Gregory of Nyssa starts on the assumption that there exists a reality larger than the one with which we are familiar and transcends our normal perceptions; thus it behooves us to see how he uses phaino within the context of lived Christian experience and the life of virtue which springs from it. Such an overarching reality normally remains invisible yet can be perceived provided that a person be so disposed. A chief hindrance to our perception lies in what has traditionally been called the world of illusion or appearances as articulated by Plato and Plotinus. While these "phantoms" may press upon us more or less immediately, closer examination shows that they obscure a deeper reality. Note the difference between phaino as used in the Christian context through many of the references below and those appearances-illusions-which bear a superficial correspondence to the true one.

In conclusion, it may be inferred that in he Book of Revelation Christ is presented as the Alpha and Omega (21.6); we may say that phaino is another term for him as the Alpha awaiting consummation in the Omega.

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Against Apollinarius⁽²⁾

And so [Apollinarius] states that God did not appear in the flesh. J.133.10

If [Apollinarius] denies the divine Incarnation according to man as existing before the ages as well as at the end of time, that is, our Lord's dispensation for mankind when God manifested himself in the flesh, the Incarnation is according to the likeness of man. 135.1

Let it be known that God did not appear in the flesh but that Christ was a divinized man. 136.8

[Apollinarius] is convinced that [Christ] became manifest through flesh from the Virgin not only according to the eternity of his divinity as we believe, but also according to his flesh which had preexisted creation. 148.2

However, the [divinity] which now appeared while retaining its own nature was not subject to humiliation. 149.1

Thus [Christ's] human composition always existed and his descent had no share in our humble condition; rather, [Christ's] divine nature remained hidden and was manifested at the time of his incarnation. 151.7

Thus [Christ] manifested himself not because he was subservient to the laws of human nature; rather, he shared our life as God and did not lack a proper human constitution through marriage. 160.5

If he believes that [Christ] appeared in mutable flesh, he should also recognize the mind; rather, just as [Christ] did not suffer defilement through his birth in the flesh, neither is the mind altered by assuming mutability. 195.11

Every corporeal manifestation is transformed into the divine, immortal nature. Neither weight, form, color, solidity, softness, quantity nor anything visible remains; the humble nature of the flesh is taken up to be united with the divinity and to assume its properties. 201.15

Was [Christ] who became manifest a man ignorant of the Gospel teaching and the salvation he offered to the Jews? 203.16

If God had truly manifested himself in the flesh and the flesh which became united to the divine nature was one with it, then according to [Apollinarius'] fable, free will perished while human nature and the angels were reduced to slavery. 207.28

However, flesh is governed by a life-giving nature and contains within itself a vivifying power which Apollinarius rightly calls man while he who has assumed flesh and manifested himself through it indeed has another nature. 215.18

To claim that there was a time when all these attributes manifesting Christ the Lord did not exist is in our estimation an intolerable sacrilege because [Christ's name] is denied. 219.17

The flesh does not remain immutable because God appeared in the flesh; rather, since man is mutable and God is immutable, the divinity is immune from mutability nor does it change for better or for worse (for divinity is free from such alteration). 223.1

Concerning Those Who Have Died

People chose without reason those things which do not participate in the good, that is, whatever concerns the body such as physical strength, charm, splendor as well as power and appearances. J.31.7

On the Inscriptions of the Psalms

To understand this better, [one of the psalms] says that many persons claim the good lies in appearances as perceived by our senses. "Many say, 'Who will show us good things'" (Ps 4.6)? J.35.9

The psalter gives many other similar examples which are particular instances crying out to you from the beginning to the end [of the psalter]. Nowhere does it let pass unheeded an exhortation to the beautiful and the means to avoid evil. All these examples assist in pointing to the good, for the acquisition of the good consists in the banishment and destruction of its contrary. There is no need to carefully speak of each example; they are clear to anyone attentive to the text. 38.3

