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The book of Acts describes the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles at Pentecost in the form of a wind and tongues of fire resting over the apostles' heads. Based on that account, the Holy Spirit is sometimes symbolized by a flame. [4]
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (tongues of fire) [2] is a species of rust fungus which alternately infects Juniperus and hawthorns. [3] In junipers, the primary hosts, G. clavariiforme produces a set of orange tentacle-like spore tubes called telial horns. These horns expand and have a jelly like consistency when wet. [4]
There is a "mighty rushing wind" (wind is a common symbol for the Holy Spirit) [30] [31] and "tongues as of fire" appear. [32] The gathered disciples were "filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance". [33]
Joseph Goering identified sources for Grail imagery in 12th-century wall paintings from churches in the Catalan Pyrenees (now mostly moved to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya), which present unique iconic images of the Virgin Mary holding a bowl that radiates tongues of fire, images that predate the first literary account by Chrétien de ...
Cal Fire said the Eaton fire had engulfed more than 10,600 acres by Thursday morning. The Eaton Fire destroys a structure in Altadena, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. / Credit: AP Photo/Ethan Swope
Free Methodist Church logo. In the Free Methodist Church, the cross and flame logo is used to symbolize the "Holy Spirit spreading across the entire world". [4] The globe (on which the cross and flame are superimposed) alludes to John Wesley's dictum for Methodist believers: "The world is my parish" representing the missional purpose of the Church. [11]
Photos capture fire damage left in Malibu. Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a structure on January 8, 2025 in Malibu, California. Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 8 ...
Photos show firefighters battling a fire that started Monday night near Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.