple( Luke 1:56,Luke2:21-22). 9. In the Old Testament, The Word was written by God on Tablets of Stone (Ex 25:10) placed inside the Ark (Deut 10:1-4) and In the New Testament the Word of God became Flesh (John 1) conceived inside Mary (Luke 2:38) which means Mary carried the Word of God. 10. In the Old Testament, The Ark of the Old Covenant contained the written word of God (Deut. 10:5) and In the New Testament the Virgin Mary contained the Word of God made flesh, Jesus (John. 1:1). 11. In the Old Testament, The Ark contained the manna from the desert( Hebrews 9:4) and in The New Testament Mary contained the manna from Heaven which is our Lord Jesus( John 6:48-51). Woman in Revelation 12 is not Israel But Virgin Mary: 1. In New Testament Rev 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. Here The woman ‘clothed’ with the Sun, moon and stars represents Mother Mary, and her child is Christ. There is no indication in Scripture anywhere that the Nation Israel gives birth to the Son who is the messiah. Everything here is individual and reality nothing symbolic. But For Protestants everything is symbols and symbolic meanings and personal opinions. And In Old Testament, in Isaiah 7:14 which says” Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel”. Here too clearly says the only person who gives birth to Jesus is Mary not Israel. When we look at the Scriptures, both Old and New Testament we will not find a single reference to Israel either being a ‘woman’. In New Testament, Rev 12:2: And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered is same as Isaiah 66:7 “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. 3.Rev 12:3-9. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. We see here this "red dragon" Is Satan which is individual. those who are fighting against the dragon are Michael and the angels they are too individuals and real. John speaks also of a dragon who is seeks to destroy the child, and goes to war against the angels of God (Rev 3-4 and Rev 7-9). Again clearly here the child is Jesus, and the Woman is Mother Mary and Michael is real angel and the angels and as the Devil is real Satan. There are no symbols. Still Its reality. 4. Gen. 3is parallel to Rev. 12. The devil is at war both with the woman of Genesis 3:15, and the woman in Revelation 12 who bore a Son. The seed of the ‘woman’ in Genesis 3:15 as Jesus. And the woman is Mother Mary who will be at war with the Devil. This fits perfectly again the Revelation 12 where the woman is at war with the devil. The Woman of Genesis 3 is not Israel but Mother Mary. Paul spoke of the seed born of a woman (Gal. 4:4), and John told of the woman clothed with the sun who brought forth the manchild (Rev 12:1). Both depict the birth of Christ not Israel. The woman is battling with the dragon, or Satan, she has some offspring who are at war with the devil. Revelation 12 indicates that those Christians, who bear testimony to Jesus, also are Mary’s offspring. Those who bear testimony to Jesus are christians who have Mary as their Mother. That is clear Biblical truth.

How Mary the Queen of Heaven?

