Hi, just thought I'd throw my two cents in. Bo is right when he says that the Woman in Revelations refers to "Jerusalem". In fact, the living Church born from Christ's side is the New Jerusalem. At the same time, the author of the text also wanted to allude to Mary. This is another one of those "both" situations. They don't contradict each other. They don't conflict for a single cell of interpretation, but are in different layers of scriptural understanding. There is more in the Word than we will all ever comprehend. So don't take it for granted that you understand one aspect by dismissing another. I believe the rules say that we shouldn't blatantly ignore one another here and say only our interpretation is right (on the basis of I say so). I do not point fingers at any single person or party. Please understand that I'm here, and we're all here to get to know Christ better.
God bless.
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