Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene -- John 20:11-18: Mary returned to Jesus' tomb and this time she looked inside and saw two angels dressed in white. They asked her why she was weeping and then after their response she turned and saw Jesus. At first she did not recognize Him. Her eyes were blinded by the fact that she was certain that someone had taken His body away. When she recognized Jesus she called Him "Rabboni" which means Master or Teacher. Jesus told Mary that it was not necessary for her to cling to Him to see if He had a physical body. This was not talking about some casual touch because Thomas was allowed to touch Him. He wanted them to understand that He was not yet ascending to the Father but that He would ascend soon. Mary had the privilege of being the first to spread the good news about Jesus' resurrection. John wrote, "Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her." (John 20:18)

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