By Shaila Touchton Christ give veneration to Blessed Mother Mary Who gave birth to Him, raised Him and protected Him in the days of His childhood as a Mother. God the Father chose Her, God the Holy Spirit descended upon Her, and God the Son dwelt in Her. Jesus as a son to her submitted to Her in the days of His childhood, was concerned for Her when hanging on the Cross then should not everyone who confesses the Holy Trinity venerate Her? Mary as the Queen of Heaven is tied in with the Old Testament. In Scripture, Queens were referred to mothers of the Kings, not the wives. Because the King had many wives it was impossible for one to be Queen. Therefore, the King’s mother served in the role. The Queen Mother sat on a throne at the King’s right hand and helped rule the kingdom. Access to the King would often be through the Queen Mother and she would ask favors from the King for those who asked her. You can see an example of this in I Kings 2: 17-25 where Solomon is on the throne next to his mother Bathsheba. That honor was reserved for the mother of the King, whose authority far surpassed the many "queens" married to the king. Solomon is David’s son so, this establishes the analogy of the Queen Mother in the Kingdom of David. We know that Jesus is the Son of David and that he inherits the throne of his father David. His role as such is announced by the angel Gabriel from God Most High. the “Kingdom of God” or “Kingdom of Heaven” which Jesus talks about all the time is also the Kingdom of his father David. Jesus is the King who’s kingdom will never end. If He is the “Kingdom of God” or “Kingdom of Heaven… also the Kingdom of his father David and since the kingdom of Jesus never ends then being a Mother of Jesus she is a Queen of Heaven because her son is king of eternal kingdom and she as a Mother queen of eternal Kingdom. Kingdom ruled by God is the same as the Kingdom ruled eternally by the Son of David. It is not an earthly kingdom, though it is present on earth in the Church, but a heavenly kingdom is the Kingdom of God. The Queen of that Kingdom is the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Lord God Jesus Christ. (Psalm 45:6-11) When we examine Revelation 12 where “a great sign is given”… we see the woman who is the mother of the child who will rule the whole earth with a rod of iron. She is crowned with stars and with the moon under her feet. A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant…She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” Who else could this be? Clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head who is it? Is it not the Queen of Heaven? She is the Virgin Mary which is very clear evidence who gave birth to the male child who is the King of Kings. Almost every time a new king is introduced in 1 and 2 Kings, the king’s mother is mentioned. She was a member of the royal court, wore a crown, sat on a throne, and shared in the king’s reign (2 Kings 24:12, 15; Jer. 13:18–20). She acted as counselor to her son (Prov. 31), an advocate of the people, and as an intercessor for the citizens of the kingdom (1 Kings 2:17–20). Since Jesus is a King based on the order of David, it makes sense that His mother would be called Queen. Psalm 45 depicts Christ as King and at his side is a Queen.The prophecy describes Mary in very grand terms pointing to her royal status. She wears a royal crown pointing to the 12 tribes or to the 12 apostles symbolizing her queen ship in the new kingdom. The moon under her feet represents her dominion and victory over her enemies. Then finally clothed with the sun. This is an important woman! This is the Queen of Heaven! As we seen Revelation 12:1 ,Mary here is wearing a Crown of Twelve Stars. As we saw in Joseph’s dream, the stars are a symbol of Israel. Mary is wearing the Crown of Israel. However, the New Israel is the people of the Church, the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus says in John 18-36 like this Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world the “Kingdom of God” or “Kingdom of Heaven” which Jesus talks about all the time is also the Kingdom of his father David. Jesus is the King who’s kingdom will never end. The kingdom of New Israel is the kingdom of heaven. Thus, Mary is here presented as wearing the Crown of New Israel- she is the Queen of Heaven. Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven. His Mother, therefore is rightfully given the title of, the Queen of Heaven. 1 Kings 15:9-13 and Jeremiah 13:18 speaks of Queen Mothers as well. But the birth of God from the Ever-Virgin was a stumbling stone for those who wished to call themselves Christians but did not wish to humble themselves in mind and be zealous for purity of life. The pure life of Mary was a reproach for those who were impure also in their thoughts. So as to show themselves Christians, they did not dare to deny that Christ was born of a Virgin. The Most Pure Mother of God was glorified with special honor in heaven and on earth, and She, even in the days of the mocking of the holy Icons, manifested through them so many wondrous miracles that even today we remember them with contrition. The hymn "In Thee All Creation Rejoices, 0 Thou Who Art Full of Grace," and the Icon of the Three Hands remind us of the healing of St. John Damascene before this Icon; the depiction of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God reminds us of the miraculous deliverance from enemies by this Icon, which had been thrown in the sea by a widow who was unable to save it. Mary in Rev 11-12 described as queen coming from heaven crowned with sun taking part in the act of destroying the devil during end times. In Rev 12:9 the dragon which is ancient serpent is same as with Genesis 3:15.We see Blessed Mary can be seen to strike the serpents head in her role as a figure of the church. Mary is the Heavenly Queen Mother because her son Jesus is the Heavenly King. Jesus is going to crush Satan through Mary. St John Damascene said “To be devoted to thee,O holy Virgin,is an arm of salvation which God gives to those whom He wishes to save.

