Episode 429 - The Assumption

Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled into the desert where she had a place prepared by God. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:     “Now have salvation and power come,         and the Kingdom of our God         and the authority of his Anointed One.” Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16 R.    (10bc)  The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. The queen takes her place at your right hand in gold of Ophir. R.    The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear,     forget your people and your father’s house. R.    The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. So shall the king desire your beauty;     for he is your lord. R.    The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold. They are borne in with gladness and joy;     they enter the palace of the king. 1 Cor 15:20-27 Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for “he subjected everything under his feet.”