The Symbols of the Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, Oil, Water, and the Dove. A crystal river flowing through the center of a radiant city.

The Symbols of the Holy Spirit

The Symbols of the Holy Spirit: The Images That Teach Us Who He Is

The Holy Spirit is not less real for being invisible, and Scripture gives us images to hold Him by: the wind that blows where it will, fire that purifies, oil that anoints, water that gives life, a dove, a seal, a pledge. Each image is a window, not a cage. Each page below opens one symbol honestly, shows what it teaches about the Spirit, and remembers that the Spirit's own delight is to glorify Christ.

The DoveMatthew 3:16Wind and BreathJohn 3:8FireActs 2:3Oil and Anointing1 Samuel 16:13Living WaterJohn 7:38The SealEphesians 1:13The Earnest (the Pledge)2 Corinthians 1:22New WineEphesians 5:18The Finger of GodLuke 11:20
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