Since God is the Father, Jesus the son, it would make sense that the Holy Spirit is a she. After all, God wants all of us to reunite into one big family, being one with Him.
I'm of a pretty reformed seminary background but I don't see this as being far off either. It seems to be this is a bit of an Eastern Orthodox understanding as well where they say that the theology of the Spirit is the Theology of the church (refer to Eve Tibbs). Our union with Christ, particularly in the church was always seen in some way to be feminine. I note that Rev 22:17 has the "Spirit and the Bride say" as if they both were one voice.
Yeah, this position should not be controversial, but in a world where God is often described as a man, and the Spirit is translated to match that, it often is, and the feminine metaphors for God’s Spirit get lost. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Indeed, something similar happens with this, and even is developed in other Jewish texts and God’s wisdom is personified as a woman. Check out Wisdom of Solomon chapter 6.
Lady Wisdom in Proverbs (Chokma in Hebrew, of Sophia in Greek) appears to be a divine being and claims to be the one through whom God created the world (see especially 8:22-31. Some theologians have proposed that she is a separate divine being and others that she is a 4th member of the trinity. The reason theologians did not identify as being God Himself is that God was always seen as masculine. When I realised that the HS is better expressed and understood in the feminine gender, I wondered if it would be reasonable to assume that Sophia in Proverbs is the Holy Spirit. Reading Proverbs that way did mostly make sense to me. I then realised that I was by no means the first person to make this connection. This has been the position of many Christian groups over the centuries.
If God gave birth to all that is then God is the Parent of all life. We are the essence of God and God wasn’t made in our image but we were designed to represent God. God made us in a way to learn to love each other. God made us different to learn not to fear difference but to rejoice in it. Our genders exist to teach us something more so we can be more. There are creatures in our world that are both sexes and recreate that way. We as beings, chose to create life and to take it, making us responsible for our actions. Our gender isn’t our refection of superiority over each other but a means to learn to exist together.💕🙏💕🙏
@Jean-RayKnightonFitt there is no trinity but simply a heavenly family. The Father= Yahuah/God, The Ruach =Holy spirit Wisdom, and the Son Yahusha=JC.
I would go even further to state that the Holy Spirit is the spirit of Wisdom in Proverbs and the bride of Christ. Now while we’ve been taught that the church is the bride of Christ it is because the church has the Holy Spirit.
Interestingly enough, one of the seven-fold spirits of the Most High Elohim is the spirit of wisdom. The words for wisdom and spirit in Hebrew are both feminine.
This is one of the worst strongholds in the church. We tell women to be busy about good works, but silent in the assembly, but then ignore the busiest and quietest member of the Godhead, the only one who God punishes eternally for slandering. #What'dyousayaboutMyMomma?
Very good video. Congratulations. Nevertheless, due to the different translations and language changes that the original texts have undergone over time, there will always be people who question the true identity of the Holy Spirit from the point of view of language and grammar. However, if we analyze the identity of the Holy Spirit by studying what the sacred texts say about Her, it is indisputable that She is the Heavenly Mother that every son and daughter of God desperately needs. Here I present some examples... Immediately after showing his disciples a faithful representation of the Father in himself: "he that hath seen me hath seen the Father", and while announcing the soon arrival of the Holy Spirit: "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth", Jesus said to his disciples: "I will NOT leave you ORPHANS" (John 14:9, 16-18). WOW!!! HOW MUCH MEANING THERE IS IN THIS LITTLE STATEMENT!!! According to the dictionary, an 'orphan' is someone who “has no FATHER, MOTHER, or either.” That means that as a child of God, if you only have a Father, but do not have A MOTHER, you remain as AN OPHAN. But Jesus, after announcing that he would send the Holy Spirit, explicitly told his disciples that he WOULD NOT leave them ORPHANS. And if they had already come to know theIR HEAVENLY FATHER, what was it that they needed to avoid being left orphans? In order to change their condition as orphans, what the disciples needed was to get to know THEIR HEAVENLY MOTHER. But could it be that just as there is a Heavenly Father, there is also a Heavenly Mother? Jesus himself answered that question when he was talking with Nicodemus about the need for a new birth: “Except a man BE BORN again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”. Now notice what Nicodemus answered: “How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into HIS MOTHER'S WOMB, and be born?” Nicodemus understood that what was in question was a new birth, and he also knew that for a person to be born, he needs A MOTHER. Because a man IS NOT BORN FROM A FATHER, but FROM THE WOMB OF A MOTHER, as demonstrated by God's creation, and as indicated by the Scriptures themselves: “the day I was born; on the day MY MOTHER gave birth to me” (Jeremiah 20:14), and also: "A WOMAN when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as SHE IS DELIVERED OF THE CHILD, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that A MAN IS BORN into the world" (John 16:21). That is why Jesus immediately took advantage of the example that Nicodemus used about the need for A NATURAL MOTHER for a 'natural' birth that allows us to 'enter' this physical world, to make A DIRECT ASSOCIATION and specify 'WHO' WE HAD TO BE BORN FROM spiritually. in order to enter the supernatural kingdom of God, stating that we had to be born “OF THE SPIRIT.” In other words, with his simple response, Jesus was indicating not only to Nicodemus, but also to all the rest of us, that from whom we must be born in order to enter the spiritual kingdom of God, is OUR SPIRITUAL MOTHER, and that SPIRITUAL MOTHER is no other than THE HOLY SPIRIT! "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except A MAN BE BORN of water and OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