Mother Mary Mother of All believers and Mary in Revelation.

By Shaila Touchton The Church Fathers found many foreshadowing or prefigurements of Blessed Mary in the Old Testament. She is the woman who was said in Genesis 3: 15 about the enmity with the serpent and New Eve who will be the mother of all Living in Genesis 3:20.She is also referred as the daughter of Zion in (Psalm 9:14, Isaiah 54:1-10, Zephaniah 3:14, Zechariah 2:10) and the Ark of Covenant in Exodus 40 and Rev 11:9. Mary, the young Jewish virgin becomes a symbol for Israel herself who bore Jesus, the Messiah. By the grace of God, Mary was preserved from the stain of personal sin. She was Chosen by God the Father and the Holy Spirit descended on her. She is the woman described in Revelation 11:19-12:6. She’s is the prime example of a woman of faith where she allowed God to use her and submitted to His will. She is exalted above all the holy angels. And we can see this when Angel Gabriel came to her and said “Hail” in Luke 1:28. (The Greek used for "hail" here is "chairō", which is a title used for a superior). And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Hail, (chairō) Master!" And he kissed him. (Mattthew 26:49). It is a salutation reserved for royalty such as, "Hail Caesar", or "Hail King of the Jews". Here we have the Archangel Gabriel, sent by GOD, with instructions to greet her as royalty. How many women who were ever born were given such an enthusiastic royal greeting by no less than an Archangel sent by GOD? "If GOD is for us, who is against us?" which says in Romans 8:31. So God was with Mother Mary. we also can see Mary was present with the apostles in the upper room praying for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 1:14). After recalling the presence of Mary and the other women at the Lord's cross, St John relates: "When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!'. Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!’" (Jn 19:26-27). This establishes a new relationship of love between Blessed Mary and Christians. Jesus entrusted his Mother to John and by extension to all Christians. John 19:25-27, is used as proof that Mary is the Mother of Christians, and see in John as one who takes Mary into his home, as representing all Christians who take Mary as their mother. Thereby Mary is the mother of all Christians. Jesus commits the care of the Virgin Mary to the Apostle John. This would have been unacceptable if she had other children. If the oldest child dies, the care of the mother falls to the next oldest child. If the oldest child is the only child, it is his responsibility to appoint someone to care for his mother in the case that he dies. We can see that Jesus acts as if He is the only child of Mary. As we can see, there is no indication from the Bible that Mary had other children than Jesus.Compare Mt 10:2-4, Mk 15:40, Jn 19:25, and Acts 1:13 and you will find that James, Joseph, and Jude were sons of Cleophas (Alphaeus) and 'the other Mary', not Mary the Mother of GOD. Simon was the 'Canaanite' of Mk 3:18, and the 'Zealot'. Jesus called her 'woman ' to show us the connection between His mother and the 'woman’ foretold in Genesis 3: 15 and later the 'woman' that He would address from the cross (John 19:26-27), and to the 'woman' with the crown of twelve stars in Revelation 12:1. Jesus does refer to Mary by the word women twice. It is not considered as disrespectful. Adoration is due to God alone. Jesus, the Son of God, gave this as one of His principal commandments: "Honor your father and your mother." Do you think that Jesus, who is God, will contradict Himself and not practice what He taught? That is, do you think that He Himself, who gave the command to honor father and mother, will NOT Himself honor His own mother? It was Jesus’ normal, polite way of addressing women. Calling women during Jesus times was most Honorable word. Mary is also foreshadowed as the king’s mother in 1 Kings 2:19; as the “closed Gate” of perpetual virginity in Ezekiel 44:1-2, and as the Virgin Mother of Emmanuel in Isaiah 7:14 in Mt 1:23. In Revelation 12, Mary is the woman clothed with the sun, about to give birth. She is opposed by the dragon who wishes to devour her son. Now at the end of the passage in Rev 12 we see that the devil makes war with those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. These are all the Christians who bear testimony to Jesus and keep God’s commandments (1 John 2:3-4, Jn. 14:15, 