Certainly agree that this was a great,all time great,explanation of intercessory prayer harmonized with the sole mediator concept of Jesus'role.Praise God!
Cradle Catholic revert here as well--Our Lady led me back to her Son after over 40 years, thank you Jesus for giving us Mary, thank you Mary for leading me back to Jesus!
Ive prayed the rosary for almost 150 days in a row now. The moment i understood marys intercession i could not stop praying the rosary. I buy rosaries just to give them away. God Bless Keith!
A beautiful saying from St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr of Auschwitz: "Never be afraid of loving Mary too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did."
Loving and worshipping are two different things. You are to love everyone, even your enemies, according to Jesus. You are to worship, i.e., pray to, only One.
@@Mrbear109 Exactly! Obviously this saying refers to loving her, not worshipping her. I frankly get the impression that some Protestants take great pains to disrespect, disregard and despise her.
@MrBear109 what is prayer? Do you know what prayer means and what the context of prayer was before the 20th century I’ll give you a hint: prayer did not equate to worship for the early century Christians.
@@stephanie4949 I imagine some take their words farther than their intent, or perhaps some just don't care about being disrespectful, I don't know. All I know is that I do see conflation in this video and the comments, and I think people should reexamine objectively what is correct and not just stick with what they may want to think. There's a chance that that could be a damning mistake.
@@bobizzle1605 I would argue that prayer is, and has always been, an integral part of worship. Or perhaps to say, it is a means of achieving effective worship. Jesus provides in the Gospel the purpose of prayer and to Whom it should be addressed. Both things are achieved in praying simply "Thy will be done," as Jesus instructed. He never suggests to pray to his mother, only "Our Father in heaven." You pray to the Father to carry out the will of the Father.
So true! And, unfortunately, when Catholics leave and become evangelicals, they become the most hateful towards the Blessed Mother (and their mother, the Church!)
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day; Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way! Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine; Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine! Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread; Mary the Rose-Tree, Christ the Rose Blood-red! Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood; Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood! Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord; Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored! Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest; Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest! Mary the Mother, Christ the Mother’s Son. Both ever blest while endless ages run. Amen.
@stephanie4949 I found it in a devotional book "Little Office of the Blessed Mother". The poem is a hymn called "Mary the Dawn". The book is available online.
Cradle Catholic here. I grew up never knowing how other denominations viewed us. I’m still shocked. I was never taught to hate anyone. This is such a beautiful explanation of our heavenly mother? Wouldn’t Jesus want us to love his mother whom he loved the most?
@@GodSoLoved.Yeshua I’d venture to say you have pictures of a woman you call mom and whom you love. You’ve probably asked someone (or they’ve asked you) to pray for them during a difficult time. Mary is worthy of a higher elevation than us. I pray you have a blessed day. 🙏
The pictures are actually my mom.. I don't have a statue of a woman and call it my mom, which the Bible warns many times against this. Thank you! Have a blessed day too 💖
God's prohibition of Idols in Exodus 20 has to be balanced with the proper use of images He commands. Like His ordering of Cherub statues on the Ark, 5 chapters later. Exodus 25:18-20 The Bronze Serpent He commanded to be made: Numbers 21:8-9 And all the statues and images in the Temple of Solomon: 2 Chronicles 3:11 1 Kings 6:31-35 1 Kings 8:6 Ezekiel 41:17 So there is a proper place for images in the OT.
I'm not RC, I'm Anglo-Catholic, but I started to seek the intercession of Mary just a few months ago and I've had the same experience you shared about feeling her with you. I can't explain it either. I also found myself viewing her as my own Mother. I felt affection for her. Granted, it's not at all the same kind of affection I feel for Jesus and the Trinity, but It's still sweet and comforting. I've also grown to be very protective of her. When protestants bash her I get super offended and angry, though I do my best to control it. I'm not perfect however. I've also been growing in my faith and the application of Sacred Scripture as I've meditated on the life of Jesus and sought her intercession in the rosary. Even my wife and children noted significant changes in my demeanor and behavior. It's not Mary that is working those changes. It's the Holy Spirit, who is filling me with more and more grace as Jesus fulfills Mary's prayers on my behalf. It's bringing me closer in union with Him. I now can't imagine life without my Mother.
2 Cor 5:7..."For we walk by faith, not by sight"... "Sight" includes the aspects of man outside of the Spiritual...N even if sight or feelings seems plausible to be believed, one must ultimately yield to Biblical FAITH to avoid being misled!
@@christlyn1830 The Lord Jesus Christ founded his church in 33AD. The catholic church made the bible in the year 382AD!!! Who was first? The chicken or the egg?
@@davido3026 If it were true that the Bible was "made by d rc church"... then "that bible is mere / man made book, NOT The Word of God"! Indeed it was The Holy Spirit who WROTE the individual Manuscripts n Books of The Bible n also The SAME Holy Spirit who COMPILED The Books into ONE Book, The Bible.... That's how n why it is The Word of God...n not a mere book that d rc lays claim as "its own book"... 😳
I just posted this on X because I grow weary of people picking on Our Lady and Intercessory prayer. You brilliantly and logically discussed it using the Bible. Our Lady is proud of you. God Bless You. ☺🙏♥️✝️⛪
Bingo! Thank you! Keep going Keith! I’m a convert to, your work gave me help and courage to swim the Tiber for Christ. Never stop, keep preaching Truth Brother! God Bless you!
Mary ❤ All generations shall call me blessed for he has done great things for me...Mary, has been instrumental in bringing me to Christ and his church. I love her so much...
I hope one day my brothers and sisters from the protestant denominations understand two basic concepts: one, what the baptism is for, and two, why our Blessed Mother is called "Immaculata". I'll pray for them to come Home. God bless you all.
I can’t explain this but, I know Mary is bringing me closer to Jesus. I have been reading the Bible and trying to learn our Christian faith. This grace has been since I’ve been praying the rosary every day. Praise God!!!🙏
Remember, Mary, our Blessed Mother is the one who brought Jesus to us when she said, yes to the angel, Gabriel. She only wants to bring us back to him. Her will is in completely aligned with God, the Blessed Trinity. Jesus will deny His Mother nothing. Mary is Jesus’ favourite person.
Dear Brother Keith Please be assured that God is blessing us by blessing you in this wonderful ministry! Keep it up and don't let your shield down. I am a Catholic but learning more in depth the faith thru you. May God bless you and keep you brother!
Pray seven sorrows of our Lady. Looking through her eyes , trying to feel her pain will have you sobbing uncontrollably. You will be so thankful for such a loving Mother.
@@davido3026 Jn 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.” Luke 9:28-36 NIV: The Transfiguration 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters-one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.) 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
Dead means separated. Yes they are alive unto God, but to you they are dead (separated). Only God is omnipotent. Just because we die and go be with the Lord doesn't give us that ability.
@@toddgallo1759 You’re missing something very critical: How is it that Jesus spoke to the dead - & Peter, James, & John witnessed this, & it wasn’t occult? Something great is happening before your eyes in Scripture, & you’re not even seeing it! Look at Rev 5:8. In taking on flesh & sacrificing Himself for us, God bridged heaven & earth! He condescended to become one of us out of love for us that we might share in His glory & have everlasting life as spiritually adopted children of God in accordance with Scripture. In being united to Christ in baptism, we are being conformed to Christ. We are united to Him as He is united to the Father. We partake of His divine nature in becoming spiritually adopted sons & daughters of God, & yes, we do become immortal. See 1 Cor 15 if you doubt. The terms for this are divinization - theosis - deification. And, yes, it is Scriptural. 🤔
@@kainosktisis777 Is Jesus God??? Did you not read when I said that God is omnipotent, we aren't??? Jesus allowed them to witness his discussion on the mount of transfiguration. Notice how it is recorded because that is not the norm. Did any apostle talk with Moses or Elijah after this event????
Thank you for this beautiful and clear explanation. I am a cradle Catholic who loves our Blessed Mother and always found it hard to understand why people who love their own mother, could not understand how much Jesus loved her🙏👐👐
I just started praying the rosary daily, bought a custom made rosary and a brown scapular to bless. I'm a newly baptized Catholic and have recently grown a desire to grow closer to the Blessed Mother. These videos re-affirm the role of Mary. Thanks for this video and your channel and God bless you brother!