It is evident that both Nicodemus and the Lord were aware that unless a man was spiritually born FROM A MOTHER, such birth would be impossible. Therefore, if the children of God are 'BORN OF THE SPIRIT', that means that the Holy Spirit would be no than OUR SPIRITUAL MOTHER! The answer is obvious for everyone who has eyes to see, and ears to hear. But that wasn´t all. The Master also added: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Everyone who comes to life has the same nature as the mother who gave birth to him. And just as mothers of flesh and blood give birth to children of flesh and blood, in order to be born spiritually and thus become a spiritual being, men and women need to be given birth to by A SPIRITUAL MOTHER. In other words, in order to be a 'spirit', one has to be born of a 'Spirit'. If it's so hard for some people to accept this simple truth,, they should just look around. Of all the people they see, do they know anyone who was born from his father's womb? Because at least every hman being I know, was born from HIS MOTHER. That is why God himself ironicized about it when he said: “Inquire now, and see whether the man gives birth” (Jeremiah 30: 6). If it is obvious that a man CANNOT GIVE BIRTH, therefore, if it is FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT that we are born into the kingdom of God, it is equally obvious that the Holy Spirit COULD NOT BE A MALE EITHER. And since we're talking about newborn babies, why is it that so many religious people have a hard time accepting this simple truth? Very simple. Jesus said: "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." (Matthew 11:25). And he also said: "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein" (Mark 10:15). So I invite all those wise and prudent, and quite religious people who reject the femininity and motherhood of the Holy Spirit, to try and explain to a child that 'he only has as father, but he does not have a mother, because mothers do not exist.' Do you think that a child, who has been first inside her womb, and then in the arms of his mother all these years, will believe what they say? Such are these 'wise and prudent' religious people, from whom God has hidden the enormous, yet so simple truth that there is a HEAVENLY MOTHER called wisdom, who is also the Holy Spirit. They will never understand it, unless they convert and become like children: "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3) Robert (Google Translated from spanish)
Thanks for watching, and I appreciate the detail of your comment. I think recognizing God as Parent (included both mother and father) is an important theological concept that often gets glossed over in many circles. Glad you see similar things in Scripture. :)
Oh, Cool, I don’t know Syriac, so I didn’t think to look at that. Had I become a text critic, I would have learned it, but I am not interested in the minutia of textual criticism, so Greek Hebrew Aramaic Latin German and French was enough for me. Haha Thanks for sharing!
Piercing The Veil: Holy Spirit's Identity Revealed Through Scripture (NIV) **GENESIS 1:2 (Holy Spirit 1st Appearance)** 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the **Spirit of God** was hovering over the waters. **GENESIS 1:26 (God Speaks 2 Holy Spirit)** 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” **PROVERBS 8:22-31 (Holy Spirit Recounts Time Spent With God + Genesis)** 22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; 23 I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be. 24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water; 25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, 26 before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth. 27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, 31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. **PROVERBS 8:32-36 (Holy Spirit = Life)** 32 “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. 34 Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. 35 For those who find me find **life** and receive favor from the Lord. 36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.” **JOHN 1:4 (Holy Spirit = Life)** 4 In him was **life**, and that **life** was the light of all mankind. **PROVERBS 8:1-21 (Holy Spirit = Wisdom)** **Wisdom's Call** 1 Does not **wisdom** call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud: 4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. 5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it. 6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. 7 My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. 8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse. 9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge. 10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, 11 for **wisdom** is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 12 “I, **wisdom**, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power. 15 By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just; 16 by me princes govern, and nobles-all who rule on earth. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. 18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, 21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
I have heard the whisper, i have heard still small voice, when i ask a question i will get sentences, when the lord was showing me who i will marry,the voice was clear and female sounding, the christian must know his fathers voice .and you cannot put god in a box.
