Just read an incredible biblical text supporting the intercession of the saints in Heaven. Memorize this for your Prot friends.

God ended the Babylonian exile, as an answer to Rachel’s prayers, centuries after her death. Furthermore, in the New Testament, this verse-

-is quoted in Mathew 2:18, in regards to the Massacre of the Holy Innocents, when Rachel, again, weeps for her children. It is important to note Rachel was buried near Bethlehem, as per Genesis 35, as supported by Jewish tradition (for example see Demetrius, ‘Chronography’ 2.10)-

-Furthermore, her grave, in Bethlehem, was a popular site of pilgrimage for Jews. Asking for her intercession, was normal. ‘Lamentations Rabbah 24’, is written in this tradition.

If Christ thought this was idolatry, right next to his own birth place, nonetheless-

-He was sure awful quiet about it, and He wasn’t known for keeping quiet to appease popular sentiment.

@dunkonpapists I hope you give this a response. “Like iron sharpens iron” we can help each other read the Bible more and better.