Robert Luna

As she brings the presence of the God of Israel back into the temple, fulfilling Ezekiel.

As she brings the presence of the God of Israel back into the temple, fulfilling Ezekiel.

So partly what you're saying.

So partly what you're saying.

That's very important. To me what's so beautiful in that story, many things, but Mary's the new Eve. So another Old Testament reference where Eve grasps the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. I'm going to grab this for myself and make it my own. Mary, the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to your word.

That's very important. To me what's so beautiful in that story, many things, but Mary's the new Eve. So another Old Testament reference where Eve grasps the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. I'm going to grab this for myself and make it my own. Mary, the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to your word.

And that allows the divine to flow through her in this powerful way. So that's the way the church fathers read it. Sure. She's not putting herself at the center of creation. And the Latin writers, right, the Latin writers love doing the Ave of the angel, you know, Hail Mary, reverses the Eva of Eve. And it's just a beautiful motif of how the divine flows through. The lack of pride. Right.

And that allows the divine to flow through her in this powerful way. So that's the way the church fathers read it. Sure. She's not putting herself at the center of creation. And the Latin writers, right, the Latin writers love doing the Ave of the angel, you know, Hail Mary, reverses the Eva of Eve. And it's just a beautiful motif of how the divine flows through. The lack of pride. Right.

Because he's the son of Julius Caesar.

Because he's the son of Julius Caesar.

I think it's a formula that in some ways sums up the whole Bible. You know, glory to God in the highest and peace among us. That's how it works. When you give glory to something other than God, then violence breaks out and division breaks out. But if you really give glory to the sumum bonum appropriately, then peace will obtain among us. So the angelic message is that's the whole Bible.

I think it's a formula that in some ways sums up the whole Bible. You know, glory to God in the highest and peace among us. That's how it works. When you give glory to something other than God, then violence breaks out and division breaks out. But if you really give glory to the sumum bonum appropriately, then peace will obtain among us. So the angelic message is that's the whole Bible.

It's the whole Bible. That's for sure.

It's the whole Bible. That's for sure.

So Jacob's Ladder. But what is the Greek again for the, we say host or we say company of angels, but it's like something with army, like stratios.

So Jacob's Ladder. But what is the Greek again for the, we say host or we say company of angels, but it's like something with army, like stratios.

Yeah, and I find it so fascinating. So Caesar can dominate the world because he's got this big human army, but in fact the baby king has the real army. It's an angelic army of these fearsome supernatural realities. So who's going to win this battle? The baby king's going to win.

Yeah, and I find it so fascinating. So Caesar can dominate the world because he's got this big human army, but in fact the baby king has the real army. It's an angelic army of these fearsome supernatural realities. So who's going to win this battle? The baby king's going to win.

It's deeply Israelite that Israel is chosen, but not for their own sake, but chosen for the sake of the nations. To your earlier point, I mean, ultimately... the whole world's come to Torah. Well, you find it in the Psalms, you find it in Isaiah. From a Christian standpoint, here's the beginning of it. As Christ comes, the other nations get interested right away.

It's deeply Israelite that Israel is chosen, but not for their own sake, but chosen for the sake of the nations. To your earlier point, I mean, ultimately... the whole world's come to Torah. Well, you find it in the Psalms, you find it in Isaiah. From a Christian standpoint, here's the beginning of it. As Christ comes, the other nations get interested right away.