Click on following links for earlier articles: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 and Part 11.
We obviously have a big advantage over the followers of Jesus at the time of His earthly ministry, in that we have the complete Bible as our reference. His followers only had the Law and the Prophets; and thus they looked through a shadow, trying to figure out what Jesus was doing in His ministry.
But even so, we also need the Holy Spirit to guide us so that we do not continue walking in yesterday’s manna.
Now, looking at the female thread the Father wove in and out during Jesus’ earthly ministry, we should not be surprised at the ending which the Father orchestrated for Jesus. And yet, most of us see it as only a coincidence, just the luck of the draw.
Then they [the disciples] went home. Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. She saw two white-robed angels sitting at the head and the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.
“Why are you crying?” the angels asked her.
“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put Him.
She glanced over her shoulder and saw someone standing behind her. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize Him.
“Why are you crying,” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”
She thought He was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken Him away, tell me where you have put Him, and I will go and get Him.”
“Mary,” Jesus said.
She turned toward Him and exclaimed, “Teacher!”
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find My brothers and tell them that I am ascending to My Father and your Father, My God and your God.”
Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “”I have seen the Lord.” Then she gave them His message. (John 20: 10 – 18 NLT)
Mary Magdalene was the only person mentioned who followed Jesus from Galilee, witnessed the crucifixion and discovered the empty tomb. Then, she became the first person to see and talk to the risen Lord.
And all this was orchestrated by the Father to represent something the Father had on His heart since the beginning of time. Now what was that mystery?
(Continued in Part 13)
Larry Who 
Darn. I was hoping someone else would’ve commented before me, so I’d know what to say. ha! Okay, one thing . . .I never really thought about Mary Magdalene having done all of that, nor pondered the significance of it. Thank you, Larry, for doing both.
Debbie,
Thanks. It’s one of those interesting facts which I and others usually overlook.
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