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Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by FaithfulServant(m): 5:19pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
The four Gospel in the Holy Bible all gave account of the baptism of Jesus and how the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus during His baptism (Luke 3:22). But how, and in what form the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus has been a controversy in Christendom. Some argue the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus as a dove, while some others conclude that the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus during His baptism like a dove. Among the four Gospel that gave account of the baptism of Jesus ( i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), only the Gospel according to Luke really gave a clear description of how the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus. According to Luke 3:22, “And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.” Look at the verse of Luke above carefully, “And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him”. What this should mean is that the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus just the same way a dove descend from the sky to the ground, and in a “bodily shape” means the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus in the form of a body and not in the form of a dove. With this we can concluded that the Holy Spirit is a person with the shape of a body and not some mystical force with the shape of a dove as some believe. So I can conclude that the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus Christ during His baptism like a dove and in the form of a body, and not as a dove in the form of a dove. Or do you think otherwise?
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Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by petra1(m): 6:31pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Best way to understand it is to read it in different translations |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by FaithfulServant(m): 6:46pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
petra1:yes true. What did you get from your search with other translations? |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by sonofthunder: 6:50pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape "LIKE" a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by FaithfulServant(m): 7:02pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
sonofthunder:I get your point but understand the simile "as" and "like" as used in the topic. I mean did the Holy Spirit descend on Jesus in the form of a dove as so many believe, or in some other form? |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by sonofthunder: 7:13pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
FaithfulServant: Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues "LIKE" as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by FaithfulServant(m): 7:46pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
sonofthunder: Yeah, that is another good example that is related to this. The Holy Spirit descending on the early apostles "like" a fire and not in the form of a fire. So also I believe the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus during His baptism like a dove and not in the the form of a dove. Or do you think otherwise? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by sonofthunder: 8:32pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
FaithfulServant:nope... ride on sir. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Did The Holy Spirit Descend On Jesus As A Dove Or Like A Dove? by Kobojunkie: 4:00pm On Feb 21 |
FaithfulServant:Most likely not in the form of an actual dove but rather in the way a dove would descend on a person. |
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