Why Mary’s Assumption Is Indefensible

In this video I express the Protestant concern about the bodily assumption of Mary, and respond to 6 common defenses of this dogma, including some from the recent video of Trent Horn.

My first video on the topic:    • The Assumption of Mary: Protestant Cr...  
My response to Willam Albrecht:    • Is Mary's Assumption a Gnostic Legend?  

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00:00 - Introduction
04:53 The Importance of the Assumption
08:54 Summary of the Argument
25:48 (1) An Argument From Silence?
35:21 (2) Is This Inconsistent?
41:08 (3) Did Epiphanius Affirm the Assumption?
44:23 (4) Does Revelation 12 Affirm the Assumption?
48:05 (5) But It Quickly Became Universal!
52:12 (6) All the "Apostolic Churches" Affirm It
54:23 Conclusion: Authority in the Church