MARY

Biblical typology

Revelation 11:19

The heavenly Ark

19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail.

Douay–Rheims · Challoner revision · Apocalypse 11:19

Why this matters

The Ark appears in God’s heavenly Temple. The juxtaposition with the woman in the next chapter encourages a Catholic typological reading, but the verse does not explicitly identify the Ark as Mary.

Text & interpretation sources

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English Scripture: Douay–Rheims, Challoner revision. Source edition.

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A Catholic reading of Scripture. The placement of inscriptions is symbolic; direct statements, typology and theological context are distinguished.