TMYK - Three in heaven - The Spirit
- 1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Three in heaven - The Spirit
The word 'heaven' is shamayim שמים. The three consonants ש-מ-ם each represent one of the testimonies in heaven; the Spirit (Holy Ghost), the Father, and the Word (Son). The doctrine of the Trinity was not a New Testament invention. The New Testament authors obtained the doctrine from the OT scriptures and from the metaphor of the words.
The Spirit
The first letter, the shin ש, is a symbol for the metaphor of God's word coming to earth in grace, then returning to him in holiness with an increase. As a metaphor, it can represent:
- the action of the word returning to God with an increase [1]
- the joining of the word and the increase [2]
- the Spirit which joins or gives life [3] [4]
- Since fire is a symbol of the Holy Ghost, some see the shin as flames.
The symbol of the shin being the Holy Spirit is also confirmed by the language itself. Since words are made by combining the symbols and metaphors of the letter, the meaning of a word is derived from the letters. God said he created the heavens... and then the Spirit hovered over the face of the waters. Where did the waters come from?
The word for waters (dual form, two waters) is 'mayim' מים. And the word for heaven is 'waters with the Spirit on the face' 'shamayim' שמים . The waters were a part of the heavens. The dual form of water mayim' מים has two waters within it. 'Mi' מו is the water above (see the two halves are connected on top), and 'im' ים, the waters below.
The plan of God, from the beginning, included the covenant with man where the Father and Son would be separated. The Spirit joined them (hovering over the face of the waters). The first separation was the incarnation and the Holy Spirit joined Father and Son at his baptism. [5] The second separation was upon the cross. [6]
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References
- ↑ Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
- ↑ Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
- ↑ Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
- ↑ Joh 16:7 ¶ Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
- ↑ Mt 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
- ↑ Mr 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
