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Act Recipients Person Scripture

The term 'Theophany' is an extra-biblical meaning, standing for the visible or directly perceivable manifestation of God on earth.
Prologue The following study brings light to the most important manifestations and to His miracles in the Old and New Testament - well
organized by topics.

In His Image

God's Garden of Eden · they heard "the sound of Adam and Eve God Gen 3:8
Presence Yahweh God walking in the garden"

Human Form · Melchizedek was a divine being Melchizedek (not Jesus, who God Gen 14:18 Psa 110:4
with messianic implications had a genealogy & parents) Heb 7:1-28

Human Form · God-became-man Jesus Christ The Son Mat, Luk, Joh

Mt. Sinai · God shows Moses His back, Moses God Exo 33:18-23
but not His face

In The Image Of Angels

Announcement of births · of Ishmael, Isaac, Abram and Hagar Angel of Yahweh Gen 12:1-3 Gen 16:7-15
Samson, of John the Baptist and of Jesus Abraham and Sarah "God appeared" Gen 17:1-22 Gen 28:12-16
Christ, to their childless parents
Manoah and his wife Angel of Yahweh Jdg 13:3-20

Zechariah and Elizabeth Angel Gabriel Luk 1:11; 19

See other miracles related to Angels below Joseph and Mary Angel Gabriel Luk 1:26-38 Luk 2:8-15

In Holy Places

Heavenly Throne · vision sitting upon a high Isaiah God Isa 6

throne, the train of his robe filled the Temple

Heavenly Throne · vision in the midst of Ezekiel God Eze 1 Eze 10

“cherubim”, mysterious “living creatures”

Mt. Zion · as dwelling place for God - God Joe 3:17 Psa 68:16-18

Tabernacle · God present through cloud and Israelites God Exo 33:9-10 Exo 40:34-38
through fire

Temple of Solomon · God dwelled in it Israelites God 1Kin 6:12-14 2Chr 7:1-3
(no indication for the 2nd Temple)

Through His Voice

Mt. Sinai · audible voice through "sound of the Moses, Israelites God Exo 19:19-24:2 Deu 4:12
ram's horn" · 10 commandment and laws Deu 4:36

Temple · his first encounter with Yahweh Samuel God 1Sam 3:1–14

Through Elements

Burning bush · that is not consumed Moses God, Angel of Yahweh Exo 3:2-6

Cloud pillar & pillar of fire · leading the Israelites God Exo 13:21-22 Exo 14:19-20
Israelites by day and night

Mt. Horeb · God passed by · wind crushing Elijah God 1Kin 19:9-18
rocks, earthquake, fire and gentle whisper

Mt. Sinai · God present through fire, smoke, Moses · later Joshua and God Exo 19:16-20 Exo 24:9-17
thunder and thick cloud 70 elders of Israel Deu 4:36

In The Future

New Jerusalem · God will dwell among people All saved believers God Rev 21:2-4

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Act Recipients Person Scripture

The miracles were supernatural events that pointed people to God, meant to bring glory to Him and to show humanity their
Miracles wrongdoings.
In The General
OT
Animals and humans · creation account - God Gen 1 Gen 2

Ax head · floated to surface of Jordan river Elisha God 2Kin 6:3-7

Donkey · verbally chastised him for beating Balaam God, Angel of Yahweh Num 22:21-35

Face · shone by the presence of God Moses God Exo 34:29-35

Hair length · tied to tremendous strength Samson God Jdg 14:5-6 Jdg 16:3-30

Jonah · swallowed by fish, for 3 days & nights Jonah God Jon 1:15-17

Languages · separation All humans God Gen 11:1-9

Lions' den · physical salvation Daniel God, Angel of Yahweh Dan 6:16-22

Plant · grew for shade, then died Jonah God Jon 4:5-7

Rod · became a snake Moses God Exo 4:1-5 Exo 7:10-12

Rod · blossomed and put forth a flower Aaron the High Priest God Num 17:1-9

Sacrifice · angel stopped sacrifice of Isaac Abraham God, Angel of Yahweh Gen 22:11-12

Ascension to Heaven

Taken up · without experiencing death Enoch God Heb 11:5

Taken up · buried by the hand of God, Moses God Deu 34:5-8 Jud 1:9
reappearance at the Transfiguration

Taken up · by a chariot of fire Elijah God 2Kin 2:11-13

Battles

Angel of Death · Assyrian army destroyed in 185,000 Assyrian soldiers God, Angel of Yahweh 2Kin 19:34-36
one night, before they enter Jerusalem

Ark of the Covenant · stolen, idol falls, cities Israelites vs. Philistines God 1Sam 5-6
struck with plagues before return of the ark

Battle plan · God instructed David and Israelites vs. Philistines God 2Sam 5:23-25
delivered the enemy his hands