The Memorare prayer to Blessed Virgin Mary Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.🙏❤️❤️❤️
Keith, i love you so much, brother. I listened to you when you was in Pints with Aquinas. You are truly Man of God, great inspiration. I was struggling with how protestants viewd Catholics, was askin why God allowed reformation, why everyone seems to hate Catholic Church.. i felt like i, being Catholic, was doing something wrong - Then i.. found you and i thank God for You, Your faith, Your love, knowledge. Blessed Be Lord and my God.
Keith, you're the man. I recently found your channel, and I can't stop watching. Even content from years ago. As a born Catholic, I only started taking my faith seriously a few years ago, but so many times I get put on the spot and I can't find the right words to defend my beliefs, and then I start to question why I even believe what I believe. But your channel really helps me focus on the arguments I hear and how to respond better. You're an amazing story teller, and a great communicator. God bless you
No one is born a catholic nor any other religion we all born in sin with a sin nature . You decided one day to become a catholic and one day you will regret that day , because Roman Catholicism can't save you , but only deceive you and so is Keith Nester steeped in queen mother mary Idolatry .
@@redshredder1021 You are being duped as all your catholic comrades , the biblical Mary was not conceived without sin it is Jesus that was conceived without sin . Mary was once a Virgin and Humen like all of us and she has not been given any power ater she departed to pray for the living . That is pure Roman Catholic heresy and their catholic Mary & Saints Idolatry and you believe this deceit .
Also read your Bible, it’s a Catholic book after all! Us Catholics might not memorize Bible verses but we need to read the Bible so we can know the word of GOD and defend our church established by our Lord and savior Jesus Christ!!
@@rocdeca77 It is great that you advocate reading the Bible to your fellow catholics , but it is not a catholic book that totally false . Back in time before and during the Roman Catholic Inquisition it was forbidden to even read the Bible much less have one . They haunted down many believers in Jesus Christ and others that did not agree with the Roman false doctrines .they were tortured and burned at the stake . They also confiscated and burned all books that were not of catholic writings .That is a historical fact . Your claim that Roman Catholicism was established by Jesus Christ utter fiction . Rome indoctrinated you well and now you are in bondage to a pseudo religion that can't save your soul .I wonder how much of the whole New Testament you read so far ?
Thank you Keith, God bless you for your dedication to evangelize and your stand and respect to the Mother of Jesus and our mother. May she intercede for us always ❤
If I were seeking a promotion at work and had a friend who “had the ear” of the boss, you best believe I would appreciate him “putting in a good word” for me. One of the greatest strengths and greatest beauties of Christianity is that it is all about having a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Jesus. Remember, Jesus told us to pray to Abba, our Papa, our Daddy. Having a personal relationship with the mother of Jesus and asking her to intercede with her Son on our behalf makes all the sense in the world to me.
The mother of JESUS answered an impossible situation in my life 2 years ago through the rosary, she's the mother of the living and eternal God, she's granted omnipresence
@@fabiotuan5206 You should not mock the Mother of Jesus. You wouldn't want someone mocking or disrespecting your Mom. Honor your Mother and Father is one of God's commandments. So, you would be wise to honor the Mother of Christ.
@@JoAnnFuir Protestants and catholics have a different Mary. I am just stating facts about what catholism teaches about there mary: Assumption, Immaculate conception ( sinless mary) co-redemptrix, Lady of Fatima, lourdes, Guadeloupe etc etc Doesn't sound like a goddess to you?
@@fabiotuan5206 Mary's not a goddess. I have never heard her called a goddess or deity. Mary is not to be worshipped. But, she must be respected because she's Jesus's Mother.
@@Psalm51.yes Savior is still DIFFERENT than GOD Mary didn’t MAKE GOD. GOD was before Mary was born and she was a flesh born women Did Mary Create God who made the earth. Is SHE HIS CREATOR? No. This is why they made the comment and I agree
@@TriciaPerry-mz7tc who said she made God? That’s stupid. She is his creation. She is called the mother of God because Jesus who is God is her son. Why can’t people get that?
You are a very gifted, talented teacher, an inspriation, and a great source of scriptural knowledge. I've sent your videos to many friends of mine. Thank you for all you do.
"I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings, for all those in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man, Christ Jesus." 1Timothy 2:1-5 Jesus is the one Mediator of our salvation, our only Saviour. But He is not our only intercessor, as the whole passage above clearly indicates. So the one passage that fundamentalists have used to deny intercessionary prayer, when read in context, actually backs up intercessionary prayer.😊😊
😂😂😂 Gotta love the title! Seriously though, this makes perfect sense! I’m not a cradle catholic. Lutheran actually, but went to catholic school. Don’t have any problem whatsoever with my catholic brothers and sisters. I love you, guys ❤️. In fact, I accepted Jesus because of the teachings and testimony of Sister Maria in middle school.
I hear you Keith. I grew up in the Baptist Church and now Catholic, and even I get annoyed at seeing 1 Timothy 2:5 used all the time by our Protestant brothers and sisters who don’t know what that scripture is actually talking about. Jesus is our only mediator to God because as the Son of God and Son of Man, he’s our literal bridge and covenant to God the Father. We as human beings only have access to God the Father BECAUSE of Jesus-without Jesus there is no relationship between the Father and mankind. Not a covenantal relationship, anyway. Therefore, what Protestants don’t understand, is that we ask Mary and the saints to pray for us…TO JESUS. Even if we pray to the Father and never mention Jesus’s name, in the end it still goes to and through Jesus, because he blatantly said “no one comes to the Father except THROUGH me.” But we can ask the saints and others to pray for us to Jesus and we are encouraged to do so, because all of us on Heaven and Earth, are family in the body of Christ. It really shouldn’t be that difficult to understand this. God bless all brothers and sisters in Christ but for crying out loud, stop weaponzing 1 Timothy 2:5 and taking it ouy of context people 🤦♂️
All due respect, where is the scripture that instructs us to ask Mary or anyone else to pray to Jesus on our behalf? Jesus is our mediator, therefore I pray to Jesus. Mary was just as human as you and me. Jesus demonstrates praying directly to the Father in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9). So why would I need to even think about Mary, or Paul, or Moses, or anyone else when I pray to God? Mary had an important role just like those people and made herself available to be used by God, but she was human like everyone else and does not deserve an elevated position. Show me scripture that says otherwise.
@@stephenwilson0386 I can indeed show you scripture that Mary is arguably the greatest creature God ever created brother. As for showing you scripture that says to ask the saints and Mary to pray for us, this is a straw man fallacy that protestants use that is very weak and disingenuous, and this is coming from someone who grew up in the Baptist Church. And that’s the problem with sola scriptura-the idea that every truth about God is “solely in scripture and anything else that’s practiced that isn’t explicitly in scripture is blasphemous and damning” is unfounded and is itself, not even scriptural. I challenge you, show many any scriptural proof, that the Bible says that if something isn’t explicitly written down, it’s blasphemous. Show me any scriptural verse that says only the Bible is authoritative and nothing else including tradition is from God. Show me. And please, do not bring up 2 Timothy 3:16-17, that does not win the debate for you. All that scripture says, is that scripture is God breathed and sufficient to teach the faith, which is true and Catholics don’t even deny this-the Bible alone can accurately let someone know the foundations of Christianity. However, that scripture does NOT say that only the Bible is God breathed, or that oral traditions can’t enrich a person’s faith.
@stephenwilson0386 Jesus didn't limit our prayers. He was answering a question with a wonderful example. Luke 11: 1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” As early as Genesis intersessory prayer is commanded by the same God. Abraham intersessory prayer: Gen 20:7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. Job 42:8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. There is Jeremiah(deceased) praying for Isreal in 2 Maccabees 15:14 Onias then said of him, “This is a man who loves his fellow Jews and fervently prays for the people and the holy city-the prophet of God, Jeremiah.” The Jewish Talmud(a collection of their rabbinic tradition) has praying to those they believe are with God for intersession. For Example: Berashit(Genesis) Rabbah 82 Another matter, “Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Efrat” - what did Jacob see that led him to bury Rachel on the way to Efrat? It is because Jacob foresaw that the exiles were destined to pass there. This is why he buried her there, so she would ask for mercy upon them. That is what is written: “A voice is heard in Rama, wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children” (Jeremiah 31:15). So praying to Living Saints and to Heavenly Saints are an ancient practice. That precedes Christianity and was continued in the New Covenant. Why Mary has such an exalted position in intersessory prayer is a talk that depends on whether you believe Jesus is God.Not a god But the Second Person of The Holy Trinity who became man. And is He your brother and is He your King.
