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Jan 4, 2022 · God used visions in the Old Testament to reveal His plan, to further His plan, and to put His people in places of influence. Abraham (Genesis 15:1): God used a vision to restate the Abrahamic Covenant, reminding Abram that he would have a son and be the father of many nations.
Apr 21, 2022 · Christ revealed himself physically to Mary in John 20 but John's revelation that "Christ is risen" comes in the same chapter. My answer to your question about only appearing to Mary is that God has made and deals with us as individuals. Mary was emotional and physical. Nothing wrong in that, it was the way God made her.
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Dec 12, 2018 · Over and over again in Scripture, we see that God chooses people who are undeserving. God didn’t look down from heaven and say, “I see a woman who has something to offer Me; I think I’ll use her.”. Mary did not deserve to be used by God; to the contrary, she marveled at God’s grace in choosing her.
Apr 2, 2015 · Why did Jesus choose to reveal Himself to Mary Magdalene after His resurrection? Why did He send her forth to the brethren as the first witness of His Good News? What does all this mean for...
Dec 30, 2016 · The Incarnation of God in Christ is the singular and privileged way by which God reveals himself to the world. We see in Christ with the greatest clarity possible who God is and what he is all about. This clarity of vision is made possible by God because it is in the radiance of his own life and love that he reveals himself in Christ.
In the early 17th century, María de Jesús de Ágreda reported a number of mystical experiences, visions and conversations with Mary. She stated that Mary had inspired and dictated passages in the book Mystical City of God as a biography of the Virgin Mary.
When God chose her to be the mother of Jesus, her only observable qualifications were traits like obedience, courage, faith, and moral purity. Such qualities are often overlooked or even belittled by society, but they equipped Mary for God’s service.
