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Angelomorphic Holy Spirit
The Form of the Holy Spirit
In my last post on the Ascension of Isaiah, I noted how in that document, Isaiah, while in the highest Heaven, sees a figure standing near God’s throne, which his angel guide informs him is “the angel of the Holy Spirit.” Isaiah sees him as a glorious standing figure comparable to the figure [...]
Posted in Apocalypticism/Mysticism, Doctrinal Issues, Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents Also tagged Angelomorphic, Bucur, Gieschen, Godhead, Hermas, Holy Spirit, Levinson, Pneumatology 2 Comments
Isaiah’s Heavenly Ascent to See the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Insights from the Ascension of Isaiah
The Ascension of Isaiah is an early Christian document that is thought to have been written some time in the second century A.D., and is considered a Christian re-working of an older Jewish tradition. It resembles, in some ways, Isaiah 6, but details a much more elaborate vision, in which [...]
Posted in Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents Also tagged Ascents, Deification, Godhead, Trinity, Vision 12 Comments
Understanding Ezekiel’s Remarkable Merkabah Vision
In Ezekiel 1, the prophet experiences an amazing theophany that has inspired and perplexed readers for centuries. Ezekiel was privileged to see the Merkabah, the flying chariot-throne of God, and “upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it” (Ezek 1:26).
In the account that we have [...]













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