2006-08-15 07:25:25 · 8 answers · asked by zorro 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can make up whatever you wish to believe, that's the beauty of fantasy imaginary religions. The Bible is just a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve etc, and of course some intriguing imaginary places like Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo.
I certainly don’t believe in the Bible and I doubt any reasonably intelligent person would either. However, if you view the Bible as a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve, Noah, and so on, then you can certainly start to see a clever interwoven plot, that the audience is unaware of. It’s really just a drama thriller with clever twists.
You see, if you seriously think about it in an unbiased manner, then clearly the actor God in the Bible could really be the Devil, and the audience (religious believers) are being sucked into being the bad guys, who then use religion to get everyone fighting each other.
On the other hand, the more intelligent audience (Atheists) spot the plot and try their best to teach believers that this is just nonsense, stop getting sucked in. Some people have over time decided that the play is real. That's very sad.
2006-08-15 07:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to St. John, in whose care Mary was entrusted, as she had no other children to care for her, Mary appeared to have died, and was placed in a tomb.
Three days later, St. Thomas had arrived and wanted to view her body. Opening her tomb, it was found that she was gone, with only a great abundance of flowers left in her place.
Later, when St. John received the Book of Revelation from Jesus, he learned of Mary's whereabouts, of her bodily assumption into heaven, plus a number of other related events.
Scripture relates some of the key details of these events in the Book of Revelation, the 11th and 12th chapters.
In 1950 the pope made a solemn ex cathedra infallible declaration stating that the Blessed VIrgin, complete with glorified body and soul, had been assumed into heaven solely by the power of God. That makes sense, since Mary is just a regular non-divine human being, just like the rest of us, except for sin.
It's not surprising Jesus would do this for his mother. Wouldn't you do it for your mother, if you could?
Protestants know nothing of these things, because they claim they can't read about them in scripture. Too bad.
There's some precedent for two or three others who may have been assumed, or translated, as well.
Moses is a good candidate, as his body was never found, even though Satan was said to be eager to have it. Moses also appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration.
Elijah is the easiest one, as the Old Testament records him going up to heaven in a fiery chariot, and he also appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration.
Early in the Book of Genesis, we read of Enoch walking with God, and then being no more, which also hints at a bodily assumption.
So, other than Jesus and Mary, there may be two or three more, but that's all, as far as we know.
2006-08-15 16:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary is not in Heaven. That is a made up story. Read your bible for the truth.
2006-08-15 14:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where - besides the Catholic material - did you read that Mary was in heaven? I find no reference in the Bible.
2006-08-15 14:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the bible (DOI), there are billions of people in heaven. Which begs the question why God was lonesome with all those people running around.
(DOI = depending on interpretation)
2006-08-15 14:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope and I'm pretty sure they decomposed just like everybody else. The gods don't treat anyone differently that any other living creature as we are all loved equally.
2006-08-15 14:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by Angelina DeGrizz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
--Is Catholic---
Enoch and Elijah are understood to have been assumed into heaven (well they originally went to Abramams Bosom not directly to heaven).
Here is a good article
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vdkaunlPq_IJ:socrates58.blogspot.com/2005/01/are-catholics-permitted-to-believe.html
There may be others that are not recorded, but that is unknown to me.
2006-08-18 10:07:16 · answer #7 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it Elijah, or Elishah that went up to heaven in a chariot? One of those.
2006-08-15 14:31:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