@@bobizzle1605 Mary was Jesus' mother, the same way your mother and my mother are our mothers. She was called by God to bear and raise Jesus, and was a tremendous person to take on that responsibility. That does NOT, however, raise her to a level above any other human. The problem with the Catholic church's view of Mary is that they make her to be more than human, and in some ways on par with God. Have you actually read the official statements of the RCC? The "immaculate conception" is nonsense, and Mary herself refutes it - if she were without sin, why in The Magnificat would she call Jesus her savior (Luke 1:46-47)? If she was sinless, she wouldn't need a savior. Many other scriptures clearly states that no human has ever been free from sin apart from Jesus. Sola Scriptura is the truth, though you mischaracterize it. There is nothing wrong with Christian books and music and other media that help people to better understand the meaning and application of scripture. That is NOT the same as many of the Catholic church's traditions, which literally ADD to the gospel more requirements and frankly, more confusion. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for the same thing, because they had added rules and regulations and "traditions" on top of what God had revealed. I'm not naive enough to think I'll sway anyone's opinion here, so I'm not interested in some drawn out debate in a UA-cam comment section. I would just strongly suggest examining your beliefs on your own, and take a critical look at them. Confirmation bias is a powerful thing.
What have U got to loose ? PRAY the Rosary & the Blessed Mother will take U to her Son ,Christ Jesus ,our Lord & Saviour ! GOD Bless U Keith ! With Love ,Prayers ,& best Wishes to all from Down under Australia ! 🙏 🙏🇺🇸❤️🇦🇺☘️🙏🙏
Hail Mary Full of Grace The Lord God Is With You And In You,Blessed Are You Among Women And All Generations,And Blessed Is The Everlasting Fruit And Food Of Your Womb JESUS,Holy Mary Mother Of GOD Pray For Us Sinners Now And At The Hour Of Death Amen Amen Amen 🙏 🐑🕊️✨🌈
One beautiful piece of insight a brother once shared about Mary with was about the fifth commandment. We almost always only hear or recognize the first part, Honor your Father and Mother. But there’s more to it. The second half of the commandment states “ that thy days be long in the land that the Lord God has given thee”. Only one apostle was not martyred, John the desciple Jesus loved. The desciple to whom he gave his mother to while on the cross. John honored and cared for our Mother for the rest of her life, and he was blessed not to see death at the hands of persecutors but lived a long productive life proclaiming the Gospel of God.
I’ve been a Protestant since my Salvation 44 years ago. I’m DEEPLY yearning to go so much deeper with Him. As you’re speaking honey I’m praying with tears for Him to help me understand Mary’s role in Catholicism! I can’t seem to move past the feeling that asking someone who lived and died so long ago, and who was completely human is actively interceding for us in Heaven. That she is assisting God The Almighty One. PLEASE, PLEASE pray for my eyes to be opened, to see and understand the truth of her role, and my heart to be at peace however He reveals and leads. I appreciate you so much!!! Thank you!!! And thank you to Marmari Emmanuel for inspiring me to even begin this journey at 66.
What a beautiful, sincere plea from your heart! If you sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to lead you to thé fullness of truth -- wherever that leads -- that prayer will surely be answered. I highly recommend all books and articles by Dr. Scott Hahn. He was once a very anti-Catholic Presbyterian minister. In his quest to convert Catholics, he began studying Church history, the early Church Fathers, Church documents, etc. and also discovered many portions of the Bible habitually overlooked, misunderstood, or improperly minimized by most Protestants. Both hé and his wife, Kimberley, entered the Catholic Church over 30 years ago. Scott is now a renowned Bible scholar, Bible professor, speaker, writer, evangelist, and apologist. Kimberley is very well known in her own right for much of the same. I would start by reading their book Rome Sweet Home, which tells their conversion story. I would especially recommend Scott's incredibly beautiful book on Mary, titled Hail Holy Queen. And check out Dr. Hahn's website for his St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He teaches at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio. I will pray for you! 😊🙏
PS: Other good resources for learning more about Catholic teaching are the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic Answers, EWTN, Catholics Come Home, the Coming Home Network, and there are many others. You can find all of this online. I would include the actual websites, but YT doesn't like that and will delete m'y comment if I do that. I would definitely start with Scott and Kimberley Hahn, as I explained above. And don't worry if things don't click immediately for you. We're all different, and the Holy Spirit works differently in each of us. God bless you, Betsy!
Fatima, Lourdes, Guadeloupe prove that the Blessed Mother of Christ hears our prayers. She is very much alive. Mary appeared to my friend and some other parishioners after Mass. She walked towards the altar and pointed to the Crucifix. She said, He is my Son. Listen to Him! Mother Mary directs our attention to Jesus. She leads people to her Son.
Awesome, Keith. As we face this battle of Christianity versus evil, we (Catholics) are often poorly equipped. I am not alluding to Protestants as evil, but we need to know how to counter arguments against our faith. You are providing us with this knowledge and I thank you.
Muchas gracias a Dios por dar luz a Keith. Gracias Padre Santo por la bendicion de escuchar tanta sabiduria en el....Danos la bendicion de otro dia para seguir pidiendo a Dios y la Virgen Maria por la convercion de nuestros hermanos separados........
I love to listen to you Keith!!! I’m a lifelong Catholic and you help me so much to affirm and explain the things I took for granted. Thank you soo much!!!
So beautiful. I credit Mary for me joining the Church this past April 12th. The rosary, wearing the necklace of her... Mary works in a man's heart to bring him to her Son, to Jesus.
They will throw verses at me, and as you say, “relentlessly”, yet when I give them the gifts of my gleanings from the same set of books I too have read, and place them in context I get relentless dedication back from them on their verse (both in and out of context) in the form of repetition of what they said in the first place. It’s exhausting. It’s like they don’t have ears to hear. It is painful. I just pray a lot.
@heidyrilloraza371 Mary is Ark of the New Covenant because the language used in her story is parralelled with the Ark. The Ark OT was the tabernacle that was overshadowed by the Cloud. episkiazó: overshadow skéné: tabernacle, booth, tent Exodus 40:34-35/40:28-29 LXX 28 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of witness, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. 29 And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle(skéné) of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed(episkiazó) it, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. Gabriel tells her she will be overshadowed. Luke 1:35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow(episkiasei) you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. John describes the Incarnation. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt(skéné) among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. So Mary has been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and is The Dwelling/Tabernacle/Booth/Tent of God. Maccabees claims Jeremiah hid The Ark OT never to be found but will return when: God gathers His people(Math 15:24) Shows His Mercy(Luke 1:54, Luke1:72) The Glory of The Lord and The Cloud will appear(Luke 1:35,John1:14) 2 Maccabees 2:7 When Jeremiah learned of it, he rebuked them and declared: “The place shall be unknown until God gathers his people together again and shows His mercy. 8 And then the Lord will disclose these things, and the Glory of The Lord and the cloud will appear , as they were shown in the case of Moses, and as Solomon asked that the place should be specially consecrated. Mathew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Luke 1:54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham Luke parralells The Ark Coming to David with Mary coming to Elizabeth: Hill country of Judah: David "arose and went" to bring up "the Ark of God"(2 Sam 6:2) Mary "arose and went" into the hill country to visit Elizabeth(Luke 1:39) David admits unworthiness to recieve the Ark, "How can the ark of my Lord come to me" Elizabeth admits unworthiness to receive Mary, "And why is this granted to me , that the mother of my Lord should come to me( Luke 1:43) David( dressed as priest) "leaped" before the ark and it was net with "shouting"( 2 Sam 6:15-16) John(priest) "lept" in Elizabeth's womb at the sound of Mary's voice and Elizabeth cried with a loud "shout"( Luke 1:41-42) The Ark OT remained "3 months" in hill country of Obed-Edom's house. Mary remained in hill country "3 months" in Elizabeth's house(Luke 1:56) The New Testament tell us what was in the OT Ark. gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff(symbol of priesthood) stone tablets(Word of God in stone) of the covenant Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; The New Testament tell us who was in Mary's womb. The Bread of Heaven The True High Priest The Word made Flesh John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Mary is The Ark of the New Testament. So when John sees the Ark in Heaven in Rev 11, he describes what he sees on Rev 12. Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. Rev 12:1 12 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: Church Father's saw her as The Ark: Gregory the Wonder Worker (c. 213-c. 270) “Let us chant the melody that has been taught us by the inspired harp of David, and say, ‘Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy sanctuary.’ For the Holy Virgin is in truth an ark, wrought with gold both within and without, that has received the whole treasury of the sanctuary” (Homily on the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary). Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296-373) “O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all O [Ark of the] Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold! You are the ark in which is found the golden vessel containing the true manna, that is, the flesh in which divinity resides” (Homily of the Papyrus of Turin)
