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BeardTree's avatar

I lived for decades, next to an elderly Jewish woman grand daughter of an orthodox rabbi, now deceased. Now probably over 40 years ago her son, to her consternation, had become a believer in Jesus. One day she was watching a televangelist who after preaching a basic Jesus died for your sins, is risen from the dead, come to Jesus message pointed to the camera “It is possible for you to believe” She murmured to herself, “Yes, it is possible” A few days later Jesus appeared to her in an eye to eye 3D vision. She told me the first thing she said,”Lord, you look younger than I expected!” Then she felt his love settle on her like a fur stole and her next words were, “You love me like I love my granddaughter!” She walked with the Lord the rest of her life. I know five other people who have had these full on visual encounters with Jesus - mother-in-law, brother-in-law, three friends.

It is also a common feature among converts to Christianity from Islam. An interesting read is to look at the continued appearances of Jesus in the Book of Acts after the road to Damascus. Here are descriptions of the Muslim convert phenomena.

https://lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives-php/595/01-2007 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/muslims-dream-jesus/

Also when Paul queried who had appeared to him the clear response was Jesus of Nazareth. A common though usually seldom referred to feature of alien abduction events is that when the abductee prays to Jesus or calls on him the experience stops.

Christ also appeared post ascension to,John at the beginning of Revelation when you compared that account to one in Ezekiel 1 it seems to me you could say it was the same person in both events.

Act references of other post ascension appearance of Jesus besides the Damascus event Acts 7:55-56, 9:10-16 (no eye damage here or in following ones), 18:9-10, 22:17-21, 23:11

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Jerilyn Winstead's avatar

I didn’t realize Paul received the stigmata. Brother Francis also had enduring eye problems and also received the stigmata, although I think his eye issues began years before his stigmata, which occurred later in his life.

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