Matthew ; John The symbolism of water is addressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church :. The cloud is used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit because clouds provide life-giving water. In the Old Testament, God often leads his people with a cloud or appears to them in a cloud. Exodus The image of a cloud is often combined with the image of light to symbolize the God who is hidden and mysterious but also revealing and luminous.
Acts of the Apostles ; 1 John Official documents in the past Nehemiah ; Esther , and some documents today, were sealed with hot wax. Then an imprint was made on the wax with the official seal of the person sending the document. Song of Songs ; John If you were to draw a representation of the Holy Spirit, what would it look like?
What would be your reasoning for drawing the Holy Spirit that way? Saint Paul wrote, "You must know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within—the Spirit you have received from God" Corinthians The concept of our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit forms the basis for all that the Church teaches about healthy sexuality.
But there is more to our being temples of the Holy Spirit. It is the same with The Holy Spirit. He is not just sent to follow you around and blow your sail the way you want to go.
You need to sense when the wind is changing direction and adjust your sails. Learn to ride the wind of the Spirit and allow it to take you where He is going. Connected to this emblem is understanding how to flow with the Holy Spirit. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
Wine is a type of the Holy Spirit. Rivers are diverse and varied — there are varied flows of the Spirit. Water comes in so many different forms — mist, clouds, dew, a well, shower, rain, lakes, rivers, the ocean, floods. Water is used for cleaning, so the Holy Spirit cleanses. As water in the natural refreshes, quenches the thirst and gives life, so the Holy Spirit refreshes quenches spiritual thirst and gives life.
The Book of Joel speaks of the dry, barren, lifeless land. It then speaks of God sending the former and the latter rain Joel transforming the land and producing a bountiful harvest. This rain is symbolic of the Holy Spirit and the effect He has upon dry, barren areas. An area where there is no revival and no move of God can be transformed by an outpouring of Holy Spirit rain.
The move of the Holy Spirit is connected to bringing in the harvest of souls. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. Jesus spoke of two different applications of water in our lives: The fountain well and the river running water: flood, stream, river. We will study this dual working later in other articles or you could do the free online Bible course on the Holy Spirit.
Numerous times in the Old Testament we see a cloud filling the Temple. This was not a natural cloud and was indoors! In Ezekiel we see this cloud connected to the Glory of the Lord. Notice the connection between the glory of the Lord and the cloud. The glory cloud shows the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit, and often was connected to the Temple, sacrifices and worship. Spending time in the glory of His presence can have an amazing effect upon a person, transforming them in areas and causing them to get free in areas they have struggled.
God can show you more through these emblems, as you make it your desire to experience the Holy Spirit in all His multifaceted manifestations. You are also welcome to enjoy the other teaching resources on this website or attend one of the meetings around the U. Category: The Holy Spirit. Biblical Symbols and Emblems. Symbols for the Holy Spirit.
The Dove. He could have chosen an elephant, a lion, cheetah etc, but He chose a dove. Meetings around the United Kingdom.
Acts :3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. In contrast to a dove, the Holy Spirit is also a fire. The Power of Fire. The Fire of God. Our God answers by fire! He is not weak; He is not a wimp. The Lord is so amazing because He does not abuse His power, but He certainly has it. Fires can be small, bringing warmth; they can also be huge and powerful.
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