@heidyrilloraza371 Mary is Ark of the New Covenant because the language used in her story is parralelled with the Ark. The Ark OT was the tabernacle that was overshadowed by the Cloud. episkiazó: overshadow skéné: tabernacle, booth, tent Exodus 40:34-35/40:28-29 LXX 28 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of witness, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. 29 And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle(skéné) of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed(episkiazó) it, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. Gabriel tells her she will be overshadowed. Luke 1:35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow(episkiasei) you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. John describes the Incarnation. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt(skéné) among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. So Mary has been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and is The Dwelling/Tabernacle/Booth/Tent of God. Maccabees claims Jeremiah hid The Ark OT never to be found but will return when: God gathers His people(Math 15:24) Shows His Mercy(Luke 1:54, Luke1:72) The Glory of The Lord and The Cloud will appear(Luke 1:35,John1:14) 2 Maccabees 2:7 When Jeremiah learned of it, he rebuked them and declared: “The place shall be unknown until God gathers his people together again and shows His mercy. 8 And then the Lord will disclose these things, and the Glory of The Lord and the cloud will appear , as they were shown in the case of Moses, and as Solomon asked that the place should be specially consecrated. Mathew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Luke 1:54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham Luke parralells The Ark Coming to David with Mary coming to Elizabeth: Hill country of Judah: David "arose and went" to bring up "the Ark of God"(2 Sam 6:2) Mary "arose and went" into the hill country to visit Elizabeth(Luke 1:39) David admits unworthiness to recieve the Ark, "How can the ark of my Lord come to me" Elizabeth admits unworthiness to receive Mary, "And why is this granted to me , that the mother of my Lord should come to me( Luke 1:43) David( dressed as priest) "leaped" before the ark and it was net with "shouting"( 2 Sam 6:15-16) John(priest) "lept" in Elizabeth's womb at the sound of Mary's voice and Elizabeth cried with a loud "shout"( Luke 1:41-42) The Ark OT remained "3 months" in hill country of Obed-Edom's house. Mary remained in hill country "3 months" in Elizabeth's house(Luke 1:56) The New Testament tell us what was in the OT Ark. gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff(symbol of priesthood) stone tablets(Word of God in stone) of the covenant Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; The New Testament tell us who was in Mary's womb. The Bread of Heaven The True High Priest The Word made Flesh John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Mary is The Ark of the New Testament. So when John sees the Ark in Heaven in Rev 11, he describes what he sees on Rev 12. Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. Rev 12:1 12 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: Church Father's saw her as The Ark: Gregory the Wonder Worker (c. 213-c. 270) “Let us chant the melody that has been taught us by the inspired harp of David, and say, ‘Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy sanctuary.’ For the Holy Virgin is in truth an ark, wrought with gold both within and without, that has received the whole treasury of the sanctuary” (Homily on the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary). Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296-373) “O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all O [Ark of the] Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold! You are the ark in which is found the golden vessel containing the true manna, that is, the flesh in which divinity resides” (Homily of the Papyrus of Turin)
@@heidyrilloraza371 It's all throughout the Bible. The parallels between Mary and the Ark of the Old Covenant are striking. A good place to start would be You Tube. Type in Mary the Ark of the New Covenant and you'll find lots of videos which will explain this much better than I could. Hope this helps! P.S. Keith, this would be a great topic for you to cover 🙂
@@heidyrilloraza371it doesnt have to be in the Bible. That everything has to be in the Bible is itself a false doctrine. The Bible wasnt even put together till 372 AD. Nearly four hundred years of the Church before a Bible
I too am a convert and received my sacraments over this past Easter season. The hardest thing for me to accept and open my heart to during RCIA was the sacrament of reconciliation (confession). That was a hard one because as a former Protestant / Non denominational, I always went directly to the Father through Jesus Christ as my mediator. I too didn't fully understand 1 Timothy 2:5-6. Now I do and yes your right, it is a very miss-understood passage unless you read what precedes it. God Bless
Matthew 12:46-50 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Exactly!!! You are very right!!!That is how the Lord exalted his own mother!!! She did the will of God first, who called her blessed and she did the will of God!! One more for you: A strange woman said: "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts that nursed you," Jesus said. "Rather, blessed is the one who does the will of my Father"!! Thus the woman and Jesus blessed the blessed virgin Mary. She did the will of God first, then he was born from her!!! Deal with it!!!
I’m telling ya Keith, as a REVERT, cradle
Catholic, I appreciate your commentary/explanation of the readings!
Couldn't agree more.. same exact situation for me.. cradle Catholic revert (after 56 years!)
Certainly agree that this was a great,all time great,explanation of intercessory prayer harmonized with the sole mediator concept of Jesus'role.Praise God!
Revert here too. We know Jesus is the only mediator of our salvation - but anyone can engage in intercessory prayer.
Cradle Catholic revert here as well--Our Lady led me back to her Son after over 40 years, thank you Jesus for giving us Mary, thank you Mary for leading me back to Jesus!
Ive prayed the rosary for almost 150 days in a row now. The moment i understood marys intercession i could not stop praying the rosary. I buy rosaries just to give them away. God Bless Keith!
Wonderful.
Keep going, make it a staple for every day
Your hail Mary rosary obsession is catholic Idolatry ! I suggest that you read the whole New Testament to get clarity on the Truth .
Haha guilty..... giving a rosary is a beautiful gift, in my experience. It never fails to bear fruit.
Keep it up 🙂.
@@Hawka23 What kind of fruit does it bear ? I get it just more catholic hail Mary idolatry !
A beautiful saying from St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr of Auschwitz: "Never be afraid of loving Mary too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did."
Loving and worshipping are two different things. You are to love everyone, even your enemies, according to Jesus. You are to worship, i.e., pray to, only One.
@@Mrbear109 Exactly! Obviously this saying refers to loving her, not worshipping her. I frankly get the impression that some Protestants take great pains to disrespect, disregard and despise her.
@MrBear109 what is prayer? Do you know what prayer means and what the context of prayer was before the 20th century
I’ll give you a hint: prayer did not equate to worship for the early century Christians.
@@stephanie4949 I imagine some take their words farther than their intent, or perhaps some just don't care about being disrespectful, I don't know. All I know is that I do see conflation in this video and the comments, and I think people should reexamine objectively what is correct and not just stick with what they may want to think. There's a chance that that could be a damning mistake.
@@bobizzle1605 I would argue that prayer is, and has always been, an integral part of worship. Or perhaps to say, it is a means of achieving effective worship. Jesus provides in the Gospel the purpose of prayer and to Whom it should be addressed. Both things are achieved in praying simply "Thy will be done," as Jesus instructed. He never suggests to pray to his mother, only "Our Father in heaven." You pray to the Father to carry out the will of the Father.
When Protestants became Catholics. They are the most zealous defenders of the Church. God bless!
Check out Dr. Taylor Marshal.
I love ex Catholics everywhere at Church. Telling Us Catholics are lost
So you say
So true! And, unfortunately, when Catholics leave and become evangelicals, they become the most hateful towards the Blessed Mother (and their mother, the Church!)
@@dallasbrat81
You ever wonder why they are ex Catholics?
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;
Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;
Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread;
Mary the Rose-Tree, Christ the Rose Blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;
Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord;
Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored!
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest;
Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest!
Mary the Mother, Christ the Mother’s Son.
Both ever blest while endless ages run.
Amen.
AMEN!!!!
This is incredibly beautiful and a sublime catechesis! Where did you find this, and what is its title?
@stephanie4949 I found it in a devotional book "Little Office of the Blessed Mother". The poem is a hymn called "Mary the Dawn". The book is available online.
@@dantelepanto Thank you so much! I will look for it!
@stephanie4949 God Bless
Its not just our Blessed Mother Mary, all the prayers of the Saints rise up to Him. Revelation 8:4.
Cradle Catholic here. I grew up never knowing how other denominations viewed us. I’m still shocked. I was never taught to hate anyone. This is such a beautiful explanation of our heavenly mother? Wouldn’t Jesus want us to love his mother whom he loved the most?
Make status of a woman and call them Mary. I don't think so.
