“The Old Ark had tremendous power. Many battles were won and even the walls of Jericho collapsed in its presence. It should be no surprise then that the new Ark, Mary – has been given unlimited power to defeat Satan.”
Paul looks at how St John describes his vision of the Ark of the Covenant as a woman, and how the old Ark foreshadowed the new one.
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In the Book of Revelations, St John describes his vision of seeing the Ark of the Covenant which at this time, had been lost for nearly 600 years. He builds his description very dramatically and then shows us that the Ark of Covenant is a woman, not any woman but THE Woman prophesied by God in Genesis 3:15 – Mary!
For the Israelites wondering through the wilderness, the Ark of the Covenant was the point of contact for the presence of God within the Holy of Holies – that inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle tent.
The Ark of the Covenant was made of a non-corrupting acacia wood, wrapped in gold. While it was the contents of the Ark that was sacred, nevertheless the Ark itself – like Mary – was still considered very holy. So much so, that apart from the high priest, those who even touched the Ark, were struck dead. So if God demands that high level of respect to the Old Ark, how much more will He demand for the new living Ark – the Immaculate Mary, wrapped in sinless purity, who at the same time, is also the very Mother of God Incarnate! The old Ark was a foreshadowing of an even greater, more significant and living expression to be revealed in the new Ark – Mary.
The Old Ark had tremendous power. Many battles were won and even the walls of Jericho collapsed in its presence. It should be no surprise then that the new Ark, Mary – has been given unlimited power to defeat Satan.