By so fixing your attention on the goal, you might urge yourself on to victory and prepare yourself for the proclamation of victory. Such considerations as these suggest a lesson pertaining to virtue which is evident for those who have their eyes fixed on the consequences from the start. 73.16

Such lessons as these clearly refer to change if we follow the other inscriptions, "For the flowers," "For the lilies" which take the place of the word "change." A flower indicates transformation from winter into spring, that is, a change from evil to a life of virtue. 82.2

The very first psalm lacks an inscription, however, its intention is clear because it serves to introduces [the Psalter's] teaching. It consists in ejecting evil, persevering in the need for rejecting impiety at the threshold of blessedness. 92.11

The Church's version of the inscription for Psalm Seventy is "For the sons of Jonadab and the first captives." The Hebrew text lacks an inscription because prophecy about the Lord [Jesus Christ] is more evident here. 95.23

The inscription "Praise of a canticle" needs no consideration with reference to the Lord once its meaning has become clear. 97.24

God spoke in a pillar of cloud and later manifested himself in the flesh. Thus if anyone should claim the flesh was an unworthy vehicle by which God speaks to us, the pillar of cloud would also not be a suitable testimony. 106.13

In order to obtain a clearer sense of these words, let us examine their content. Sin is unstable and transitory; he who brought all things into existence and invested them with being did not create sin along with creation at the beginning, nor does sin always remain with created beings. 155.1

For it is now inconceivable that any participation in the good freely undertaken will be harmful when it is manifested through one's experience. 166.8

Human nature represents a harp which produces the song, the revelation of the Word who became flesh for us and whose task is to destroy the madness of the demons that they may no longer be gods of the nations. 170.1

Commentary on Ecclesiastes

I think that the true Ecclesiastes next teaches about the great mystery of salvation when God manifested himself in the flesh. "I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom all things done under heaven" [1.13]. J.299.22

If we wish to describe the difference between shame and disgrace, we may call the latter is an intensification of the former, whereas shame is somewhat milder than disgrace. We see both their difference and similarity in the color of a person's face which manifests the various passions. 316.9

Perhaps the end of what we pondered in the first book may also be evident in this section which continues its theme. 373.5

If it is now clear how we are born in time, it should also be clear how we die in time like blessed Paul who was ripe for a good death. He cried out in his own words which resembled an oath that "Each day I die for your glorification" [1Cor 15.31], 381.1

Such is the first assault of temptation, the beginning of passion, which these words serve to clarify. Such is the one who spies on our strength and observes our assaults in order to stir up our desire. 430.11

Commentary on the Song of Songs

By an appropriate contemplation of the text, the philosophy hidden in its words becomes manifest, once the literal meaning has been purified by a correct understanding. J.3.4

He makes his presence known not in darkness, the whirlwind, the sound of the trumpet or in terrible fire which burns all around the mountain from the base to its peak, but he changed that earlier fearful appearance to one of conjugal joy which is both sweet and accessible. 72.2

You are sprung from Judah, and the Jewish people are brothers of the one who comes to you from the Gentiles. Therefore you are rightly called "beloved", of the one who desired you because of the manifestation of your divinity in the flesh. 107.7

The Song says, "The beams of our house are cedars, our paneling is of cypress" [1.17]. The hidden meanings signified by these words are clear to those following the sequence of the text. The Lord calls "rain" the various assaults of temptations in the Gospel. 109.15

The lesson we can learn here is that we should not only cultivate virtue in an interior fashion, but we should not neglect our exterior good appearance. It is necessary to care for what is honorable before God and men [2Cor 5.11]. 112.13

To explain in detail each of these elements would be unnecessary here; the symbolic meaning of each detail is clear enough. The bride obviously wants to see that mystery concerning the bridegroom's garments which are reddened by treading the winepress. 120.9

He who comes from above and is above all showed us the way by his appearance in the flesh, having manifested in himself examples of every good, fitting behavior. 126.9