*statues
@@GodSoLoved.Yeshua
I’d venture to say you have pictures of a woman you call mom and whom you love. You’ve probably asked someone (or they’ve asked you) to pray for them during a difficult time. Mary is worthy of a higher elevation than us. I pray you have a blessed day. 🙏
The pictures are actually my mom..
I don't have a statue of a woman and call it my mom, which the Bible warns many times against this.
Thank you! Have a blessed day too 💖
God's prohibition of Idols in Exodus 20 has to be balanced with the proper use of images He commands. Like His ordering of Cherub statues on the Ark, 5 chapters later. Exodus 25:18-20
The Bronze Serpent He commanded to be made:
Numbers 21:8-9
And all the statues and images in the Temple of Solomon:
2 Chronicles 3:11
1 Kings 6:31-35
1 Kings 8:6
Ezekiel 41:17
So there is a proper place for images in the OT.
Absolutely 💯 correct. Thank you, Keith.
Our Lady, Gate of Heaven, pray for us.
What blaspheme. Keith need to shut up and get the Holyghost. God didn’t send this person
Blaspheme and adding to the word of God
I'm not RC, I'm Anglo-Catholic, but I started to seek the intercession of Mary just a few months ago and I've had the same experience you shared about feeling her with you. I can't explain it either. I also found myself viewing her as my own Mother. I felt affection for her. Granted, it's not at all the same kind of affection I feel for Jesus and the Trinity, but It's still sweet and comforting.
I've also grown to be very protective of her. When protestants bash her I get super offended and angry, though I do my best to control it. I'm not perfect however.
I've also been growing in my faith and the application of Sacred Scripture as I've meditated on the life of Jesus and sought her intercession in the rosary. Even my wife and children noted significant changes in my demeanor and behavior.
It's not Mary that is working those changes. It's the Holy Spirit, who is filling me with more and more grace as Jesus fulfills Mary's prayers on my behalf. It's bringing me closer in union with Him. I now can't imagine life without my Mother.
Amazing! You're on the right track!🎉❤🎉
What a beautiful testimony to the power of Mary's intercession! Just keep going!
2 Cor 5:7..."For we walk by faith, not by sight"... "Sight" includes the aspects of man outside of the Spiritual...N even if sight or feelings seems plausible to be believed, one must ultimately yield to Biblical FAITH to avoid being misled!
@@christlyn1830
The Lord Jesus Christ founded his church in 33AD. The catholic church made the bible in the year 382AD!!!
Who was first? The chicken or the egg?
@@davido3026
If it were true that the Bible was "made by d rc church"... then "that bible is mere / man made book, NOT The Word of God"!
Indeed it was The Holy Spirit who WROTE the individual Manuscripts n Books of The Bible n also The SAME Holy Spirit who COMPILED The Books into ONE Book, The Bible.... That's how n why it is The Word of God...n not a mere book that d rc lays claim as "its own book"... 😳
I just posted this on X because I grow weary of people picking on Our Lady and Intercessory prayer. You brilliantly and logically discussed it using the Bible. Our Lady is proud of you. God Bless You. ☺🙏♥️✝️⛪
Great video brother! Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
Bingo! Thank you! Keep going Keith! I’m a convert to, your work gave me help and courage to swim the Tiber for Christ. Never stop, keep preaching Truth Brother! God Bless you!
Sometimes we go to Mom first, and sometimes we go straight to Dad.❤️
Keith, you just keep edging me along. Thank you Brother.
Mary ❤ All generations shall call me blessed for he has done great things for me...Mary, has been instrumental in bringing me to Christ and his church. I love her so much...
Psalm 45.
The King in heaven exalts her for all generations!!!
Thank you Mama Mary for Keith sharing your beautiful truth and beauty. I pray you Keith continue to be the Fire 🔥and sharing the truth blessings ❤
Blessed Mother Mary please prayer for us 🌹🌹🌹🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I hope one day my brothers and sisters from the protestant denominations understand two basic concepts: one, what the baptism is for, and two, why our Blessed Mother is called "Immaculata". I'll pray for them to come Home. God bless you all.
I can’t explain this but, I know Mary is bringing me closer to Jesus. I have been reading the Bible and trying to learn our Christian faith. This grace has been since I’ve been praying the rosary every day. Praise God!!!🙏
Of course! That is Mary's mission! Where else would she bring you but to her beloved Son?
Awesome!! I experience the same thing!
She's a beautiful mother 😊
Remember, Mary, our Blessed Mother is the one who brought Jesus to us when she said, yes to the angel, Gabriel. She only wants to bring us back to him. Her will is in completely aligned with God, the Blessed Trinity. Jesus will deny His Mother nothing. Mary is Jesus’ favourite person.
@@danielcrowe1335 Absolutely! Beautifully said!
Dear Brother Keith
Please be assured that God is blessing us by blessing you in this wonderful ministry! Keep it up and don't let your shield down. I am a Catholic but learning more in depth the faith thru you. May God bless you and keep you brother!
Absolutely Beautiful Keith Mary Our Heavenly Mother Intercede to Jesus for those who attack your Motherly Protection! Bom Bom ❤️💙🙏🕊✝️
I used to think our Faith over complicated Salvation but you show how nicely the pieces fit together. Thank you Keith.
Pray seven sorrows of our Lady. Looking through her eyes , trying to feel her pain will have you sobbing uncontrollably. You will be so thankful for such a loving Mother.
Thanks for the passion you bring!! So powerful.
Love this Keith!!! Great apologetics for us! ❤ ya lil bro, Kristy from Missouri 😃🙏🙏🙏📿📿📿✝️✝️✝️
"God is not the God of the dead, but of the living" (Luke 20:38)
Hahahaha!!!
@@davido3026
Jn 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
Luke 9:28-36 NIV:
The Transfiguration
28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.
29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus.
31 They spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters-one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
Dead means separated. Yes they are alive unto God, but to you they are dead (separated). Only God is omnipotent. Just because we die and go be with the Lord doesn't give us that ability.
@@toddgallo1759
You’re missing something very critical:
How is it that Jesus spoke to the dead - & Peter, James, & John witnessed this, & it wasn’t occult?
Something great is happening before your eyes in Scripture, & you’re not even seeing it!
Look at Rev 5:8.
In taking on flesh & sacrificing Himself for us, God bridged heaven & earth! He condescended to become one of us out of love for us that we might share in His glory & have everlasting life as spiritually adopted children of God in accordance with Scripture.
In being united to Christ in baptism, we are being conformed to Christ. We are united to Him as He is united to the Father. We partake of His divine nature in becoming spiritually adopted sons & daughters of God, & yes, we do become immortal.
See 1 Cor 15 if you doubt.
The terms for this are divinization - theosis - deification.
And, yes, it is Scriptural.
🤔
@@kainosktisis777 Is Jesus God??? Did you not read when I said that God is omnipotent, we aren't??? Jesus allowed them to witness his discussion on the mount of transfiguration. Notice how it is recorded because that is not the norm. Did any apostle talk with Moses or Elijah after this event????
The Mother of the King is the queen, Not his wife in the old testament ,
Psalm 45
Your final words brought tears to my eyes! What a testimony! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, sinners! God bless you! 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for this beautiful and clear explanation. I am a cradle Catholic who loves our Blessed Mother and always found it hard to understand why people who love their own mother, could not understand how much Jesus loved her🙏👐👐
AMEN!!!
I just started praying the rosary daily, bought a custom made rosary and a brown scapular to bless. I'm a newly baptized Catholic and have recently grown a desire to grow closer to the Blessed Mother. These videos re-affirm the role of Mary. Thanks for this video and your channel and God bless you brother!
Wonderful!
The Memorare prayer to Blessed Virgin Mary
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.🙏❤️❤️❤️
Absolute gold!!! Fantastic talk, Keith. Shalom.
Enjoy your videos.
Keith, i love you so much, brother. I listened to you when you was in Pints with Aquinas. You are truly Man of God, great inspiration. I was struggling with how protestants viewd Catholics, was askin why God allowed reformation, why everyone seems to hate Catholic Church.. i felt like i, being Catholic, was doing something wrong - Then i.. found you and i thank God for You, Your faith, Your love, knowledge. Blessed Be Lord and my God.
We can go through life without a mother, and sadly many of us do, but in our faith, we don't have to - powerful words
Keith, you're the man. I recently found your channel, and I can't stop watching. Even content from years ago. As a born Catholic, I only started taking my faith seriously a few years ago, but so many times I get put on the spot and I can't find the right words to defend my beliefs, and then I start to question why I even believe what I believe. But your channel really helps me focus on the arguments I hear and how to respond better. You're an amazing story teller, and a great communicator. God bless you
No one is born a catholic nor any other religion we all born in sin with a sin nature . You decided one day to become a catholic and one day you will regret that day , because Roman Catholicism can't save you , but only deceive you and so is Keith Nester steeped in queen mother mary Idolatry .
