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What if Mary appeared to you? [MOVED TO MARIOLOGY]

Dark_Lite

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These sound like fodder for agnostics.
Let's first stay focused on my quesstion,
Please share a situation where humans appeared to earthly humans.

You didn't answer my questions, so I don't see why I need to yet answer yours.

Your whole objection (well, most of it anyway) is based on the idea that Satan can appear as an angel of light. How do you validate the apparitions and visions in the Bible, besides "it's in the Bible?" You have a case of circular logic if that's how you're justifying the validity of those apparitions and visions.

The correct answer is that you validate these apparitions against your faith, and the context of the Bible. You have faith that the Bible is true, as well a bit of extra-biblical historical evidence to back up that belief. To that same end, you have faith that these apparitions are true. They do not contradict doctrine and belief found elsewhere in Scripture.

You need much more solid position than the vague possibility that it might possibly perhaps be Satan in order have a good objection to these apparitions. The Church recognizes that visions may be demonic, just like you. The only difference is that the Church is willing to actually test the vision against Scripture and Tradition in order to determine if it's demonic.
 
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You didn't answer my questions, so I don't see why I need to yet answer yours.

Your whole objection (well, most of it anyway) is based on the idea that Satan can appear as an angel of light.
No there is much more to it, it's simply all i spoke of , fatima for example contradicts the word of God and is without doubt satanic at the core. Each situation should be evaluated but know this for certain, in 2010 if Mary showed to me i'd KNOW it was satan.
 
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No there is much more to it, it's simply all i spoke of , fatima for example contradicts the word of God

Your interpretation of it anyway.

and is without doubt satanic at the core.

Of course it is.
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Each situation should be evaluated

Good.

but know this for certain, in 2010 if Mary showed to me i'd KNOW it was satan.

So you would evaluate it with your magic Satan sense? I mean, how else would you KNOW?
 
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It's actually Moses and Elijah (original post edited to reflect that). It happened during the Transfiguration.

cool, but could I still get that verse? I'm trying to think of a spot in the bible, but I'm just having a giant brain fart^_^
 
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Me personally, I would rebuke it in Jesus name!
If Mary actually appeared to you, you'd rebuke her? Would you rebuke an angel?

Why would you think that Mary, and you don't say what could be Mary, would appear to if not because God wanted to reveal something to you?

Listen, one of the things that God has revealed to me that I have been called to do is to get people to understand that if you have been baptized and have the Spirit of God within, for Pete's sake, take advantage of it.

The Spirit of God is a gift, so don't be like the man in Luke 19 that didn't put to use the gold coins. Put the Spirit to use so that you can receive rich rewards, from God, for being many fruits. If we allow the Spirit to be our guide, we will not be fooled by what Satan brings at us.
 
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Yes he is. How else do you think Moses and Elijah got there?

But I fail to see why "Jesus is God" invalidates this scriptural account of humans appearing from heaven.

Jesus is God and the transfiguration happened for his good purposes.
 
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can't remember the name sorry..but the guy that got conjured up by a witch cuz some king needed his advice...its in the Old Testament... hehe.helpful right? lol.

It was Samuel, but he got mad they bothered him. God does not aprove of necromancy. Mary was a human who died.:crosseo:
 
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