Was Satan Defeated by his Ignorance of Jesus' Incarnation, Mary's Virginity & Joseph's Name according to a Disciple of the Apostle John?
Disciple of Apostle John on Jesus followers practicing Judaism and observing Torah
Ignatius of Antioch, who lived between 35 CE and 107 CE, is a famous Apostolic Church father. What makes him so special for followers of Jesus today is that he was one of the five earliest church fathers. However, what makes Ignatius even more special than just being a mere “church father” is that he, along with Polycarp, was a disciple of Apostle John himself. Yes, the very same apostle who is reputed to have authored the Gospel of John, a man who is widely considered to be the disciple whom Jesus loved the most. This historical proximity to Jesus’ inner circle is precisely what makes Ignatius of Antioch, a man who was intimately acquainted with Apostle John and his teachings, a veritable portal into the earliest history of the Christian religion. [https://dailyminyan.com/2014/02/09/student-of-apostle-john-on-jesus-followers-practicing-judaism-and-observing-torah/]
What did a discipline of the Apostle St. John who Jesus made the son of His Mother on the cross say about about the ignorance of Satan?
The discipline of St. John St. Ignatius (30-107) wrote:
"[U]nknown to thee [Satan]; the virginity of Mary; the wonderful birth; Who it was that became incarnate... the removal into Egypt and return from that country to the same region... the name [Joseph] of the father given to Him who did not beget."
(The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians, Chap. VIII. - Continuation: Ignorance of Satan, American Reprint of Edinburgh Edition)
Pray an Our Father now for reparation for the sins committed because of Francis’s Amoris Laetitia.
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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