Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burdvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!psuvax1!burdvax!bnapl From: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Assumption Message-ID: <2119@burdvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 12:22:02 EDT Article-I.D.: burdvax.2119 Posted: Mon Sep 16 12:22:02 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 02:09:34 EDT References:Reply-To: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Distribution: net Organization: Burroughs Corp. - SDG/Devon Lines: 30 In article iuzzolin@unmvax.UUCP writes: > >I think I can shed some light on the doctrine of Mary's assumption that >might make more sense to Protestants. > >As I understand it, saying Mary was assumed into heaven is basically >saying that she was raptured. The following is the scriptural reference >to rapture. > >"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with >the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And >the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, >shall be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall >always be with the Lord." 1 Thess 5:16 > >-- > >Carlyn Iuzzolino The problem with this explanation is that the Bible talks of the rapture of the church as an ALTERNATIVE to death. The RC doctrine of the assumption of Mary says that her body was taken to Heaven AFTER she died. Not quite the same thing (or even close). -- Tom Albrecht Burroughs Corp. ...{presby|psuvax1|sdcrdcf}!burdvax!bnapl Communism is to government what astrology is to science.