Luke 1:35  And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy - the Son of God."

The Greek verb for "overshadow" also describes how the cloud of God's glory "overshadowed" the disciples at Jesus' transfiguration (Luke 9:34). When the Old Testament was translated into Greek, the same verb was used when the cloud of glory overshadowed or settled on the tabernacle (Numbers 9:15). Mary's womb will be like a temporary tabernacle. The "power of the Most High will overshadow" her as it filled God's sanctuary in days of old. Mary's bulging belly will be a short term Holy of holies in which God will grow.

The same Lord who used her body as a temple, makes our bodies his temple (1 Corinthians 6:19). He also puts us into his body, the church, as a living temple (Ephesians 2:21). Christmas is the celebration of God's union with humanity - a union deeper and more intimate than we can ever fathom.
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