It was announced in advance by the prophets and then made manifest through the appearance of God in the flesh. 140.10

Since God has appeared in the flesh to destroy the hostile powers by his life, he who looked down from heaven upon the earth, is likened to a gazelle. 141.10

The Word's brightness first came to the Church through the prophets; afterwards, with the revelation of the Gospel, every shadowy appearance of symbol was destroyed and the wall in between was torn down. 148.14

If we try to clarify what is expressed in the symbols, the meaning is as follows: there is one shelter for the human soul, the sublime Gospel. 161.13

Now she desires his appearance in the flesh that the Word may become flesh and God may be seen in the flesh and speak about the divine promises of eternal happiness for those who are worthy. 164.7

What was stated above is the world in which are "virtues" and "powers" and the will of a person loving with his whole heart and soul. We have no need to speak at length of these matters, for we have sufficiently examined the sense of these words. 185.3

He says somewhere in writing to the Ephesians when he explains God's great concern for us by his manifestation in the flesh, that not only was human nature instructed by grace in the divine mysteries, but that God's manifold wisdom was also made known to principalities and powers in the heavens by his concern for mankind in Christ. 254.20

The Word becomes flesh, life is mixed with death, by his own bruises Christ heals our wound, brings down the adversary's power by the weakness of the cross, the invisible is manifested in flesh and Christ redeems captives. 256.1

We await the true life, Christ, to be manifested in us so that we may appear in glory and be transformed into a divine state. 262.10

Every created being is the work of that hand which appeared through the aperture. So John cries out about this out in his Gospel, "Everything was made through him" [1.3]. 337.10

Because God was seen on earth and conversed among men, we have known the pure, immortal beauty of the bridegroom, the Word's divinity and the splendor of true light by the work of his hands. 338.9

His incarnation clearly revealed his glory, namely, that God, the only-begotten God in the Father's bosom, appeared in human flesh. 381.5

Since Christ is uncreated and before all the ages, eternally incomprehensible and totally ineffable, that which appeared to us through flesh allowed something of him to be known. 381.17

The bride advances in perfection and is obliged to show her maidens the bridegroom's beauty; she does not speak of what existed from the beginning (for she was unable to manifest the ineffable divinity), but she leads the virgins to God's manifestation in the flesh. 383.18

All these elements constituting the bridegroom's beauty are made known for our benefit but do not show his invisible, incomprehensible beauty. He was seen on earth and conversed with men; He clothed himself with human nature as the Apostle says [Rom 1.20]. 384.16

This person is then led by faith through what is finite and comprehensible to knowledge of the infinite. For this reason the virgins approach the soul running on high to perfection that she may make known to them her beloved. 384.16

He made the invisible visible by deeds and was manifested through the Church. The establishment of the Church is the creation of the world, and according to the prophet [Is 65.17] a new heaven is created in it (faith in Christ is the firmament as Paul says [Col 2.5]). 384.20

She shows that the entire Church is one body of the bridegroom and gives a meaning to each one of his members. The body is completed only by the unity of each member. 386.12

There is no need to dwell at length on these matters now that my understanding of the text has become clear. 406.2

It was first recognized by a violent, rushing wind; afterwards it appeared to them like a shining fire [Acts 2.3] in the form of tongues. 410.3

According to the Apostle, the Church is this house [1Tim 3.15] in which the plants are God's cedars. The courts are the tabernacles of eternity in which our hopes flourish and will become manifest in their proper season. 423.11

These introductory remarks are clear to anyone who has studiously paid attention to the Gospel's words which are in accord with the Song of Songs. 434.5

The God made manifest in the flesh and who arose from Judah and received the nations sitting in darkness and the shadow of death is appropriately called "beloved" by the bride betrothed to him for everlasting union. 436.6

The Life of Moses⁽³⁾

When we do this, [remove sandals]. When we do this, the knowledge of the truth will result and manifest itself. The full knowledge of being comes about by purifying our opinion concerning nonbeing. 22.9

