They certainly did. The angel reassured Joseph in his bewilderment, “Fear not to take Mary … for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Matt. I., 20. To Mary herself God had revealed, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Lk. I., 35.
Radio Replies Volume 1 by Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble MSC and Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty
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