"WOMAN BEHOLD THY SON…DISCIPLE BEHOLD THY MOTHER"
She who had delivered Him was being delivered by Him. The
fruit of her womb becomes the Firstfruits of all creation.
How significant that the God-man hangs as a mediator between
His heavenly Father and His earthly mother.
Mary’s eldest heir dies to make her one of the joint heirs with
Christ. Because the son died, the mother
lives to become a daughter of the Father, who sent His Son to be the Savior.
Mary lost a son who died to save the lost. Now while dying He gives His mother another
son who will lead many lost to salvation.
As Christ fulfills His Levitical role as firstborn son to
dispatch care for His mother, so John fulfills his role as a born again son in
his care for the widow.
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