On Virginity⁽⁴⁾

The it will be quite in the plan of this work to introduce a sketch of the contemplative life, and to prove the impossibility of anyone attaining it who feels the world's anxieties. 1.18

The Great Catechism⁽⁵⁾

This, on the occasion of uttering the word, becomes an utterance which expresses in itself the meaning of the word. 2.9

We regard it as that which goes with the Word and manifests its energy, and not as a mere effluence of the breath [Spirit] 2.24

...since the truth will be made manifest out of those doctrines on which he has been brought up. 4.4

If a person requires proofs of god's having been manifested to us in the felsh, let him look at the divine activities. 12.1

On the same principle as regards the manifestation of god in the flesh, we have established a satisfactory proof of that apparition of Deity in those wonders of his operations. 12.10

I mean that which is exhibited now in this present life before the life to come begins, the testimony which is borne by actual facts. 18.6

...and when they [Jews] had thus refused the grace which had appeared, then even those holy monuments of their religion were left standing in history alone. 18.30

And what testimony to his goodness could there be more palpable than this, viz. His regaining to himself the allegiance of one who had revolted to the opposite side? 20.22

A purpose cannot possibly be revealed unless it has the light of some events upon it. 20.38

In order to make this also clear [tracing of divinity], let us take a survey of the sequel of the Gospel mystery. 34.6

A Eulogy for Basil the Great

Then Abraham, by using discipline as though it were a ladder, inquired into that which lies behind visible reality. J.112.3

On the Beatitudes⁽⁶⁾

but what benefit can we reap from this munificence, if we have not the meaning of the words explained to us? M.1197.55

Then it will perhaps become clear how very different is the mind that is concerned with the sublime things of heaven from that which is carnal and clings to the earth. 1220.38.

This, I think, we must first examine in our sermon; for only when its [justice] beauty has been shown can the desire for this lovely thing be roused in us. 1233.41

Is it not evident that by doing so you listen to him who advises you to pay heed to the stones [reference to Mt 4.3]? 1240.6

But the will of the Father is manifest "who will have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth" [1 Tm 2.4]. 1240.43

For if the Divinely inspired Scriptures calls God merciful, and if the Divinity is truly blessed, then it should be clear how the following [Ps 114.5] is to be understood. 1249.45

The former, that is to say, the iniquity that shows itself in works, He has punished through the Old Law. 1273.46

If the envied person meets with some misfortune, then he reveals his disease, because he makes that man's sorrow his own joy and pleasure. 1288.23

Yet even while it still seems to be hidden, the secret disease betrays itself by visible indications in the face. 1288.26

On the Soul and the Resurrection⁽⁷⁾

Yes, it is possible to consider the wisdom which underlies everything through the wise and skillful logic seen in nature in this harmonious universe. J.28.4

Is it not clear from this that there exists in many persons something other than what is seen, something which creates these instruments through the power of thought because of some immaterial and intellectual faculty of man's nature? 37.27

On the Forty Martyrs, the Second Letter

Once separated from the other soldiers, they formed a battle rank because they were distinguished and fortified in the love of Christ. J.160

Gregory the Wonderworker

It is claimed that this vision of a female form told [Gregory] that the evangelist John was exhorted to manifest the mystery of truth to a young man, saying that she was chosen to be the mother of the Lord whom she cherished. J.912.41

One Holy Spirit

whose life is from God

and who was made manifest through the Son (as well as to men),

perfect image of the perfect Son,

living source of those who are alive,

holy provider of sanctity

in whom God the Father appeared

who is above all and in all,

and God the Son

who is in all. 913.2

This place was renowned because one of the demons revered there was accustomed to manifest himself to the temple's custodians, and a certain prophet was empowered to utter oracles. 916.2

In order that the great man's kindness may influence the city, he rejected their offense done through ignorance, thereby manifesting his own personal goodness. 940.27

