The verses we study today preface "the reason for the season" - the birth of Jesus Christ. However, months before Christmas Eve, there occurred two fascinating conversations with world-changing implications. The first is called "The Annunciation," and the second conversation is known as "The Visitation."
The Annunciation, better known in secular culture, is recorded in the New Testament Gospel of Luke. The Christmas story begins when the angel Gabriel visits Mary - an unmarried Jewish teenager at her home in Nazareth, Israel - saying, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you" (Luke 1:28).
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