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Post by Leeza on Jan 31, 2015 20:28:31 GMT
In Luke 11:31, Jesus talks about the queen of the south:
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
During my Bible reading this morning, I came upon this verse. It caught my attention because I remember once as extra credit for a college World Religion class I was taking, I went to a synagogue on a Friday evening, and at one point everyone stood up in the middle of the service and turned their heads towards the door. I asked the lady next to me what everyone was looking for, because there was nobody there. (The Rabbi was conducting the service in Hebrew). Anyway, she told me that we were standing up for the queen of the south. So naturally this caught my eye when I was reading the scripture this morning.
Can anyone shed any light on this for me?
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Post by Gr8tful on Jan 31, 2015 21:38:43 GMT
interesting leeza - looking forward to input since i dont have any!
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Post by Leeza on Jan 31, 2015 21:58:58 GMT
Yeah, me either. I'll bet Benjamin would know.  |
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Post by elizabeth on Feb 1, 2015 1:04:51 GMT
Well, I don't know what Benjamin will say, but this is what Jack Kelley says. . . The Queen Of Heaven Saturday, October 25th, 2014 Q. Who are the Queen of Heaven, Queen of Sheba and Queen of the South, who Jesus spoke of in Matt. 12:39-42? I understand that the Catholics pray to Mary as the queen of heaven, but I have never read any scripture that conveys that she should be prayed to or considered the queen of heaven. One thing I read suggested that the queen of the south and the queen of Sheba are the same person. If you could just clear up who these people/persons are, that would be great. A. According to tradition, the Queen of Heaven is a title first used by Semiramis, wife of Nimrod the founder of Babylon. Semiramis started a pagan religion that included many of the traditions later found in Catholicism, including the use of the title Queen of Heaven. There’s no Biblical justification for this and our Lord’s mother would never have considered herself as such. The “mother-child” fixation, the celibate priesthood, an infallible high priest, and 40 days of lent are examples of other Catholic traditions that began in Babylon. (In fact, most of our Christmas and Easter traditions originated in Babylonian paganism, and were first adopted by the Catholic Church before spreading throughout Christianity.) By reading the account of the Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-13) one can conclude that she and the queen of the south are one and the same. Jesus said that she would condemn the Jews for rejecting Him because she made a long journey just to see the greatness of Solomon, who was only a man after all, and now God Himself was among them and they didn’t recognize Him. Source: gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/the-queen-of-heaven/#more-753Fair Use for Educational or Discussion Purposes |
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Post by shiloh on Feb 1, 2015 1:20:34 GMT
HAHA! Liz, you beat me to that. I was just going to post that exact same Q&A. |
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Post by Gr8tful on Feb 1, 2015 3:11:55 GMT
That was a really good Q and A. Thank you for that!
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Post by Leeza on Feb 1, 2015 4:33:40 GMT
Thanks, Liz! That clears that up. It didn't occur to me to check Jack Kelly's website. When in doubt, ask Jack Kelly.  |
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Post by Benjamin on Feb 1, 2015 4:33:42 GMT
...you all beat me to it.
That is indeed correct - The Queen of Sheba is the Queen of the South...
Sheba, today, is the country we know as Yemen.
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Post by morningstar on Feb 1, 2015 18:00:39 GMT
This part is so revealing to me. This is talking about the Great White Throne Judgment for we too will be there to witness this final judgment of unbelievers.
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Post by Leeza on Feb 1, 2015 18:53:57 GMT
Thanks, Benjamin and Mornigstar. You both shed a little more light into the scripture.
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