Because this incident revealed the priest's piety, there was no further delay in establishing the mystery for those instructed through works with regard to faith's power. 957.36

Hexaemeron

If you diligently examine these and similar matter which reach on high and which Moses beheld lying in the darkness, you should pay close attention and not consider anything else but the grace present in you and the Spirit of revelation manifested through your prayers which searches the divine depths. J.68.20

For if his will is wise as manifested by the grandeur of his works, his effective power in his all-knowing will is consummated. 69.31

These observations become clearer by the interpretations of Symmachus, Theodore and Aquila which run as follows: "The earth was uncultivated and undifferentiated;" again, "There was a void and nothing" and "There was nothing and an abyss." 80.15

Then the lighter puff of vapor equals the air by reason of its buoyancy which at first is not manifest to sight, and before falling, it is a wisp of water which ends up as a cloud formed through condensation. 93.46

Who has measured the water in his hand and the heaven with a span and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighted the mountains in a scale and the forests in a balance" [Is 40.12]? I think these words clearly teach that each element is circumscribed by its own measure. 104.19

The person with attentive eyes will always find more delicate particles rushing down; what is manifest in one part of the air is in every part since everything is connected and the whole is made up of parts. 105.24

On the Making of Man⁽⁸⁾

Some skilled musician...yet wishes to make his skill known, might make melody with voices of others. M.149.26

...like some skillful composer, these animated instruments, and makes known its hidden thoughts by means of the sound produced upon them. 149.40

For it was necessary that the hidden wisdom of the holy men should be made known, that each of them might not pass his life without profit to the state. 172.31

...our Lord answered their argument so as not only to instruct the Sadducees, but also to reveal to all that come after them the mystery of the resurrection-life. 188.36

This, then, is that fruit-bearing of mixed character, where the passage clearly expresses the sense in which the tree was called "capable of the knowledge of good and evil." 200.31

...but that the power abiding in the seed is manifested in a certain natural order, not by any means that another nature is infused into it-in the same way we suppose the human germ to possess the potentiality of its nature. 236.15

...and that it is unfolded and manifested by a natural sequence as it proceeds to its perfect state, not employing anything external to itself...but itself advancing its own self in due course to the perfect state. 236.20

A Treatise on First Corinthians 15.28 (Tunc et Ipse Filius)

His mother urged him to manifest his power in Canna of Galilee when there was a lack of wine at the wedding feast, and wine was needed for the celebration. M.1308

All things come to manifestation not from any underlying matter but from the divine will acting as matter and substance for such created things. 1312

Should our inquiry appear insufficient, we will eagerly offer its completion proved that you make it known to us by writing and if through our prayers what is hidden has been manifested by the Holy Spirit. 1325

Against Fate

When told of such a novel idea (I am neither acquainted with it nor instructed in these matters), I was expected to know fate's intention as revealed through the stars. J.35.20

Against Eunomius⁽⁹⁾

I think from what has been said it will be clear what is the aim of these newly devised names. 1.15

That this is said to destroy the right faith in the Only-begotten will be made plainer still by his subsequent arguments. 1.16

Everyone knows that all such arguing must start from plain and well known truths. 1.1.219.2

If on the other hand that which is adopted to start with for the illustration of this unknown is at variance with universal belief, it will be a long time before the unknown will receive any illustration from it. 1.18

And after the evangelist has by these words so plainly declared that the thing that were made were made by the Son. 1.23

United to the Son by the bond of uncreatedness, and of deriving His existence from the Supreme, He is parted again from Him by the characteristic of not being the Only-begotten of the Father, and of having been manifested by means of the Son Himself. 1.22

It is not in time, but time flows from it; whereas the creation, starting from a manifest beginning, journeys onward to its proper end through spaces of time; so that it is possible, as Solomon somewhere says, to detect in it a beginning, an end, and a middle; and mark the sequence of its history by divisions of time. 1.26