15:10, 1 Cor. 7:19). However, the Christians are the offspring of the woman of Revelation 12. Thus, whoever is the ‘woman’ is the Mother of Christians. Some protestants may say that the women in Revelation 12 is not Mother Mary but Israel. Both New and Old Testament will not find a single reference to Israel either being a ‘woman’, or giving birth to the Messiah. Genesis 37 says absolutely nothing about Israel giving birth to a Messiah. Stephano Manelli gives us some insight of her wearing the Sun, moon and stars as alluded to by the apostle John: Of great importance is the description of the exterior feature of the ‘woman’, rich in a symbolism quite unusual. “Clothed with the sun”, Mary was really flooded by divine grace that consecrated her immaculate from conception and transformed her into the Mother of God. “The moon under her feet” signifies that all things created and passing - symbolized by the moon, which appears and disappears - are under the feet of the Queen of the universe. “on her head a crown of twelve stars” is the symbol of Mary’s reign over the angels (stars), the Chosen People (the “twelve” tribes), over the Church (the “twelve” apostles). Within the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, the fullness of God dwells. (Colossians 2:9) says For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily. what comes out of her womb is also God, because God indwells the body of Christ. Thus, it is proper to refer to her as the “God-bearer” or Theotokos, and, as a “Mother of God.” Luke 1:28 says Mary is the woman of Grace and Lord was with her. She had the favour of God in her life which preserved her from sin. As we know God cannot exist with sin. She is the only women who was Holy and chosen by God among all the women of this world to give birth to Messiah as shown in Revelation 12, Isaiah 7, Matthew and Luke. She is exalted in a magnificent way by Angels, God which is no way detracts from the son who rules the nation and who is King of Kings. She was the most faithful of all. She was there with Him at His beginning all the way and at the foot of the cross at His death. She is the role model of Godly Motherhood and humility.

The Assumption of the Blessed Mother Mary.

By Shaila Touchton The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 15 August by Catholics. Assumed means to be taken up by God bodily into heaven. If she was not assumed bodily the early Christians would have preserved her sacred remains. There is no earthly tomb containing her body, neither are there relics of her body to be found among early Christians. St. Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, at the Council of Chalcedon (451), made known to the Emperor Marcian and Pulcheria, who wished to possess the body of the Mother of God, that Mary died in the presence of all the Apostles, but that her tomb, when opened, upon the request of St. Thomas, was found empty; wherefrom the Apostles concluded that the body was taken up to heaven. The word Assumption is not directly described in scripture but certainly assumptions are recorded in the scriptures. While the absence of evidence is not proof of absence. Not everything is said to be found in scripture. It can be said by oral traditions as well(1 Thess 2:13; 2 Thess 2:15; 1 Pet 1:25). God’s Word comes to us both through the writings of the prophets and apostles and through the oral Traditions that they handed on, and these are preserved by the Church through the leading of the Holy Spirit. For Example, Scripture says that Joseph and Mary returned to Nazareth after their sojourn in Egypt, "that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, ‘He shall be called a Nazarene.’" (Matt. 2:23). All commentators admit that the phrase "He shall be called a Nazarene" is not found anywhere in the Old Testament. Yet Matthew tells us that the Holy Family fulfilled this prophecy, which had been passed on "by the prophets." We know that Enoch was translated that he should not see death” (Hebrews 11:5), and “God took him” (Genesis 5:24), (Gen. 5:24, Hebrews 11: 5). Also "Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven" (2 Kings 2:11) and Moses were assumed into heaven in Jude 1:9 . Finally, we all know that when Jesus died on the Cross were also caught into heaven. Jesus was the first one to be resurrected to eternal life. 1 Corinthians 15:20, "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. John 20:17 says Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven body and soul. How do we know Mother Mary is assumed in heaven? Mary by special intervention of God was preserved from the stain of original sin and its consequences and redeemed by the grace of Christ. Mary was without sin that doesn’t make equal to God. In the beginning, God created Adam, Eve, and the angels without sin, but none were equal to God. Most of the angels never sinned, and all souls in heaven are without sin Because heaven is not for sinners. Revelation 21:27, Revelation 21:8 remind us that nothing unclean will ever enter the kingdom of heaven. Mary freely and actively cooperated in a unique way with God’s plan of salvation (Luke 1:38; Gal. 4:4). Mary certainly is a 'Holy One', for in Lk 1:28, an angel said to her, "Hail full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women." In Lk 1:30, the angel said, "...thou hast found grace with GOD" In Lk 1:42 Elizabeth said, "...Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." In Lk 1:48 Mary herself says, "...henceforth all generations shall call me blessed." “Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus”. Her seed “rest of her offspring” are the ones who “call her blessed”. This is in the Bible. She is in Heaven in soul and body. Like Her Divine Son, She is with Christ in Her glorified body, even as He is in Heaven in His glorified Body "...Just as through one transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person (Eve) the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one (Mary) the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:18-19 In Rev 11:19 – 12:5: The Woman is clearly Mary since the child is clearly Jesus. And Mary Was seen In heaven. St. John was shown in his vision, recorded here in the Book of Revelation, is that the Ark of the Covenant is now in heaven as a "woman clothed with the sun" whose child is the Messiah who will rule with a "rod of iron," (Psalms 2:9). Indeed, several of the Church fathers saw this passage as a reference to Mary, the Mother of our Savior, including St. Ephrem the Syrian, St. Ambrose, and St. Augustine. At the same time, many of the Fathers saw the "woman" as a symbol of Israel, and the Church, the New Israel. There are certainly indications that this is also what the woman symbolizes. Here Mary has a crown of 12 stars on her head, symbolizing the 12 tribes of Israel, and the 12 apostles. In a similar way, Mary, the Mother of the Church, is used in the book of Revelation to symbolize the fulfillment of the vocation of Israel in the new people of God, who are to bear Christ into the world. There is also the connection between Psalm 131:8 and the mystery of the heavenly woman-ark: "Arise, O Lord, and go to Thy resting place, Thou and the ark of Thy might." After the Lord "arose' from the dead, He took with Him into heavenly glory the true "ark" of the New Covenant, the body of His mother Mary. For just as the ancient Israelites believed that the original ark was made from incorruptible wood, so this passage foreshadows the bodily incorruption given to Mary by Her Risen Son Jesus. the "woman, clothed with the sun" of Revelation 12 was meant to be a symbol of Mary, her body and soul in heavenly glory. And Jesus said that some would not taste death: Matthew 16:28 says Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Nowhere in the scripture it says Mary was not assumed into heaven but the Bible does say that the mother of Jesus Christ, is in Heaven, bodily: Revelation 12:1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. We know this woman is the mother of Jesus Christ because her Son is caught up to the Throne of God. And we also know that the mother of Jesus Christ, is Mary. Therefore, this woman is Mary. And we know that those in heaven with Christ are alive, in communion with God, worshiping God, doing their part in the Body of Christ. They actively pray to God for all those in the Church and perhaps, indeed, for the whole world. So we pray to the saints who have departed this life, seeking their prayers, even as we ask Christian friends on earth to pray for us. St. Peter said to be "always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you" (1 Pet 3: 15). Just as the First Eve in the exercise of free will cooperated in the Fall of man so the Second Eve, in the exercise of her free will, cooperated in the redemption and salvation of the entire human race through her Son Jesus Christ because she was full of grace and the favor of God was upon her.