Greatest video brother! Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
@@redshredder1021 You are being duped as all your catholic comrades , the biblical Mary was not conceived without sin it is Jesus that was conceived without sin . Mary was once a Virgin and Humen like all of us and she has not been given any power ater she departed to pray for the living . That is pure Roman Catholic heresy and their catholic Mary & Saints Idolatry and you believe this deceit .
Also read your Bible, it’s a Catholic book after all! Us Catholics might not memorize Bible verses but we need to read the Bible so we can know the word of GOD and defend our church established by our Lord and savior Jesus Christ!!
@@rocdeca77 It is great that you advocate reading the Bible to your fellow catholics , but it is not a catholic book that totally false . Back in time before and during the Roman Catholic Inquisition it was forbidden to even read the Bible much less have one . They haunted down many believers in Jesus Christ and others that did not agree with the Roman false doctrines .they were tortured and burned at the stake . They also confiscated and burned all books that were not of catholic writings .That is a historical fact . Your claim that Roman Catholicism was established by Jesus Christ utter fiction . Rome indoctrinated you well and now you are in bondage to a pseudo religion that can't save your soul .I wonder how much of the whole New Testament you read so far ?
Thank you Keith, God bless you for your dedication to evangelize and your stand and respect to the Mother of Jesus and our mother. May she intercede for us always ❤
Keith, you rock. Thank you so much for this series. PLEASE make a playlist!
Just to say.. I love you brother . Thank you for great videos. God bless you ❤️
This was amazing!! God Bless you!! Another great convert to our church, the true church of our Lord Jesus Christ.
If I were seeking a promotion at work and had a friend who “had the ear” of the boss, you best believe I would appreciate him “putting in a good word” for me. One of the greatest strengths and greatest beauties of Christianity is that it is all about having a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Jesus. Remember, Jesus told us to pray to Abba, our Papa, our Daddy. Having a personal relationship with the mother of Jesus and asking her to intercede with her Son on our behalf makes all the sense in the world to me.
Amen! Thank you for defending our Blessed Mother Mary!!!
Such a powerful message. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you Keith for your intellect ,passion and vulnerability
Powerful stuff. One doesn't need to be convinced of the truth, one needs to be *convicted* of it. So similar to what I've been going through.
The mother of JESUS answered an impossible situation in my life 2 years ago through the rosary, she's the mother of the living and eternal God, she's granted omnipresence
Beautiful, thank you for doing this!
The hatred of Mary is diabolical. The devil hates Mary, think about that.
If you hate the Mother of Christ, you don't love Him.
@@fabiotuan5206 You should not mock the Mother of Jesus. You wouldn't want someone mocking or disrespecting your Mom. Honor your Mother and Father is one of God's commandments. So, you would be wise to honor the Mother of Christ.
@@JoAnnFuir
Protestants and catholics have a different Mary. I am just stating facts about what catholism teaches about there mary: Assumption, Immaculate conception ( sinless mary) co-redemptrix, Lady of Fatima, lourdes, Guadeloupe etc etc
Doesn't sound like a goddess to you?
@@fabiotuan5206 Mary's not a goddess. I have never heard her called a goddess or deity. Mary is not to be worshipped. But, she must be respected because she's Jesus's Mother.
@@fabiotuan5206 Truth
Bless you, Mary, Our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father and Holy Spirit!!
THANK YOU KEITH!!!!!
Jesus lived with His parents for 30 years !! before His 3.5 year Ministry.
Just saw a comment from a prot who is still bound and determined not to truly understand who Mary the mother of our Savior is. How sad. 😔
Maybe he senses the hostility coming from someone who calls him a "prot". That can't help. Just saying.
@@danielobrien189 mmm I don’t think so.
@@Psalm51.yes Savior is still DIFFERENT than GOD
Mary didn’t MAKE GOD. GOD was before Mary was born and she was a flesh born women
Did Mary Create God who made the earth. Is SHE HIS CREATOR? No. This is why they made the comment and I agree
@@TriciaPerry-mz7tc who said she made God? That’s stupid. She is his creation. She is called the mother of God because Jesus who is God is her son. Why can’t people get that?
Excellent. Thank you.
I became close to Jesus because of my recitation of the rosary.
You are a very gifted, talented teacher, an inspriation, and a great source of scriptural knowledge. I've sent your videos to many friends of mine. Thank you for all you do.
Wow, thank you!
"I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings, for all those in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man, Christ Jesus."
1Timothy 2:1-5
Jesus is the one Mediator of our salvation, our only Saviour. But He is not our only intercessor, as the whole passage above clearly indicates. So the one passage that fundamentalists have used to deny intercessionary prayer, when read in context, actually backs up intercessionary prayer.😊😊
Fantastic job on this video Keith!
Well said! Ave Maria 🙏🙏🙏
😂😂😂 Gotta love the title! Seriously though, this makes perfect sense! I’m not a cradle catholic. Lutheran actually, but went to catholic school. Don’t have any problem whatsoever with my catholic brothers and sisters. I love you, guys ❤️.
In fact, I accepted Jesus because of the teachings and testimony of Sister Maria in middle school.
Thanks so much! We love our Lutheran brothers and sisters too! +❤🕊️
@@stephanie4949 ❤️🥰
I hear you Keith. I grew up in the Baptist Church and now Catholic, and even I get annoyed at seeing 1 Timothy 2:5 used all the time by our Protestant brothers and sisters who don’t know what that scripture is actually talking about.
Jesus is our only mediator to God because as the Son of God and Son of Man, he’s our literal bridge and covenant to God the Father. We as human beings only have access to God the Father BECAUSE of Jesus-without Jesus there is no relationship between the Father and mankind. Not a covenantal relationship, anyway.
Therefore, what Protestants don’t understand, is that we ask Mary and the saints to pray for us…TO JESUS. Even if we pray to the Father and never mention Jesus’s name, in the end it still goes to and through Jesus, because he blatantly said “no one comes to the Father except THROUGH me.” But we can ask the saints and others to pray for us to Jesus and we are encouraged to do so, because all of us on Heaven and Earth, are family in the body of Christ.
It really shouldn’t be that difficult to understand this. God bless all brothers and sisters in Christ but for crying out loud, stop weaponzing 1 Timothy 2:5 and taking it ouy of context people 🤦♂️
All due respect, where is the scripture that instructs us to ask Mary or anyone else to pray to Jesus on our behalf? Jesus is our mediator, therefore I pray to Jesus. Mary was just as human as you and me. Jesus demonstrates praying directly to the Father in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9). So why would I need to even think about Mary, or Paul, or Moses, or anyone else when I pray to God? Mary had an important role just like those people and made herself available to be used by God, but she was human like everyone else and does not deserve an elevated position. Show me scripture that says otherwise.
@@stephenwilson0386 I can indeed show you scripture that Mary is arguably the greatest creature God ever created brother.
As for showing you scripture that says to ask the saints and Mary to pray for us, this is a straw man fallacy that protestants use that is very weak and disingenuous, and this is coming from someone who grew up in the Baptist Church. And that’s the problem with sola scriptura-the idea that every truth about God is “solely in scripture and anything else that’s practiced that isn’t explicitly in scripture is blasphemous and damning” is unfounded and is itself, not even scriptural. I challenge you, show many any scriptural proof, that the Bible says that if something isn’t explicitly written down, it’s blasphemous. Show me any scriptural verse that says only the Bible is authoritative and nothing else including tradition is from God. Show me. And please, do not bring up 2 Timothy 3:16-17, that does not win the debate for you. All that scripture says, is that scripture is God breathed and sufficient to teach the faith, which is true and Catholics don’t even deny this-the Bible alone can accurately let someone know the foundations of Christianity. However, that scripture does NOT say that only the Bible is God breathed, or that oral traditions can’t enrich a person’s faith.
@@stephenwilson0386 As far as Mary goes, before I go into it brother, answer this question. Is Mary the Mother of God? Yes or no?
@stephenwilson0386 Jesus didn't limit our prayers. He was answering a question with a wonderful example.
Luke 11:
1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
As early as Genesis intersessory prayer is commanded by the same God.