Or does not the Word of Truth rather exhort us first to have a heart pure from evil thoughts, and then, for the manifestation of the soul's emotions, to use any words that can express these secrets of the mind, without any minute care about this or that particular sound? 1.37

...but that we might be convinced that God has truly been manifested in the flesh, and believe that to be the only true "mystery of godliness," which was delivered to us by the very Word and God. 2.1

...yea, moreover, through the prophet Isaiah it is attested, as to the manifestation of the Divine appearance vouchsafed to him, when he saw Him that sat "on the throne high and lifted up." 2.14

Such are the gifts which the enemies of the truth offer to the Lord, by which their blasphemy is made more manifest. 4.7

For it was to this end that we made those former statements, that by the earlier impression upon our hearers of an orthodox mode of thought, the blasphemy of our adversaries, who assert that non-existence preceded existence in the case of the Only-begotten God, might be more manifest. 8.3

Answer to Eunomius' Second Book

For as an equivalent to saying "The Son has, and the Father has not, been generated," we too assent to the statement that the latter is ungenerate and the former generated, by a sort of verbal correlation. But from what point of view a clear manifestation of essence can be made by this appellation, this they are unable to say.

Now if human nature had been imperfect up to the time of such men's appearance, and not as yet completed by the gift of reason, it would have been well for them to seek that the deficiency might be supplied.

...and let not the Father's life be thought of as a separate and peculiar one before the generation of the Son, lest we should have to admit the idea inevitably associated with this of an interval before the appearance of the Son which measures the life of Him Who begot Him. 1.25

Real existence is opposed to unreal existence. Now each of existing things is really existent in so far as it is; but that which, so far as appearance and suggestion go, seems to be, but is not, this is not really existent. 2.4

When our author thinks proper to speak evil of us, and at the same time takes care to present his case with some appearance of truth, it may perhaps not be superfluous or useless to rebut his unfounded accusations. 4.5

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This appendix contains references to the verb appear and the noun appearance as found in the Bible. Because of their importance with regard to divine revelation, I include the following lists which may help enhance an appreciation of those references pertaining to Gregory of Nyssa. They are taken from a concordance to the RSV.