Blindness · through Elisha Israelites vs. Arameans God 2Kin 6:15-23

Confusion · by great noise of thunder Israelites vs. Philistines God 1Sam 7:10-12

Confusion · by sounds of a great army Israelites vs. Arameans God 2Kin 7:6-7

Gideon · dry fleece got wet, received victory Israelites vs. Midianite God, Angel of Yahweh Jdg 6:36-40

Hailstorm · God eliminated the enemy Israelites vs. Confed. of kings God Jos 10:9-11

Hand · Moses' lifted hand brought victory Israelites vs. Amalekites God Exo 17:5-7

Jericho · walls fall after a march of 6 days Israelites God Jos 6:20-21

Conception & Fertility

Wombs closed · later reopened Abimelech's household God Gen 20:17-18

Womb opened · Birth of Isaac Sarah (at 90 years of age) God Gen 17:15-17 Gen 18:10-16

Death

For carrying the Ark · through unauthorized Uzzah God 2Sam 6:6-8
person

For complaining · by poisonous snakes Unknown number of God Num 21:4-9

Israelites

For complaining · about death of Korah and 14,700 Israelites God Num 16:41-49
the families, by plague

For being evil Er God Gen 38:6-8

For despising God · swallowed by the earth Families of Korah, Dathan, God Num 16:1-40
into Sheol Abiram and 250 men

For looking back to sinful life · transformed Lot’s wife God Gen 19:24-26
into pillar of salt

For mocking and idolatry of Bethel · by bears 42 youths who mocked God 2Kin 2:23-25
Elisha

For not fulfilling his brotherly duty Onan God Gen 38:8-10

For not following the obligations of a priest · Nadab and Abihu God Lev 10:1-3
by fire

For not respecting God · by fire 102 soldiers of Ahaziah God, Angel of Yahweh 2Kin 1:10-15

For sexual immorality and worshiping idols · 24,000 Israelites God Num 25:1-10
by plague

For spreading false reports · by plague 10 scouts of Israel God Num 14:36-38

For the prideful census by David · by plague 70,000 Israelites God 2Sam 24:10-17 1Chr 21:5-8

10 plagues · water turning to blood, frogs, lice, Egypt God, Angel of Death Exo 7-12
flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts,
darkness and killing of firstborn

Burial · by the hand of God at age of 120 Moses God Deu 34:5-8

Egyptian army · by drowning Unknown number of men God Exo 14:27-29

Sodom and Gomorrah · destroyed by fire and a ~1200-2400 people God Gen 19:23-29 Eze 16:49-50
rain of burning sulfur

Fire

Furnace · for not worshipping idols · kept Shadrach, Meshach, and God Dan 3:12-28
from burning alive Abednego

Sacrifice · consumed through fire · 4 stories Aaron · David · God, Angel of God Lev 9:23-24 1Chr 21:26
Gideon · Manoah Jdg 6:11-21 Jdg 13:19-20

Sacrifice · consumed through fire · false Elijah God 1Kin 18:19-39

prophets fail (Mt. Carmel)

Sacrifice · consumed through fire · Temple Solomon God 2Chr 7:1-2

inauguration

Sacrifice · divided by a smoking firepot and Abram God Gen 15:17-21

flaming torch · covenant with Abram

Food & Water

Provision of bread and grain · by multi- 100 men + families God 2Kin 4:42-44
plication

Provision of bread and meat · through ravens Elijah God 1Kin 17:2-9

Provision of bread and water · through Angel Elijah God 1Kin 19:5-8

Provision of Manna · sent from heaven Israelites God Exo 16:4-31

Provision of meat · quails land in camp Israelites God Exo 16:11-13

Provision of oil · multiplication Widow God 2Kin 4:1-7

Provision of oil and flour · multiplication Widow God 1Kin 17:12-16

Provision of water · bitter made sweet Israelites God Exo 15:24-25

Provision of water · purification of spring Elisha God 2Kin 2:19-22

Provision of water · through cisterns King Jehoshaphat and allies God 2Kin 3:16-20

Provision of water · through rock (Ha-Qore) Samson God Jdg 15:18-19

Provision of water · through struck rock Moses, Israelites God Exo 17:5-7
(Horeb)

Provision of water · through struck rock Moses, Israelites God Num 20:8-11
(Meribah)

Purification · of poison in stew Elisha God 2Kin 4:38-41

Rain falls · answered prayer Elijah God 1Kin 18:41-45

Withdrawal of food · harvest destroyed by Israelites God 1Sam 12:16-18

thunder and rain by the hand of God (Gilgal)

