queen?
our hope?
our intercessor?
our protectress?
Where does it say:
that she sees our distress?
that she can help us?
that she can feed us?
that she knows our offences?
that she can forgive sins?
that we have no other help but her?
that we have no other intercessor?
that we have no comforter than her?
That she can guard and protect us?
I am interested in it as well. I can understand why theotokos is our queen, our hope, our intercessor,our protectress, and how she see our distress, help us, know our offence, forgive sin and guard and protect us. However, I have some questions on ‘ feed us, no other help, no other intercessor but theokotos no comforter than her’
Queen: Theotokos is called as Queen because She is Mother of Jesus ( our King ).
Hope:THeotokos is called as our hope because she gave the birth of our God. This is definitely a miracle. God perform this great miracles and give hope to the world through her life.Ultimately, We give all glory to God by honoring Theotokos as our hope.
Intercessor: According to Scriptures, everybody in the Christ will never die. According to the Book of Revelation, the dead who is in Christ is still alive and can still pray to God.
Protectress, help us, guard us, protect us: Theotokos can protect, help and guard us through her prayesr, just like our brothers /sisters/ parents/ friends on earth help and protect us through their prayers.
sees our distress, know our offence: Theotokos is still alive in Christ. Thus, she can see our stress. Just like brothers /sisters/ parents/ friends on earth can also see our distress and our offence. Besides, God can reveal her our distress and our offence when she is praying for us.
Forgive our sin: Gospel of St. Matthew and St John also tell us that the Apostles can also have the power to forgive sin, but not only God. And St James also ask us to pray with each other and so our sins can be forgiven.
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How do Orthodox understand that Theotokos is feeding us? How Orthodox understand Theotokos is our comforter?
And how Orthodoxy understand that there is no other help, no other intercessor but theotokos ? Isn’t Jesus, the Saints , the brother and sisters in heaven and on earth, angels also intercede for us, help us through their prayers?