References to appear from the Old Testament

Then the Lord appeared to Abram. Gen 1.9

The Lord appeared to Abram. Gen 17.1

The Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. Gen 18.1

The Lord appeared to him and said, "Do not go down." Gen 26.2

The Lord appeared to him the same night. Gen 26.24

I make there an altar to the God who appeared to you. Gen 35.1

God appeared to Jacob again. Gen 35.9

God Almighty appeared to me at Luz. Gen 48.3

The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame. Ex 3.2

The Lord, the God of your fathers...appeared to me. Ex 3.16

For they will say, "The Lord did not appear to you." Ex 4.5

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. Ex 6.3

The glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. Ex 16.10

For today the Lord will appear to you. Lev 9.4

The glory of the Lord will appear to you. Lev 9.6

The glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Lev 9.23

Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting. Num 14.10

The glory of the Lord appeared to all. Num 16.19

And the glory of the Lord appeared. Num 16.42

And the glory of the Lord appeared to them. Num 20.6

The Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud. Dt 31.15

An angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him. Jdg 6.12

An angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said. Jdg 13.3

The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah. Jdg 13.21

And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh. 1 Sam 3.21

And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night. I Kg 3.5

The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time. 1 Kg 9.2

The Lord...who had appeared to him twice. 1 Kg 11.9

In that night God appeared to Solomon. 1 Ch 1.7

Where the Lord had appeared to David his father. 2 Ch 3.1

Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night. 2 Ch 7.12

For the Lord...will appear in his glory. Ps 102.16

The Lord appeared to him from afar. Jer 31.3

Below what appeared to be his loins it was fire. Ezk 8.2

Appeared above them something like a sapphire. Ezk 10.1

The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human. Ezk 10.7

Then the Lord will appear over them. Zec 9.14

Who can stand when he appears? Mal 3.2

References from the New Testament

An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. Mt 1.20

He learned from them what time the star appeared. Mt 2.7

An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. Mt 2.13 & 19

Behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah. Mt 17.3

Then will appear the sign of the Son of man. Mt 24.30

There appeared to them Elijah with Moses. Mk 9.4

He appeared first to Mary Magdalene. Mk 16.9

After this he appeared in another form. Mk 16.12

Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves. Mk 16.14

There appeared to him an angel of the Lord. Lk 1.11

An angel of the Lord appeared to them. Lk 2.9

By some that Elijah had appeared. Lk 9.8

Who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure. Lk 9.31

The kingdom of God was to appear immediately. Lk 19.11

He has appeared to Simon! Lk 24.34

When the Christ appears. Jn 7.27 & 31

Appearing to them during forty days. Acts 1.3

There appeared to them tongues as of fire. Acts 2.3

The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham. Acts 7.2

An angel appeared to him in the wilderness. Acts 7.30

The angel that appeared to him in the bush. Acts 7.35

The Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road. Acts 9.17

Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared. Acts 12.7

He appeared to those who came up with him. Acts 13.31

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. Acts 16.9

I have appeared to you for this purpose. Acts 26.16

Those in which I will appear to you. 26.16

That he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 1 Cor 15.5

Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren. 1 Cor 15.6

He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 1 Cor 15.7

He appeared also to me. 1 Cor 15.8

When Christ who is our life appears. Col 3.4

You also will appear with him in glory. Col 3.4

Destroy him by his appearing and his coming. 2 Ths 2.8

Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Tm 6.14

Manifested through the appearing of our Savior. 2 Tm 1.10

By his appearing and his kingdom. 2 Tm 4.1

Also to all who have loved his appearing. 2 Tm 4.8

Has appeared for the salvation of all men. Tt 2.11

The appearing of the glory of our great God. Tt 2.13

The loving kindness of God our Savior appeared. Tt 3.4

When Christ appeared as a high priest. Heb 9.11

Now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Heb 9.24

He has appeared once for all at the end of the age. Heb 9.26

He will appear a second time. Heb 9.28

So that when he appears we may have confidence. 1 Jn 2.28

When know that when he appears we shall be like him. 1 Jn 3.2

You know that he appeared to take away sins. 1 Jn 3.5

The reason the Son of God appeared. 1 Jn 3.8

He...appeared like jasper and carnelian. Rev 4.3

I great portent appeared in heaven, a woman. Rev 12.1

Another portent appeared in heaven. Rev 12.3

I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass. Rev 15.2

References to appearance: Old Testament

The appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire. Ex 24.17

Over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire. Lev 13.43

Continually...appearance of fire by night. Num 9.15

Do not look on his appearance or on the height. 1 Sam 16.7

His appearance is like Lebanon. Sg 5.15

Astonished at him-his appearance was so marred. Is 52.14

And this was their appearance: they had the form of men. Ezk 1.5

As for the appearance of the wheels. Ezk 1.16

Their appearance was like the gleaming of a chrysolite. Ezk 1.16

A throne, in appearance like sapphire. Ezk 1.26

Gleaming bronze, like the appearance of fire. Ezk 1.27

Like the appearance of the bow. Ezk 1.28

Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. Ezk 1.28

Lo, a form that had the appearance of a man. Ezk. 8.2

It was like the appearance of brightness. Ezk. 8.2

The appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite. Ezk 10.9

As for their appearance, the four had the same likeness. Ezk 10.10

Faces whose appearance I had seen by the river. Ezk 10.22

The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods. Dan 3.25

Before me one having the appearance of a man. Dan 8.15

His face like the appearance of lightning. Dan 10.6

One having the appearance of a man touched me. Dan 10.18

New Testament

His appearance was like lightning. Mt 28.3

The appearance of his countenance was altered. Lk 9.29

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