Our Lady the Gate of Dawn | Woman of the Apocalypse Rev 12:1 | Theotokos Gold Floral Texture Design | Orthodox Christian HoodieAnd there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. Revelation 12: 1 The focus of this great sign is a woman, who is the Most Holy Theotokos, the mother of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The sign is an image of the First Coming of Christ, but, simultaneously, within the same image there is another aspect, one with an eschatological dimension, which is that of

Those who wish to follow on the first path need the following: faith in Christ

The word nepsis (νήψις)in antiquity literally meant to drink no wine

nor could they identify how one attains it

with the sun setting and dawning every 24 hours since the creation of the world

if we reach out to them in earnest prayer

Saint Mary of Magdala was faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ not only in the days of His Glory

and fall like any prince

perseverance and offering thanks to God

seeing the shroud and winding cloths

salvation is of the Lord

Gather ye together first the tares

I will give the right to sit with me on my throne