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The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove, based on the account of the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus like a dove when he was baptized in the Jordan river. [149] In many paintings of the Annunciation , the Holy Spirit is shown in the form of a dove, coming down towards Mary on beams of light, as the Archangel Gabriel announces Jesus Christ ...
It was propagated by the founder of the Quaker movement, George Fox, who "preached faith in and reliance on 'inward light' (the presence of Christ in the heart)". [1] [2] The first Quakers were known to sit in silence and meditate on the words of the Bible until they felt the inward light of God shining upon them and the Holy Spirit speaking. [3]
In Zoroastrianism, the Holy Spirit, also known as Spenta Mainyu, is a hypostasis of Ahura Mazda, the supreme Creator God of Zoroastrianism; the Holy Spirit is seen as the source of all goodness in the universe, the spark of all life within humanity, and is the ultimate guide for humanity to righteousness and communion with God.
The Holy Spirit as a dove in the Annunciation by Rubens, 1628. The Holy Spirit has been represented in Christian art both in the Eastern and Western Churches using a variety of depictions. [1] [2] [3] The depictions have ranged from nearly identical figures that represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity from a dove to a flame. [4]
Effect of light from the rose window in Bari Cathedral, recurring in religious architecture to metaphorically allude to the spiritual light. [1]In theology, divine light (also called divine radiance or divine refulgence) is an aspect of divine presence perceived as light during a theophany or vision, or represented as such in allegory or metaphor.
Vlieghe, Hans, Saints (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, 8), nr. 152, Arcade, Brussel, 1972 Jansen, Guido M.C., De verzameling van de Stichting Willem van der Vorm in het Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam = Collection of the Willem van der Vorm Foundation at the Boymans Museum Rotterdam, nr. 5, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1994
Divine Presence in Islam is known as "Hadra" and the human experience of it is known as "Hudur". [3] Practices in Sufism intended to evoke Hudur usually characterize it as "the heart's presence with Allah" ("Hudur al-Qalb"). [4] Examples of such practices include: The Haḍra group ritual; Muraqabah (meditation) in general
Following immediately after Jesus’s crucifixion, the book tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message beyond Israel. [2] [3] The Holy Spirit plays a key role in the Acts of the Apostles, leading to the use of the titles Book of the Holy Spirit or the Acts of the Holy Spirit for that book. [4] [5]