Geography

Flood ~20 million God Gen 7-8

Parting of Jordan river · by cloak Elijah and Elisha God 2Kin 2:7-8

Parting of Jordan river · by cloak Elisha God 2Kin 2:13-15

Parting of Jordan river · to allow Israel to Israelites God Jos 3:14-17

enter the promised land

Parting of Red Sea · to allow to escape the Israelites God Exo 14:23
Egyptians

Sea · made calm when he was thrown into it Jonah God Jon 1:14-15

Sun · shadow on sundial went back 10 degrees Hezekiah and Isaiah God 2Kin 20:9-11

Sun · stood still at Gibeon Israelites vs. Amorites God Jos 10:12-14

World and universe · creation - God Gen 1-2

Healing

Leprosy · healed through Elisha Naaman, soldier of Syria God 2Kin 5:1-14

Sickness · God added 15 more years of life Hezekiah The Son Isa 38:1-6

Illness - Inflicted

Blindness · until their death soon after Men of Sodom 3 Angels Gen 19:10-11

Hand paralyzed · temporarily · pagan altar at King Jeroboam God 1Kin 13:4-10
Bethel split

Leprosy on hand · temporarily Moses God Exo 4:6-7

Leprosy · temporarily, skin white like snow, Miriam God Num 12:1-16
verbal racist attack concerning Moses' wife

Leprosy · permanently · after acting Gehazi God 2Kin 5:15-27

deceitfully towards Elisha

Leprosy · permanently · after desecrating the King Uzziah God 2Chr 26:16-21
Temple

Resurrection

Burial · brought back to life in Elisha's grave Unknown man God 2Kin 13:20-21

Death after illness · Elijah brought him back Son of widow God 1Kin 17:17-24

Death after reaping · Elisha brought him back Son of Shunammites God 2Kin 4:18-37

Spiritual

Evil spirit · assigned by Yahweh to tornment Saul God 1Sam 16:14-23

No evil spirits or demons cast out in the Old Covenant (!)

Teleportation (!)

Elijah was taken up in the whirlwind into the Elijah God 2Kin 2:11-16 2Chr 21:12-15
sky (not God's Heaven), removed to another Previously: 1Kin 18:10-12
location on earth and years later wrote a letter
to Jehoram, the king of Judah.

Ezekiel was carried away by the Spirit to Ezekiel God Eze 3:12-17
Babylon in order to be with the exiles.

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The writers of the Gospel were only able to record a fraction of the people who were touched and healed by Jesus and
Miracles His disciples / the Apostles. Jesus utilized the power of the Father to perform all those miracles during His earthly ministry.
In The Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not recorded in this book, Joh 20:30-31
NT but these things are recorded in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.

General

Fig Tree · cursed - The Son Mat 21:18-22 Mar 11:12-24

Fish · tax payment found in mouth - The Son Mat 17:24-27

Sea of Galilee · walking on water Jesus and Peter The Son Mat 14:22-33 Mar 6:45-52
(between Bethsaida and Gennesaret) Joh 6:16-21

Stoning · walked away from cliff through Jesus Christ The Son Luk 4:28-31
crowd

Stoning · walked away from Temple Jesus Christ The Son Joh 8:58-59

Temple Curtain · torn in two - The Father Mat 27:50-51 Heb 10:19-22

Ascension to Heaven

Taken up into heaven Jesus Christ The Father Luk 24:50-51 Act 1:9

Conception & Fertility

Birth · of John the Baptist Elizabeth Angel Gabriel Luk 1:13-14 Luk 1:36

Birth · of Jesus · preannouncement Mary; Joseph (dream) Angel Gabriel Mat 1:18 Luk 1:35

Birth · of Jesus · announcement Shepherds Angel of the Lord & Luk 2:8-13
Heavenly Army

Death

Lied to the Holy Spirit · instant death Ananias and Sapphira The Holy Spirit Act 5:1-11

Elevated himself over God · struck down and Herod Angel of the Lord Act 12:23
eaten by worms

Food & Water

Provision of bread and fish · multiplication 5000 men + families (Jews - The Son Mat 14:15-21 Mar 6:35-44
received less loaves (5) and
returned more baskets (12) = Luk 9:12-17 Joh 6:5-10
not as hungry for the Word)

Provision of bread and fish · multiplication 4000 men + families The Son Mat 15:32-38 Mar 8:1-9
(Gentiles - received more
loaves (7) and returned less
baskets (7) = rather hungry
for the Word)

Provision of fish · miraculous catch Disciples of Jesus The Son Luk 5:4-11

Provision of fish · miraculous catch · 153 fish Disciples of Jesus The Son Joh 21:1-14

Provision of wine · conversion of water Wedding guests The Son Joh 2:1-11

Geography

Darkness · for 3 hours Jesus Christ The Father Mat 27:44-46

Earthquake · at His death and opening of Jesus Christ The Father Mat 27:51 Mat 28:2
grave

