Also known as “Christophanies,” many believe that several appearances of Jesus occurred prior to his earthly birth. As Jesus is seen as the voice of a silent God, he is often displayed as an angel or a voice. This is also backed up by what Jesus says in John 8:56-58 (that he was before Abraham was) Examples include:
- Genesis 16:7 - Hagar and the angel
- Judges 6:11-14 - Gideon and the angel
- Judges 13:3-22 - Manoah and the angel
- Exodus 3 - the burning bush
- Daniel 3 - the fiery furnace
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