The Holy Spirit descended on the core group of disciples and the Mother of the Lord in the Upper Room—a once-in-history event.

There are three common symbols of the Holy Spirit which are wind, fire, and the dove. This is the story … The Holy Spirit is likened to wind or breath. In Hebrew and Greek, the word for breath and ...

Like God the Father, he is pure spirit, absolute intellect. The flames of fire or the dove wings, which we call to mind on his behalf, do not emotionally ignite our imaginations.

In Jerusalem, the apostles gathered to feast and commemorate the Feast of Harvest when the Holy Spirit descended upon the house where they were eating and into each one of them.

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

That dove of the Spirit would descend once more after Jesus’ resurrection: on the disciples gathered in Jerusalem at Pentecost, giving birth to the church (Acts 2:1–21).

The Bible records: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment, heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.

See how the Old Testament female dove received by the savior of mortal life, Noah, prophecies the New Testament Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him.

Wet sand squished between their toes as they giggled and went about their usual day. Then, the heavens opened, and the Spirit of God descended like a dove upon a man who had just been baptized.

The Holy Spirit is like a strong driving wind, because the Holy Spirit has a clear direction and wants to take everyone there with it. A wind is an unseen force that refreshes; so is the Holy Spirit.