Storm · silenced Jesus Christ The Son Mat 8:23-27 Mar 4:35-41
Luk 8:22-25

Healing

Blindness (5 stories) 6 Unknown men · The Son Mat 9:27-31 Mat 20:29-34
Bartimaeus Mar 8:22-26 Mar 10:46-52
Luk 18:35-43 Joh 9:1-7

Cripple · caused by demon Unknown woman The Son Luk 13:10-17

Cripple · healed by Peter and John Unknown man God Act 3:2-11

Deaf-mute Unknown man The Son Mar 7:31-37

Deformed / withered hand Unknown man The Son Mat 12:9-13 Mar 3:1-5
Luk 6:6-10

Ear · cut off with a sword by Peter High Priest The Son Luk 22:49-51

Fever Peter's mother-in-law The Son Mat 8:14-15 Mar 1:29-31

Luk 4:38-39

Hemorrhage Unknown woman The Son Mat 9:20-22 Mar 5:25-34

Luk 8:43-48

Lameness Unknown man The Son Joh 5:1-15

Lameness · from birth · healed by Paul Unknown man God Act 14:7-10

Leprosy Unknown man The Son Mat 8:2-4 Mar 1:40-43

Luk 5:12-15

Leprosy · told to visit priest 10 unknown men The Son Luk 17:11-19

Muteness Unknown man The Son Mat 9:32-33

Paralysis Unknown man The Son Mat 9:1-8

Paralysis · bedridden for 8 years Aeneas God Act 9:33-34

Snake · bitten · saved from death Paul God Act 28:3-6

Sickness Slave of Roman officer · Son The Son Mat 8:5-13 Luk 7:1-10
of official · Unknown man Joh 4:46-54 Luk 14:1-6

Sickness · healing · through Paul Father of Publius · many God Act 28:8-9
others

Illness - Inflicted

Blindness · for 3 days · sight recovered after Saul to Paul God Act 9:3-18
conversion and baptism

Blindness · temporarily · a Jewish false Bar-Jesus God Acts 13:6-11

prophet struck blind through Paul

Liberation from Prison

Rescue by angel · freed from chains and prison Peter God Act 12:6-10
doors opened

Rescue by angel · prison doors opened · Apostles God Act 5:17-20

Apostles walk out and preach again

Rescue by earthquake · freed from stocks, Paul and Silas God Act 16:22-39
converted jailer to Christ, ate in his house

Resurrection / Transformation

Death after illness · he came out of his grave Lazarus The Son Joh 11:1-45

Death · raised back to life Son of widow The Son Luk 7:11-16

Death · raised back to life Jairus's daughter The Son Mat 9:18-26 Mar 5:22-43
Luk 8:41-56

Death · raised back to life John the Baptist God Luk 9:5-7

Death · raised back to life after falling out of Young man God Act 20:9-12
window

Death · raised back to life through Peter Tabitha God Luk 7:11-16

Dead · they came out of their graves Many men at Jesus' death The Son Mat 27:52-53

Jesus Christ All humanity The Son Mat 28:2-9 Mar 16:4-12
Luk 24:2-31

Transformation · Elijah('s spirit) became John Elijah · John the Baptist God Mat 17:1-13 Mal 4:5-6
the Baptist

Spiritual

Demon · cast out Girl The Son Mat 15:21-28 Mar 7:24-30

Demon · cast out · by 72 others Many people God Luk 10:17-20

Demons · sent into pigs 2 unknown Gentiles The Son Mat 8:28-34 Mar 5:1-20
Luk 8:26-39

Demoniac · mute · freed Unknown man The Son Mat 12:22-23 Luk 11:14

Evil spirit · cast out Unknown boy The Son Mat 17:14-21 Mar 9:14-29
Luk 9:37-42

Evil spirit · cast out Unknown man The Son Mar 1:23-27 Luk 4:33-36

Evil spirit · cast out · through Paul Many people God Acts 19:11-17

Spirit of divination · cast out · through Paul Female slave God Act 16:16-19

Unclean spirits · cast out · through Peter Many sick people from towns God Act 5:12-16
around Jerusalem

Unclean spirits · paralyzed and lame people · Many sick people from God Act 8:6-8
cast out through Philip Samaria

Teleportation (!)

Jesus came through a closed door 12 Disciples The Son Joh 20:19

Jesus suddenly disappeared · after preaching · 12 Disciples · Crowds The Son Luk 24.30-31 Joh 8:59
attempted stoning · after His resurrection Joh 12:36

Philip preached to Ethiopian eunuch · the Philip God Act 8:26-40

Spirit of the Lord carried him away from the
road Jerusalem-Gaza up northwest to Azotus

Transfiguration

Vision · Preview of Jesus' Second Coming Jesus Christ, Moses, Elijah, The Son Luk 9:28-32
Peter, John, James

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