What is the purpose of infant baptism?

[Jude Thaddeus]

**Because of the length of your posts, I deleted most of it because there is no room for me to respond. . . .

Rev. 12:1-4 is what is known as a polyvalent symbolism. In other words, it symbolizes multiple things:
- Israel
- The Church
- Mary

The Woman is wearing a crown of 12 stars which symbolizes BOTH the 12 Tribes of Israel and the 12 Apostles. She gives birth toa son who will rule with an iron rod, which is Mary.

Again, since Chapter and Verse were not added until the Middle Ages – the Book of Revelation is one long letter. In the verse that precedes Rev. 12:1, we read the following:
Rev. 11:19
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

The Ark of the Covenant was an OT Type that was fulfilled by Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, Jesus.

COMPARISON CHART – Ark of the Covenant and Mary

OT - The Word was written by God on Tablets of Stone (Ex. 25:10) placed inside the Ark (Deut. 10:1)
NT - The Word of God became Flesh (John 1) conceived inside Mary (Luke 2:38) Mary carried the Word of God.

OT - "Who am I that the Ark of my Lord should come to me?" (2 Sam. 6:9)
NT - "Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43)

OT - The When the Ark carrying the Word of God returned “David was leaping and dancing before the Lord” (2 Sam. 6:14)
NT - When Mary came into Elizabeth's presence carrying the word of God, the baby “leaped for joy” in Elizabeth's womb (Luke 2:38)

OT - The Ark carrying the Word of God is brought to the house of Obed-Edom for 3 months, where it was a blessing. (2 Sam. 6:11)
NT - Mary (the new Ark) carrying the Word of God goes to Elizabeth's house for 3 months, where she is a blessing (Luke 1:56)

OT - The Ark is captured (1 Sam 4:11) and brought to a foreign land and later returns (1 Sam 6:13)
NT - Mary (the new Ark) is exiled to a foreign land (Egypt) and later returns (Matt. 2:14)

OT - On the Day of the Dedication of the Temple which Solomon built, there were 120 priests present (2 Chron. 5:11). The Ark of the covenant was carried into the Temple (2 Chron. 5:7) and fire came down from Heaven to consume the burnt offering (2 Chron. 7:7).
NT - The On the Day of Pentecost, there were 120 disciples of Jesus present in the Upper Room (Acts 1:15). Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Ark of the NEW Covenant was also present while the Holy Spirit came down as tongues of fire (Acts 2:3).

There is simply NO getting around the fact that the Woman here in Rev. 12 is Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant mentioned in Rev. 11:19..

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[Jude Thaddeus]

Yes, "Michael" is just another designation, name for the same person. You can see a chart on page 487 - Michael The Archangel Who Is Like Unto God The Highest Messenger (BOOK) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Arcive

"just another designation, name for the same person:

• Bishop of Rome (Episcopus Romanus)
• Vicar of Jesus Christ (Vicarius Iesu Christi)
• Successor of the Prince of the Apostles (Successor principis apostolorum)
• Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church (Summus Pontifex Ecclesiae Universalis)
• Patriarch of the West (Patriarcha Occidentis)[4]
• Primate of Italy (Primatus Italiae)
• Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Province (Archiepiscopus metropolitanus provinciae Romanae)
• Sovereign of the Vatican City State (Superanus sui iuris civitatis Vaticanae)
• Servant of the Servants of God (Servus Servorum Dei).[3] *

According to Kevin Symonds, author of Pope Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael, the vision likely occurred between 1884 and 1886 and took place during the celebration of Mass. Several different reports relate that Pope Leo had a visible change come over his face during the vision and one claims that his face was “pale and fearful.”

A cardinal at the time who knew the pope’s private secretary explains that “Pope Leo XIII truly had a vision of demonic spirits, who were gathering on the Eternal City (Rome). From that experience … comes the prayer which he wanted the whole Church to recite.”

As time went on a few embellishments started to appear regarding the vision, claiming that Pope Leo witnessed a conversation between Jesus and Satan. The popular story even goes so far as to record the dialogue between the two and is usually recounted as follows:

Satan says to Jesus: “I can destroy your Church.”
Jesus replies: “You can? Then go ahead and do so.”
Satan: “To do so, I need more time and more power.”
Jesus: “How much time? How much power?
Satan: “75 to 100 years, and a greater power over those who will give themselves over to my service.”
Jesus: “You have the time, you will have the power. Do with them what you will.”

The conversation is reminiscent of the prologue to the biblical Book of Job, in which Satan asks God for, and receives, permission to tempt the faith of the righteous Job.

Whatever happened during Pope Leo’s vision, it appears certain that he did have a vision and what he saw was not pleasant. It prompted him to quickly compose the Prayer to St. Michael, and to request its use at the end of Low Masses. The pope lived during particularly turbulent times, and he believed prayer was needed to dispel the darkness that hung over the world. A longer prayer to St. Michael, sometimes known as the exorcism prayer although it was not intended for use in actual exorcism rituals, was approved by the pope 3 years later in two versions, one for clergy and one for lay individual prayer.

St. Michael the Archangel has always been known to be a powerful intercessor against evil, especially since he is recorded in the Book of Revelation as, “fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven” (Revelation 12:7-9). Based on this episode in scripture, St. Michael is frequently depicted in art thrusting a lance, spear or sword into Satan, who is often depicted as a serpent or dragon.

Ever since Pope Leo XIII composed it, the St. Michael Prayer has continued to be a staple of Catholic prayer and is a prayer many exorcists recommend to anyone who needs to combat the presence of evil in their lives.

Saint Michael Archangel,
defend us in battle,
be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
may God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God, cast into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

30 articles on Angelology, written by Fr. John Hardon, the Spiritual Director for St. Mother Teresa


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[Marymog]

NOT THIS ONE.
Only GOD has authority over anyone.
You'll go to heaven based on what YOU obeyed of Jesus' teachings...
not any Pope.

Believe what you will Mary.
I don't have time for this.

Yup, God has authorty over men. And He chooses men to lead the flock. Those men of The Church, which is the pillar and foundation of truth, have authority over us.

Soooo should I believe YOU and your Protestant teaching OR Scripture: Hebrews 13:17, Acts 2:42, 1 Peter 5:5, Matthew 18:17, Acts 28:31,
I choose Scripture

But you don't have time for this (the truth) or to explain your "soiled sin" theory....do you?