In this edition of A Minute with Mary, Paul continues reflecting on Our Lady in Scripture, looking at the Book of Revelation: “the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring”.
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In Revelations 12:17 we read: ‘The dragon became angry with the woman.’ Notice the use of Mary’s royal title of ‘woman’. The text goes on, “and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring.” Now we know that Mary only gave birth to Jesus, so who are the rest of Mary’s offspring that scripture is referring to here? Well, the very next line of the text tells us; “those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus.” So in other words scripture is saying that all who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus are children of Mary! And conversely, those who do not, are ‘offspring’ of the serpent.
The battle we see against our Catholic faith today is very real. Never be deluded that what you are witnessing is nothing other than a spiritual battle between Heaven and Hell. Those who deny the existence of Satan have already lost their battle. There is absolutely no doubt of the outcome of this battle. Be assured the Word of God is final – it has already been decided. It was won at the Cross of Jesus; with Mary leading the victorious and faithful disciples to the foot of the Cross!
