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Bible Question Box. Mary Magdalene. Mark 16:9 speaks of “Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.” Is there anything else mentioned about her being possessed? . Mary Magdalene. Mary is introduced in Luke 8:1-3

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Bible Question Box

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  1. Bible Question Box

  2. Mary Magdalene Mark 16:9 speaks of “Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.” Is there anything else mentioned about her being possessed?

  3. Mary Magdalene • Mary is introduced in Luke 8:1-3 • Magdalene: From Magdala, town on western shore of Sea of Galilee, Matt. 15:39 • Healed of seven “evil spirits”, Luke 8:2

  4. Mary Magdalene: Her Life • Received great redemption, Lk. 8:2 • From demonic bondage to freedom in Christ • Grateful follower of Jesus, Lk. 8:2-3; Mk. 15:40-41 • Evidently of some means, Lk. 8:2-3

  5. Mary Magdalene: Her Life • Devoted, faithful & humble disciple • At the crucifixion, Jno. 19:25 • At the burial, Mk. 15:47 • Helped prepare embalming spices, Mk. 16:1 • Among the first at the tomb after resurrection, Mk. 16:2-8

  6. Mary Magdalene: Her Life • First to see resurrected Jesus, Mk. 16:9 • Wonderful revelation, Jno. 20:11-18 • Not believed at first, Mk. 16:10-11, 14 • Likely that she continued in Jerusalem with other disciples, Acts 1:14-15

  7. Mary Magdalene: False Assumptions & Allegations • She was a former prostitute • Attempt to identify her as the “sinner” woman of Luke 7:37 • Introduced “afterward” as one who had been healed, Luke 8:1-2 • Married to Jesus & bore his child

  8. Mary Magdalene: Wife of Jesus? “One of the more popular motifs has been to paint Jesus as a happy husband who either escaped or survived the crucifixion and lived in seclusion and marital bliss to a ripe old age.  Several books have presented this hypothesis, the most influential being Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Baigent, Lincoln, and Leigh in the 1980’s.

  9. Mary Magdalene: Wife of Jesus? “According to the scenario presented in this work, Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had a child and the bloodline of Jesus is traced in the Merovingian dynasty of medieval France.” -Ken Green “The Da Vinci Code, A Review (2)” Biblical Insights, V:12, Dec. 2005

  10. Alleges a conspiracy to promote Jesus as deity, when in fact he was only viewed by his followers as a mortal prophet until 325 A.D. • Roman emperor Constantine conspired to deify Jesus Christ • Jesus & Mary Magdalene were secretly married and had a child

  11. Early Christianity entailed “the cult of the Great Mother”Mary Magdalene represented the feminine cult and the Holy Grail of traditional lore • She was also Jesus’ wife and the mother of his children • Magdalene’s womb, carrying Jesus offspring, was the legendary Holy Grail (& is seen in Da Vinci’s encoded painting, The Last Supper) http://www.leaderu.com/focus/davincicode.html

  12. Early Jesus was not seen as divine (God) by His followers until Emperor Constantine declared him so for his own purposes • The Nicean Council of the 4th Century was the context for Constantine’s power grab and the relationship of Magdalene as paramour of Christ was quashed there http://www.leaderu.com/focus/davincicode.html

  13. The “truth” about Christ and Mary Magdalene has been kept alive by a secret society named the Priory of Sion that was lead by great minds like Da Vinci http://www.leaderu.com/focus/davincicode.html

  14. “In the end, Dan Brown has penned a poorly written, atrociously researched mess. So, why bother with such a close reading of a worthless novel? The answer is simple: The Da Vinci Code takes esoterica mainstream.” (Sandra Miesel, “Dismantling The Da Vinci Code,” catholiceducation.org) His research is impeccable. --The New York Daily News

  15. Mary Magdalene: The Truth • Woman of great faith • Her unassuming, humble service honors her • She continues to be an example all disciples can learn from & follow today

  16. Jude 9 What does it mean in Jude 9, when it says Satan argued with Michael over the body of Moses?

  17. Jude 9 • Contend for the faith against false teachers, Jude 3-4, 5-7 • Warns of “dreamers”, Jude 8 • Defile the flesh (sensual), 2 Pet. 2:10 • Reject authority (prideful), Prov. 16:18 • Speak evil of dignitaries (blasphemers), Jude 10

  18. Jude 9 • Unlike Michael, who gave place to the Lord’s rebuke of the devil… • These false teachers rush to argue & contend when they should sit down & keep their mouths shut! Jude 10

  19. Jude 9 • Dispute about body of Moses, Deut. 34:6 • Burial? Resurrection? • Assumption to say this is a reference to the Assumption of Moses • Don’t be prideful, presumptuous & self-willed…respect authority…give place to God’s judgments, Rom. 12:19-21

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