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Do we have a mother in Heaven?
To prove this by the Bible it seems very hard, but using common sense and several hints we
could arrive to the conclusion that this idea could be very reasonable. It is hard to find
clear references to this topic in the scriptures, in all of them, even in the revelations
of the last days, for a simple reason: The Prophet Joseph Smith explained that Our Father
in Heaven loves so much His wife that He didn't wanted to reveal this to mankind,
clearly because he wouldn't permit that somebody could swear Her like many are doing with
Him. Anyway, notwithstanding this I am confident that at the end of our discussion the
idea of a mother in Heaven could be very plausible and reasonable.
Let's start from the very beginning.
Genesis 1:27
So God created Man in His own image, in the IMAGE OF GOD created him; MALE AND FEMALE
created He them.
if God made both male and female, then in
whose likeness or image is the woman made? I know that many will say that this is
figurative, but who could prove that this is figurative? Let me go ahead.
Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, behold the man is become AS ONE OF US.
well this clear distinction says us the God is speaking to the plural, I know that there
are many ideas to this concept, so if you add mine we will have only one more assumption
and that is it. I mean at least I will support my idea with the scriptures, many other
people support their assumptions simply saying that the scriptures are figurative.
Lets analyze now the meaning of the words " Adam" and "Helohim".
Adam according to the Bible in Genesis 5:2
Male and female, created He them; and blessed them, and called THEIR NAME 'ADAM'
well it is pretty clear that Adam refers to both of them, so I could easily say that Adam
not only means 'MANY' but also gives us the idea that represent the "Family" or
the union of the Male and female in the most sacred unity proclaimed from God Himself.
In Genesis 1:1 we read "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
The Hebrew
word for God is "elohiym {El-o-heem'}" (Strong's Concordance), and is a plural
word. That is,
correctly translated, it means "Gods". The Jehovah Witnesses claim that the name
of God, the
Father is "Jehovah", but the first name given for God in the Bible is
"Elohiym." The first time the
name "Jehovah" is found in the Bible is after Adam and Eve were driven out of
the garden of
Eden. (For a full explanation about this topic, read my article entitled "The Great
Jehovah".)
Let's analyze the Hebrew meaning of the name "Elohim". This word comes from the
feminine
singular word "eloahh {El-o'-ah}." By adding "iym" to the end of this
word, makes it plural.
However, "iym" is usually a masculine ending, yet here we see it added to a
feminine word. This
gives the word "Elohim" the sense of uniting both feminine and masculine
qualities. The idea of
combining these two attributes suggests uniting of a man and woman, which would suggest
the
idea of a family.
This helps us to understand in what likeness Eve was made.
Further we have to consider that 1 Corinthians 11:11 declares. It is interesting to note
that this verse says IN THE LORD, no FOR THE lord, and there is a very big difference
using IN instead of FOR.
Even consider this: The name helohim represents the idea of a family like Adam and sure we
have a Father in Even and a Son, how could be reasonable a family with a Father and a son
without a Mother?
In Ephesians 3:14-15 Paul wrote, "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of
our Lord
Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named." It is clear,
there is a family in heaven. Fortunately this sharp declaration is done in the Bible not
only means that there is a family in the Heaven , but also that the Name Helohim means
"Family" IN FACT Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
I am pretty confident that this simple study, united to a simple common sense can help to
better understand that if we have a Father in The Heaven and a Son, why should miss a
Mother and if there is a family in the heaven what kind of family could be without a
Mother?
About this topic I received this interesting comment:With regards to the statements about
us having a mother in heaven, I think Adam sends a good hint:
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife,
and they shall be one flesh." (Genesis 2:24)
With that verse I see that Adam knew he had a mother in heaven. Adam did indeed leave
father (Heavenly Father/Elohim) and mother (Heavenly Mother) and did cleave unto his wife
(Eve) Heavenly Father was the only father Adam knew, it would seem logical that he was
referring to his own marriage at that moment.
Brian Terrill
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