Abraham intersessory prayer:
Gen 20:7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Job 42:8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
There is Jeremiah(deceased) praying for Isreal in 2 Maccabees 15:14 Onias then said of him, “This is a man who loves his fellow Jews and fervently prays for the people and the holy city-the prophet of God, Jeremiah.”
The Jewish Talmud(a collection of their rabbinic tradition) has praying to those they believe are with God for intersession. For Example:
Berashit(Genesis) Rabbah 82
Another matter, “Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Efrat” - what did Jacob see that led him to bury Rachel on the way to Efrat? It is because Jacob foresaw that the exiles were destined to pass there. This is why he buried her there, so she would ask for mercy upon them. That is what is written: “A voice is heard in Rama, wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children” (Jeremiah 31:15).
So praying to Living Saints and to Heavenly Saints are an ancient practice. That precedes Christianity and was continued in the New Covenant.
Why Mary has such an exalted position in intersessory prayer is a talk that depends on whether you believe Jesus is God.Not a god But the Second Person of The Holy Trinity who became man. And is He your brother and is He your King.
@@bobizzle1605 Mary was Jesus' mother, the same way your mother and my mother are our mothers. She was called by God to bear and raise Jesus, and was a tremendous person to take on that responsibility. That does NOT, however, raise her to a level above any other human. The problem with the Catholic church's view of Mary is that they make her to be more than human, and in some ways on par with God. Have you actually read the official statements of the RCC? The "immaculate conception" is nonsense, and Mary herself refutes it - if she were without sin, why in The Magnificat would she call Jesus her savior (Luke 1:46-47)? If she was sinless, she wouldn't need a savior. Many other scriptures clearly states that no human has ever been free from sin apart from Jesus.
Sola Scriptura is the truth, though you mischaracterize it. There is nothing wrong with Christian books and music and other media that help people to better understand the meaning and application of scripture. That is NOT the same as many of the Catholic church's traditions, which literally ADD to the gospel more requirements and frankly, more confusion. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for the same thing, because they had added rules and regulations and "traditions" on top of what God had revealed.
I'm not naive enough to think I'll sway anyone's opinion here, so I'm not interested in some drawn out debate in a UA-cam comment section. I would just strongly suggest examining your beliefs on your own, and take a critical look at them. Confirmation bias is a powerful thing.
What have U got to loose ?
PRAY the Rosary & the Blessed Mother will take U to her Son ,Christ Jesus ,our Lord & Saviour !
GOD Bless U Keith !
With Love ,Prayers ,& best Wishes to all from Down under Australia !
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Hail Mary Full of Grace The Lord God Is With You And In You,Blessed Are You Among Women And All Generations,And Blessed Is The Everlasting Fruit And Food Of Your Womb JESUS,Holy Mary Mother Of GOD Pray For Us Sinners Now And At The Hour Of Death Amen Amen Amen 🙏 🐑🕊️✨🌈
Psalm45
The King in heaven exalts the virgin to his right for all generations!!!
@@davido3026 It couldn’t have been said more perfectly yeah Alleluia Gloria In Excelsis Deo Amen 🙏 🐑🕊️✨
This message is so refreshing ❤❤❤❤ THANK YOU for doing this ❤❤
One of your best, in a long list of equally fantastic videos.
One beautiful piece of insight a brother once shared about Mary with was about the fifth commandment. We almost always only hear or recognize the first part, Honor your Father and Mother. But there’s more to it. The second half of the commandment states “ that thy days be long in the land that the Lord God has given thee”.
Only one apostle was not martyred, John the desciple Jesus loved. The desciple to whom he gave his mother to while on the cross. John honored and cared for our Mother for the rest of her life, and he was blessed not to see death at the hands of persecutors but lived a long productive life proclaiming the Gospel of God.
Thanks, Keith!
Wonderful introspection!
I’ve been a Protestant since my Salvation 44 years ago. I’m DEEPLY yearning to go so much deeper with Him. As you’re speaking honey I’m praying with tears for Him to help me understand Mary’s
role in Catholicism! I can’t seem to move past the feeling that asking someone who lived and died so long ago, and who was completely human is actively interceding for us in Heaven. That she is assisting God The Almighty One. PLEASE, PLEASE pray for my eyes to be opened, to see and understand the truth of her role, and my heart to be at peace however He reveals and leads.
I appreciate you so much!!!
Thank you!!! And thank you to Marmari Emmanuel for inspiring me to even begin this journey at 66.
What a beautiful, sincere plea from your heart! If you sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to lead you to thé fullness of truth -- wherever that leads -- that prayer will surely be answered. I highly recommend all books and articles by Dr. Scott Hahn. He was once a very anti-Catholic Presbyterian minister. In his quest to convert Catholics, he began studying Church history, the early Church Fathers, Church documents, etc. and also discovered many portions of the Bible habitually overlooked, misunderstood, or improperly minimized by most Protestants. Both hé and his wife, Kimberley, entered the Catholic Church over 30 years ago. Scott is now a renowned Bible scholar, Bible professor, speaker, writer, evangelist, and apologist. Kimberley is very well known in her own right for much of the same. I would start by reading their book Rome Sweet Home, which tells their conversion story. I would especially recommend Scott's incredibly beautiful book on Mary, titled Hail Holy Queen. And check out Dr. Hahn's website for his St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He teaches at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio. I will pray for you! 😊🙏
@@stephanie4949 honey…thank you so much and I’m checking these suggestions out right now♥️. God bless you!!!
@@abbysbud1 Thank you so much for your kind reply! Be assured of my continuing prayers for your journey and all your needs!
PS: Other good resources for learning more about Catholic teaching are the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic Answers, EWTN, Catholics Come Home, the Coming Home Network, and there are many others. You can find all of this online. I would include the actual websites, but YT doesn't like that and will delete m'y comment if I do that. I would definitely start with Scott and Kimberley Hahn, as I explained above. And don't worry if things don't click immediately for you. We're all different, and the Holy Spirit works differently in each of us. God bless you, Betsy!
Ill pray for you🙏♥️
Thank u so much Keith for your testimony very beautiful
I have been a catholic my whole life, I have never defended the faith as much as you do. Glory to God
Never too late to start! (speaking as someone in your boat trying to change that)
Good stuff here!
Fatima, Lourdes, Guadeloupe prove that the Blessed Mother of Christ hears our prayers. She is very much alive. Mary appeared to my friend and some other parishioners after Mass. She walked towards the altar and pointed to the Crucifix. She said, He is my Son. Listen to Him! Mother Mary directs our attention to Jesus. She leads people to her Son.
Awesome, Keith. As we face this battle of Christianity versus evil, we (Catholics) are often poorly equipped. I am not alluding to Protestants as evil, but we need to know how to counter arguments against our faith. You are providing us with this knowledge and I thank you.
Amen!!!
Absolutely beautiful! This Italian guy loves his Jewish mother! Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great explanation. Thanks Keith.
Love the way you explained this. Blessings from Ireland 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇮🇪🇮🇪
Muchas gracias a Dios por dar luz a Keith. Gracias Padre Santo por la bendicion de escuchar tanta sabiduria en el....Danos la bendicion de otro dia para seguir pidiendo a Dios y la Virgen Maria por la convercion de nuestros hermanos separados........
Amen! Estoy de acuerdo!
Amén! 🙏🏼
Wonderful teaching, Keith.
What have you to do with me? Jesus & and holy spirit is letting us know our mothers intercession power she has. Thank you brother kieth.
So proud of you I like to join everything that you share because it's true
I love to listen to you Keith!!! I’m a lifelong Catholic and you help me so much to affirm and explain the things I took for granted. Thank you soo much!!!
God bless you 🙏 😊
Blood of my Blood ... body of my body🔥🔥❤️🔥 🙏🙏
Amen! Well said!!! ❤
We are so blessed to have Mary, the mother of our Lord, as our intercessor. She loves her children and we love her. ❤🌹
Very well said!!
Blown away by that video. Couldn't stop weeping. Mother Mary pray for us.
Mother of God, Mother of mine. ❤️
Thank You God the Father, the Son and The Holy Ghost for putting Keith in the Exact place he is needed for us Your disciples 📿📿📿
Thank you, we need Mary. Your words are so helpful.
Awesome!
Thanks for that explanation, I understand this better
So beautiful. I credit Mary for me joining the Church this past April 12th. The rosary, wearing the necklace of her... Mary works in a man's heart to bring him to her Son, to Jesus.
Welcome home
Man oh man, you nailed it Keith !
