People have said all sorts of things about Mary Magdalene over the years. Some of it is reverent. Some of it is sloppy. And some of it is downright sensational, like it was cooked up to sell books instead of saving souls.

Today we’re going to do what we ought to do more often: we’ll go back to the sources, keep our heads, and keep our hearts in the right place. We’ll talk about what Scripture actually says about Mary Magdalene, what later tradition added, what the accusations are, and why, when it comes to Christ Jesus, holiness is not negotiable.

If you’ve ever felt whiplash from the way Mary Magdalene gets portrayed—saint one minute, scandal the next—then stay with me. We’re going to sort it out carefully and respectfully.

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Let me put a simple question right on the table:

When God said in Genesis 6:3, “his days shall be a hundred and twenty years,”! Was He putting a ceiling on human lifespan, which most Christians are seduced to believe today from false or confused preachers, or was He putting the world on a countdown timer?

If you read the Bible the old-fashioned way, line upon line, chapter by chapter, the “lifespan cap” idea starts falling apart almost immediately. And when something doesn’t fit the whole record of Scripture, the honest thing to do is stop, slow down, and read the passage in its proper context.

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In the book of Daniel, Scripture says that in the time of the end, knowledge shall be increased.

Now look at our world: technology everywhere, systems everywhere—and now AI that can speak, persuade, and imitate human reasoning.

The book of Revelation warns of a coming “image” connected to enforced worship… and a system where buying and selling are restricted to those who comply.

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