Mary and Christ

The Thread That Was Set Aside

There is a reason Mary was largely left out of Pentecostalism, and it is not because she is insignificant — it is because she speaks of formation, not fire.

Pentecostalism preserved power, immediacy, and the activity of the Spirit. But it did not stay long with the mystery of incarnation — Christ formed within a human life.

Mary stands at the doorway of that mystery.

Mary — the story of Christ formed in a human body

Mary tells the story Pentecostalism rarely tells:

That Christ does not only visit humanity —He can be formed within it.

Mary did not preach.

She did not perform signs.

She did not lead movements.

She carried.

Her body bore Christ. Her life made room for Him. He grew within her until He was revealed.

Mary reveals the first truth:

God can dwell fully in a human body.

This is why the Greek Orthodox Church never removed her from view. They understood that without Mary, the incarnation becomes only an event — not a pattern.

Firstfruits — Christ carried by those who have overcome

What began in Mary was never meant to remain singular.

Scripture speaks of firstfruits — those who come to maturity ahead of the harvest.

These are not exalted above others.They are simply finished with resistance.

Those who have overcome do not strive to imitate Christ. They carry Him.

Not symbolically. Not positionally. But inwardly — through a life brought to completion.

Mary shows the beginning of this pattern. The firstfruits live its continuation.

Jesus Christ — death does not have the final word

Jesus Christ reveals the outcome.

He finishes His task. He lays His life down. And death cannot hold Him.

His resurrection is not a return to what was — it is the unveiling of what a completed human life becomes.

Jesus shows:

Completion leads to glory.Not escape.Not survival.But transformed life.

Elijah — transition without death

Elijah stands as the confirming witness.

His work is finished.He rests. And he leaves the earth without dying.

Elijah declares what Jesus later reveals in fullness:

Death is not mandatory when corruption is finished.

Elijah does not replace resurrection — he testifies that decay is not the only outcome.

One message, held together

Mary shows Christ formed in a human body. Elijah shows completion without decay.

Jesus shows glorified life beyond death.

They are not separate revelations. They are one message, spoken in three lives.

Together they say:

• Humanity can carry God

• Corruption can be overcome

• Glory is the destination

Earth as it is in heaven

Mary does not point us away from the earth. She reveals heaven entering it.

The prayer Jesus taught was never metaphorical:

On earth as it is in heaven.

Mary shows what that looks like in a body.

Elijah shows it is not bound by decay.

Jesus shows it in resurrection glory.

This is not self-exaltation. It is completion.

What was missed — and what is being seen again

Pentecostalism carried fire. Orthodoxy carried formation. Scripture carries both.

When Mary is restored to her place of honour — not worshipped, not elevated above Christ — but recognised, the incarnation is no longer only past tense.

It becomes present reality:

Christ embodied in a people who have overcome and now carry Him on earth as in heaven.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27