Thank you sir! 🙏🏼❤️💙
They will throw verses at me, and as you say, “relentlessly”, yet when I give them the gifts of my gleanings from the same set of books I too have read, and place them in context I get relentless dedication back from them on their verse (both in and out of context) in the form of repetition of what they said in the first place. It’s exhausting. It’s like they don’t have ears to hear. It is painful. I just pray a lot.
THANK YOU BROTHER… YOU JUST SAID IT BEAUTIFULY!
Christ is the one mediator of the New Covenant and Mary is the one Ark of the New Covenant.
May I ask where could that be in the Bible ? That Mary is the one ark of the covenant? I must have miss that thank you for your time
@heidyrilloraza371 Mary is Ark of the New Covenant because the language used in her story is parralelled with the Ark.
The Ark OT was the tabernacle that was overshadowed by the Cloud.
episkiazó: overshadow
skéné: tabernacle, booth, tent
Exodus 40:34-35/40:28-29 LXX
28 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of witness, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. 29 And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle(skéné) of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed(episkiazó) it, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord.
Gabriel tells her she will be overshadowed.
Luke 1:35
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow(episkiasei) you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
John describes the Incarnation.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt(skéné) among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
So Mary has been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and is The Dwelling/Tabernacle/Booth/Tent of God.
Maccabees claims Jeremiah hid The Ark OT never to be found but will return when:
God gathers His people(Math 15:24)
Shows His Mercy(Luke 1:54, Luke1:72)
The Glory of The Lord and The Cloud will appear(Luke 1:35,John1:14)
2 Maccabees 2:7 When Jeremiah learned of it, he rebuked them and declared: “The place shall be unknown until God gathers his people together again and shows His mercy. 8 And then the Lord will disclose these things, and the Glory of The Lord and the cloud will appear , as they were shown in the case of Moses, and as Solomon asked that the place should be specially consecrated.
Mathew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Luke 1:54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham
Luke parralells The Ark Coming to David with Mary coming to Elizabeth:
Hill country of Judah:
David "arose and went" to bring up "the Ark of God"(2 Sam 6:2)
Mary "arose and went" into the hill country to visit Elizabeth(Luke 1:39)
David admits unworthiness to recieve the Ark,
"How can the ark of my Lord come to me"
Elizabeth admits unworthiness to receive Mary, "And why is this granted to me , that the mother of my Lord should come to me( Luke 1:43)
David( dressed as priest) "leaped" before the ark and it was net with "shouting"( 2 Sam 6:15-16)
John(priest) "lept" in Elizabeth's womb at the sound of Mary's voice and Elizabeth cried with a loud "shout"( Luke 1:41-42)
The Ark OT remained "3 months" in hill country of Obed-Edom's house.
Mary remained in hill country "3 months" in Elizabeth's house(Luke 1:56)
The New Testament tell us what was in the OT Ark.
gold jar of manna,
Aaron’s staff(symbol of priesthood)
stone tablets(Word of God in stone) of the covenant
Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
The New Testament tell us who was in Mary's womb.
The Bread of Heaven
The True High Priest
The Word made Flesh
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
Mary is The Ark of the New Testament.
So when John sees the Ark in Heaven in Rev 11, he describes what he sees on Rev 12.
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Rev 12:1 12 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:
Church Father's saw her as The Ark:
Gregory the Wonder Worker (c. 213-c. 270)
“Let us chant the melody that has been taught us by the inspired harp of David, and say, ‘Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy sanctuary.’ For the Holy Virgin is in truth an ark, wrought with gold both within and without, that has received the whole treasury of the sanctuary” (Homily on the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary).
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296-373)
“O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all O [Ark of the] Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold! You are the ark in which is found the golden vessel containing the true manna, that is, the flesh in which divinity resides” (Homily of the Papyrus of Turin)
@heidyrilloraza371 Mary is Ark of the New Covenant because the language used in her story is parralelled with the Ark.
The Ark OT was the tabernacle that was overshadowed by the Cloud.
episkiazó: overshadow
skéné: tabernacle, booth, tent
Exodus 40:34-35/40:28-29 LXX
28 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of witness, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord. 29 And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle(skéné) of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed(episkiazó) it, and the tabernacle(skéné) was filled with the glory of the Lord.
Gabriel tells her she will be overshadowed.
Luke 1:35
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow(episkiasei) you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
John describes the Incarnation.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt(skéné) among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
So Mary has been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and is The Dwelling/Tabernacle/Booth/Tent of God.
Maccabees claims Jeremiah hid The Ark OT never to be found but will return when:
God gathers His people(Math 15:24)
Shows His Mercy(Luke 1:54, Luke1:72)
The Glory of The Lord and The Cloud will appear(Luke 1:35,John1:14)
2 Maccabees 2:7 When Jeremiah learned of it, he rebuked them and declared: “The place shall be unknown until God gathers his people together again and shows His mercy. 8 And then the Lord will disclose these things, and the Glory of The Lord and the cloud will appear , as they were shown in the case of Moses, and as Solomon asked that the place should be specially consecrated.
Mathew 15:24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Luke 1:54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham
Luke parralells The Ark Coming to David with Mary coming to Elizabeth:
Hill country of Judah:
David "arose and went" to bring up "the Ark of God"(2 Sam 6:2)
Mary "arose and went" into the hill country to visit Elizabeth(Luke 1:39)
David admits unworthiness to recieve the Ark,
"How can the ark of my Lord come to me"
Elizabeth admits unworthiness to receive Mary, "And why is this granted to me , that the mother of my Lord should come to me( Luke 1:43)
David( dressed as priest) "leaped" before the ark and it was net with "shouting"( 2 Sam 6:15-16)
John(priest) "lept" in Elizabeth's womb at the sound of Mary's voice and Elizabeth cried with a loud "shout"( Luke 1:41-42)
The Ark OT remained "3 months" in hill country of Obed-Edom's house.
Mary remained in hill country "3 months" in Elizabeth's house(Luke 1:56)
The New Testament tell us what was in the OT Ark.
gold jar of manna,
Aaron’s staff(symbol of priesthood)
stone tablets(Word of God in stone) of the covenant
Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
The New Testament tell us who was in Mary's womb.
The Bread of Heaven
The True High Priest
The Word made Flesh
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
Mary is The Ark of the New Testament.
So when John sees the Ark in Heaven in Rev 11, he describes what he sees on Rev 12.
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Rev 12:1 12 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:
Church Father's saw her as The Ark:
Gregory the Wonder Worker (c. 213-c. 270)
“Let us chant the melody that has been taught us by the inspired harp of David, and say, ‘Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy sanctuary.’ For the Holy Virgin is in truth an ark, wrought with gold both within and without, that has received the whole treasury of the sanctuary” (Homily on the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary).
Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296-373)
“O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all O [Ark of the] Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold! You are the ark in which is found the golden vessel containing the true manna, that is, the flesh in which divinity resides” (Homily of the Papyrus of Turin)
@@heidyrilloraza371 It's all throughout the Bible. The parallels between Mary and the Ark of the Old Covenant are striking. A good place to start would be You Tube. Type in Mary the Ark of the New Covenant and you'll find lots of videos which will explain this much better than I could. Hope this helps! P.S. Keith, this would be a great topic for you to cover 🙂
@@heidyrilloraza371it doesnt have to be in the Bible. That everything has to be in the Bible is itself a false doctrine. The Bible wasnt even put together till 372 AD. Nearly four hundred years of the Church before a Bible
I too am a convert and received my sacraments over this past Easter season. The hardest thing for me to accept and open my heart to during RCIA was the sacrament of reconciliation (confession). That was a hard one because as a former Protestant / Non denominational, I always went directly to the Father through Jesus Christ as my mediator. I too didn't fully understand 1 Timothy 2:5-6. Now I do and yes your right, it is a very miss-understood passage unless you read what precedes it. God Bless
Welcome home, brother.
Matthew 12:46-50
While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
They can’t handle or understand this. This is why CATHOLIC People don’t ever speak of this verse or say it means something else😔
Exactly!!! You are very right!!!That is how the Lord exalted his own mother!!! She did the will of God first, who called her blessed and she did the will of God!!
One more for you:
A strange woman said: "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts that nursed you," Jesus said. "Rather, blessed is the one who does the will of my Father"!! Thus the woman and Jesus blessed the blessed virgin Mary. She did the will of God first, then he was born from her!!! Deal with it!!!
@@TriciaPerry-mz7tcread on, my answer to both of you, proteus!!!
Awesome job explaining this!!!
Hello all!