Guest Author - Jenna Robinson

The Da Vinci Code…

The very phrase can raise eyebrows on both sides of the Christian Community line in the sand about what is true and what is mystery about Jesus. In this book, the main story is the fact that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and they had a child. That after the crucifixion of Christ, Mary fled to France to raise their child in secrecy. Leaving a legacy of the line of David to be built up in Europe…the lost tribe of Judah, so to speak. Now I don’t profess to be a theological expert in any way; but I find this to be ridiculous, fodder for the imagination of the bored and spiritually searching . Below, I will discuss three reasons why I think this premise for a fiction STORY is just that, fiction.

1. First has to be the transitory nature of Jesus’ ministry. He and His disciples always moved around. They never seemed to have a center base home of operation. They were even searching for a place to celebrate the Passover. If Jesus was married to Mary, they would have had a home, and a place to celebrate the meal.

2. At the crucifixion itself. Jesus provides for His mother’s care, not for Mary’s. He specifically says to John to care for his mother.

Joh 19:25 Jesus' mother, his aunt, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood at the foot of the cross.
Joh 19:26 Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her. He said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son."
Joh 19:27 Then to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that moment the disciple accepted her as his own mother.

I happen to think that Mary was married to John. Now there is no Biblical premise for this other than the fact that there was a wedding, and Jesus attended,

John 2:1 Three days later there was a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.
John 2:2 Jesus and his disciples were guests also.

Why does this wedding only appear in John’s gospel? Maybe because it was his wedding and it was when he first met Jesus and his disciples. John was from Capernaum and it was only a probably a half days walk from Magdala, where Mary was from. See Map here:
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In fact, John doesn’t even appear as one of Jesus’ followers by name until after the wedding. In Acts, Jesus’ apostles are staying at Mary’s house in Jerusalem.

Act 12:11 That's when Peter realized it was no dream. "I can't believe it--this really happened! The Master sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's vicious little production and the spectacle the Jewish mob was looking forward to."
Act 12:12 Still shaking his head, amazed, he went to Mary's house, the Mary who was John Mark's mother. The house was packed with praying friends.

Is this Mary and John’s house? Did they have a child named John Mark who became a missionary with Paul and Barnabas? The text doesn’t actually state that it is Mary Magdalene and John who are John Mark’s parents, but it does state that John Mark’s mother’s name was Mary. I think it needs to be said that Mary Magdalene continued to live in Jerusalem with her husband and family, not in France.

3. The idea that there is a biological line of Christ out there somewhere only sets up the world to accept the fact that the antichrist IS the chosen Messiah. It makes sense that if the devil can get people to believe that Jesus was not the messiah, but only the One who comes before, then he can deceive the whole world. Do not be deceived. The devil only copies what God has already done.

If Mary Magdalene was married to John, not Jesus, then setting it up as Mary being married to the leader of the new church after Jesus’ death (being John) who lived 100 years after Jesus’ death, it’s easy to see how history has confused the idea that Mary Magdalene was married to Jesus. Setting up for all time for the deception of the antichrist to have a bloodline that come from Jesus himself . How many people in the world want to believe that!!! However, the God I know is holier than that. The God I worship was able to live with love for all people. He conquered the sin of lust. He had no need for possessions or descendants to carry on his name. He adopted us all into His family and we are all His descendants. He has made it possible for us all to be reconciled to the Father through Him.


So what are you going to believe? A fiction book or are you going to believe what God has told us? I choose to believe God, not some myth.