Scripture records a number of symbols which apply to the Holy Spirit. They are given to teach us important truths, but we must beware falling into idolatry by mistaking the symbolism for the Spirit of God. Types and representations are similar to parables in that we derive valuable teaching from them.
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In the case of the holy spirit, some of the symbols connected with it do not describe what it is so much as what it does. Here are some of these distinctions.
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John clearly records the words of Jesus which tell us that one of the symbols of the Holy Spirit is water. In John 7:37-39 we read, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity. He is fully God. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. He is alive. He is a person. He is not particularly visible in the Bible because His ministry is to bear witness of Jesus (John ... His Names His Attributes Symbols of Sins Against Power in;
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In John 3:8, Jesus illustrates the work of the Holy Spirit in “being born again” by using the wind as an analogy and in Acts 2:1-4, the Holy Spirit is experienced by those in the upper room as of a mighty rushing wind:
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You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. You know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
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The Bible uses symbols - pictures - to teach us about the Spirit’s work. As we consider some of these symbols, remember that the Holy Spirit is a real person - the third Person of the divine Trinity.
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