Ark of the new covenant

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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!
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 to 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!

A good tree!

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! Lk 2:30 Jesus is our salvation!
Lk 1:30 Mary found our salvation!
 

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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!
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 to 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.


Thanks for so powerfully proving that Scripture never refers to Mary as the "ark" of anything; Nor ever states that She remained a virgin.



So cannot enter in where the Holy Spirit has entered!


The Holy Spirit entered both my wife and I at our Baptisms.



As for your opinion that loving, mutual, marital sharing of intimacies "desecrates" the wife, well.... I find that very unbiblical, unchristian, and a view I not only disagree with but as a married man find a bit offensive.





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Thanks for so powerfully proving that Scripture never refers to Mary as the "ark" of anything; Nor ever states that She remained a virgin.






The Holy Spirit entered both my wife and I at our Baptisms.



As for your opinion that loving, mutual, marital sharing of intimacies "desecrates" the wife, well.... I find that very unbiblical, unchristian, and a view I not only disagree with but as a married man find a bit offensive.


I did not say that
Mary is the temple of God, God consecrated and dwelt in this temple for 9 months and it cannot be used for a ordinary purpose, anymore than you could hold a teen rock & roll dance in the holy of Holies in the temple of God?

 

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Mary is the temple of God, God consecrated and dwelt in this temple for 9 months and it cannot be used for a ordinary purpose, anymore than you could hold a teen rock & roll dance in the holy of Holies in the temple of God?

You know, I've ready many Catholic apologist who make this claim. They go to great lengths to show that Mary wasn't "Ordinary". However, to me personally, Mary being some sort of super human sinless person totally ruins the beauty of the incarnation.

I find much more comfort in the fact that Christ came from a normal brave and faithful girl than if she is "super human". That she had the same struggles and temptations and insecurities as the rest of us, yet still placed her trust and obedience to the calling of God on her life gives me hope and strength that I too, can place my trust and obedience in the call of God on my life.

It tells me the Christ uses the weak and broken to accomplish His purposes. Which means way more to me because I myself, am weak and broken.
 

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You know, I've ready many Catholic apologist who make this claim. They go to great lengths to show that Mary wasn't "Ordinary". However, to me personally, Mary being some sort of super human sinless person totally ruins the beauty of the incarnation.

I find much more comfort in the fact that Christ came from a normal brave and faithful girl than if she is "super human". That she had the same struggles and temptations and insecurities as the rest of us, yet still placed her trust and obedience to the calling of God on her life gives me hope and strength that I too, can place my trust and obedience in the call of God on my life.

It tells me the Christ uses the weak and broken to accomplish His purposes. Which means way more to me because I myself, am weak and broken.
Sinless immaculate does not mean super human only she was prepared by God for bringing our savior and being the mother of our savior Lk 2:30 God has done this wonder Lk 1:49
 
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