“I am not married!”

(Luke 1:34, CEV)

An “angel” came to Mary’s home and talked to her. (Luke 1:26) She told her visitor that she was not married and was still “a virgin,” then she asked him: “How can I have a baby?” (Luke 1:34, NLT) Shortly thereafter the “angel” told her that she would soon be pregnant. (Luke 1:35) Who was the “angel”?

“In the original Bible languages, the words rendered ‘angel’ … literally mean ‘one who brings a message’ or simply ‘messenger.’” (Awake!, March 8, 1990, page 20) “Both … words translated ‘angel’ in the Bible  … are also used with reference to human messengers.” (The Watchtower, December 1, 1969, page 735) The apostle John once met “seven angels with … seven trumpets,” and indeed in the 19th century ‘military post trumpets were used by the postilions’ in some countries. (Wikipedia) So there is no doubt that “the seven angels with the seven trumpets” were seven postmen. – Revelation 8:6.

Even back in Mary’s time there was a postal organization covering the whole Roman Empire. (Wikipedia) “In the cities, house slaves acted as … mailmen.” (Sklaven im Römischen Reich) In the past, “the postman … [had been] the most familiar visitor to home.” (Awake!, April 8, 1995, page 10) No wonder the Bible says that “Jesus … was thought to be the son of Joseph.” (Luke 3:23, HCSB) In actual fact, he was the son of the “angel” or mailman.