Let me make myself clear: Mary Magdalene was the first person to see Jesus after the crucifixion when He had risen up out of His tomb, hovering in the air. The Ascension into heaven came later. Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the risen Christ. All the four gospels agree on this: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:10, and John 20:1.
Christ was hovering in the air above the tomb when he appeared to Mary Magdalene, she was the first to see Him and this was forty days BEFORE the Ascension when He was taken up into the clouds into heaven. On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:24 PM, <authfri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > She saw him risen from the grave, but not risen into the sky. The > Ascension didn't take place for another 40 days, and only the remaining > disciples witnessed it. > > > > << authfriend wrote: > > I don't believe Mary Magdalen was "the first > > to see the Jesus rise up into the sky," either. > > > Maybe it's time to get all our ducks in a row: Mary Magdalene was the > first person to see the risen Christ. >> > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:03 PM, <authfriend@...> wrote: > > > > I don't believe Mary Magdalen was "the first to see the Jesus rise up > into the sky," either. > > << Wait- on! Wait- on! Mike wasn't insinuating anything about Jesus being > indifferent towards any sin. Jesus came not to judge but to serve( Isaiah > 53) as the *suffering servant*, showing mankind how to live life. "Judge > not , lest ye be judged" , "Do unto others..." etc. Jesus said He has the > power to forgive sin, doesn't mean He's in favor of it. >> > > > *From:* "awoelflebater@..." <awoelflebater@...> > > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row > > > ---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, <punditster@...> wrote: > On 12/29/2013 2:40 PM, awoelflebater@... wrote: > > I don't think "a couple of spiritual teachers" talking about > "indifference" relates to anything Mike was posting about. > > Maybe not, but I think Mike's point was that Jesus was indifferent to > social mores concerning adultery. From what I've read, hardly anybody back > then was indifferent to having multiple wives - they were all in favor of > it. So, if Jesus was forgiving about adultery, I wonder if he was also in > favor of polygamy? And, I don't think any spiritual teachers back then were > in favor of polyandry, except maybe over in India. But, I guess it all > depends on what you mean by "spiritual teachers". According to Robin, Saul > had a spiritual experience on the road to Damascus when he thought he had > seen the risen Christ for the first time; but everyone knows that Mary > Magdalene was the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky. Obviously > the New Testament was written by men. Go figure. > > > I don't care what you think and I wasn't talkin' to you. Keep your pie > hole shut and give the little lady a chance to speak for herself. She's not > quite a corpse yet. Go figure. > > > >