Mary Visits Elizabeth — The Original Baby Shower

Mary pulls up on her cousin Elizabeth and baby John literally jumps in the womb — the first person to recognize Jesus and he wasn't even born yet.

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What Happened

Mary rushes to the hill country to visit Elizabeth, and the second she walks in the door, baby John starts doing backflips in the womb. Elizabeth gets filled with the Holy Spirit and starts hyping Mary up. Then Mary drops the Magnificat, which is deadass one of the hardest worship songs ever written — talking about God flipping the whole social order upside down.

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Luke

The Origin Story Nobody Saw Coming

Luke starts his Gospel by telling his friend Theophilus he did the research. Then we get back-to-back angel visits — one to an old priest who doubted and got muted, and one to a teenage girl who said yes. The Magnificat goes hard, and Zechariah finally gets his voice back with a prophecy that slaps.

Key People

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Key Places

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