 What does the Holy Spirit look like? As you explore the Word of God, you will find that there is more to the person of the Holy Spirit than we could ever possibly imagine. He's colorful, lively, magnetic, and wonderful, and I mean that literally. He's filled with wonder. And one of the many things I love about the Holy Spirit is his mysterious nature. The mystery surrounding the Holy Spirit is partly due to the fact that he primarily points to Jesus. Glorifying the Son, the Spirit removes the attention from himself. For example, in 2 Peter 1 verse 21, the Bible tells us that the scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit. But have you ever noticed that we are never given the name of the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit inspired the writers of the Word of God to give us the names of the Father and the Son. But true to his humble nature, the Holy Spirit does not give us his own name. Yes, we have terms for him. Yes, we have titles for him. But we don't see his name. His name is not Holy Spirit. The Bible calls him the Holy Spirit. It's a title. Now, another point of mystery is the Holy Spirit's appearance. The Bible gives us glimpses at the Father and the Son. But does the Bible mention anything about the Spirit's appearance? According to the Bible, what does the Holy Spirit look like? Well, at the baptism of Jesus, the Holy Spirit took on the physical appearance of a dove. Matthew 3.16, Mark 1.10, and John 1.32 all described the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus like a dove. This cannot just be a metaphor since all accounts are describing a physical sight. Whatever form the Holy Spirit took, that form reminded witnesses of a dove. In fact, Luke's Gospel puts a finer point on it. Luke 3.22 says, And the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, You are my dearly loved Son, and You bring me great joy. Looking now to the Old Testament, we see that Ezekiel the Prophet had an encounter with a man of fire, fire being a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Ezekiel 8 says this, It came about in the sixth year on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, took the hand of the Lord God fell on me there. Then I looked and behold, a likeness as the appearance of a man. From his loins and downward there was the appearance of fire, and from his loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the appearance of glowing metal. He stretched out the form of a hand, and caught me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem. I love that the Scripture tells us that the fiery being stretched out the form of a hand. In other words, Ezekiel saw the shape of a hand, the substance being not a flesh, but a fire. And what does Ezekiel call the fiery being who grabbed him by the lock of his head? Look at verse 3. He stretched out the form of a hand, and caught me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. Ezekiel called this fiery being the Spirit. So Ezekiel's vision may very well have been a physical appearance of the Holy Spirit himself. I'm David D. Hernandez and that is your Moment of Truth. For more free content like this, sign up to my emailing list by going to davidhernandezministries.com slash email. Thank you for watching EncounterTV. Don't forget to subscribe and click the notification bell. Also, help us spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Make a one-time donation, or become a monthly supporter by clicking on the donate link now.