32: What Does the Bible say about Mary?: Breaking Through Tradition & Truth

In this thought-provoking episode of Naughty vs. Nice: A Christian Podcast, Todd and Laura dive deep into the fascinating and unsettling history of the "Queen of Heaven" mentioned in Jeremiah 7. Exploring the cultural and theological implications, we uncover the Babylonian origins of this figure and how it connects to ancient practices, false worship, and the spread of occult beliefs throughout history. We also examine how these ideas have influenced modern religious traditions, including misconceptions surrounding the Virgin Mary, the Marian dogmas in Catholicism, and their theological implications. From the Tower of Babel to Babylon, from Ishtar to modern interpretations, this episode connects the dots between ancient systems of worship and their echoes today. This episode challenges you to rethink what you know about church traditions, ancient symbolism, and how false doctrine can subtly shape modern faith. Don’t miss this deep dive into biblical history, theology, and truth! Extra Commentary on Buy Me a Coffee.  Referenes: Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 44:17-25, Nimrod and Semiramis Mythos The Origin of the idea that Nimrod married Semiramis and had the baby Tammuz comes from the book The Two Babylons written by Alexander Hislop. Critics correctly argue that there is no “primary source” for his connection of Nimrod with Ninus (and thus Semiramis and Tammuz) therefore the overarching symbolic concepts are at worst, non-existent and at best, poor scholarship. Hislop was a member of The Secret Fraternity. He was explaining their beliefs in the book and how they associate the symbols within their Babylonian religious system. Freemasons Magazine and Masonic Mirror, VOL III. (NEW SERIES) July to December, 1860. Alexander Hislop was a member of the Secret Fraternity that practices the First Babylonian Religion. (page 19, bottom of the first column). The Queen of Heaven, Ishtar, the Queen of Heaven 25/02/2022, by Nurgul Celebi; The Queen of Heaven by Renald Showers, July/August 2004; Catholic View on Mary, Youtube Video Laura and Todd reference; How to Explain Mary’s Importance to a Non-Catholic, by Steve Ray, 11/19/2018, Youtube Video Referenced in Article; Verse Catholics claim is the prefigurement of Mary in Genesis, “Because Jesus is the seed or offspring of the woman, who must the woman be? The Blessed Virgin Mary. She is prefigured right here in the beginning of Genesis.”; Genesis 3:15; Immaculate Conception; Role of Mary in the Faith; Marian Dogmas 1, 2 & 3; The Biblical Roots of the Marian Doctrines, Scripture contains strong evidence of each belief the Catholic Church hold regarding the Blessed Virgin, 12/20/2019; Assumption of Mary, Wikipedia; Our Lady of Fatima; Fatima Graphic referenced in show; Mission Basilica San Buenaventura: Ninth and Last California Mission founded by St. Junipero Serra; Devotion to the Immaculate Heart by Timothy Harris, SSC; The Revelation of the Immaculate Heart at Fatima in 1917 Author: George Pollard; The 5 Sins Against the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Guido Del Rose; Sister Lucia Explains Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Is a ‘Must’ by Joseph Pronechen • June 20, 2020; What does the Bible say about praying to saints?; What Scripture verse(s) can be used to support the belief that saints in heaven are alive?; God is the God of the living, not the dead 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” Queen of Heaven, Jeremiah 7 explained, Babylonian religion, false doctrine in Christianity, Tower of Babel, ancient occult practices, Marian dogmas, Catholic theology, Virgin Mary rapture, Ishtar worship, Semiramis mythology, biblical prophecy, Tammuz and Nimrod, ancient sacred feminine, Christian podcast, false gods in the Bible, cultural Christianity, biblical truth.