Question: How does that correlate with Mary taking the "spiritual seed" from the Holy Ghost ? Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Interesting question. I think it is important to note here that the verse you cite does not use the phrase “spiritual seed.” Not sure what translation that is, looks like KJV, but the Greek just says, “therefore also the holy begotten one/thing will be called the son of God.” The “holy begotten one” is neuter, and could be a person or a thing. Because people give birth to people, I think “Holy one” communicates the phrase better, but thing is fine if one wants to communicate the neuter idea. Though, if this was somehow referencing a “seed,” the author would use the word, “seed” (σπέρμα). In other words, Mary has a miraculous pregnancy, yes, but nothing in the verse suggest that Mary is impregnated by a “holy seed.” It’s seems to me more like, because she is empowered by the Spirit, and has the power of the most high, she is able to birth the to the son of God. Those are my first thoughts on an interesting question. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
@@biblegeekPhD it doesn't literally say "seed" , but when you read that verse what else was Mary impregnated by? "The Holy Ghost Shal come upon thee" so do you think this means she was spiritually saved as we are when the Holy Spirit seed is in our heart through the New Birth??? Hence the spiritual term "Born Again", or was she Literally conceiving "that Holy thing" that would one day also save her spiritually...
@@biblegeekPhD Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child < of the Holy Ghost.> What came first the chicken or the 🥚 egg?
I can imagine it being a huge inconvenience if your mom is trying to mother you and you think it's actually your dad. A lot of stuff probably gets lost in translation! And people end up attributing feminine characteristics to Jesus... which is why people should fear him but don't. They try to get away with stuff like he's their mom but he's actually strict? 😅
It's quite elegant, really. The Father, The Mother and The Son. They are roles, not genders. I am not sure, but once I read an article about the bride and the bridegroom being betrothed. The bridegroom pays a dowry, a price, in order to marry the bride. The bride would live separated, for a time. On the day of the wedding, the bride would move to the bridegroom's house, where they would be completely united. In the story of Hosea, God commands Hosea to marry a woman called Gomer. Despite being a mother, his wife, Gomer, was very promiscuous and adulterous. She was sold to the slave market by her lover, where Hosea bought her back at a very costly price. In the same way, Jesus (the bridegroom) bought us (the bride) back from our adultery (from idolatry) and our slavery (from sin), in order to be reunited with us. The bride will still live separated after being betrothed, until it's time to move to the bridegroom's home.
John 14:6, said, John 14:26, Immanuel Jesus came in flesh and many missed he, Including John 3:3-5, Repent of your sins, Revelation 2:17, I received a white stone, it just mysteriously appeared in my KJV bible, Revelation 3:10 I received a biblical message 5/22/2020, started new job at doing the lord’s work, son of man, feeding the hungry, Also, I was dipping a piece of bread into a bowl of olive, then my hand just went down on the edge of the bowl, the oil splashed upon my face and hair, I had known of Queen Esthers fasting, so I researched the Hebrew tradition of anointing, so I then went three days no food or water and anointing daily, as believe GOD ALMIGHTY ELOHIM, had a hand in this happening, shalom
Enoch and Ezekiel had visions of God, as hot iron out of a furnace, however Ezekiel separates sayIng from the waist down as fire, I did not know of scripture at that time I had a voice in my head that said, I am as a man as you, from the waist up, shalom
Ooh, now I'm really starting to like your channel! On one hand, it's true that grammatical gender is just that. But think about how the average person reacts if you call God a "she," as I've heard some ministers do. To me, it misses the mark just as much as calling God a "he" does, for the very reason you cited -- "male and female he created them." We're still only talking about half of God. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "God is neither male nor female; he is God." But you see what they did there, right? "He is God." They still chose the male pronoun. And that's because people are invested in seeing God as a man. That, in turn, affects how we see women. But then we take it one step further and exclude half of the human race by envisioning the entire Trinity as male. Where are women supposed to fit in? There were early Christians, notably in the Syriac tradition, who viewed the Holy Spirit as the feminine aspect of God. And I don't believe their argument was merely grammatical. If you look at the nature of the Spirit, what does it do? It comforts. It nurtures. It's indwelling and personal. It's the giver of life. These are traditionally feminine qualities. And how is the Spirit personified? As a white dove. A gentle feminine symbol of peace. St. Jerome cited a lost work called the Gospel to the Hebrews, in which Jesus himself is said to refer to "my mother the Holy Spirit." The connection that a lot of people don't make is between Sophia (Chokmah) in the wisdom literature and the Trinity. Sophia says in Proverbs that she was there by God's side at the beginning, before the world took form. Essentially, she was the Spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters. People are quick to say that the Sophia of Proverbs isn't meant to be understood as a separate entity from God, only a personification of his wisdom. But the character of Sophia is given much more depth as her own person in the deuterocanonical books of Wisdom and Sirach. It's clear that Hellenism was having a tremendous effect on Jewish thought when these books were written. She's not the Sophia of Greek myth, but she's also not entirely different. To me, it's very easy to understand her as being the Holy Spirit, the one who breathes life into God's creation. Skehinah is understood as feminine. So is Ruach Hakodesh. So why should it be surprising that Chokmah/Sophia is as well, and that this is a primary aspect of God? So yeah, as I like to phrase it, the Holy Spirit is a girl. People tend to either smile or get ticked off.
Also, if you come from a Catholic background, you may appreciate this book: Mary and Early Christian Women. Also, it is free on kindle because of a research grant the researcher got. It is about women clergy in the early church. “This book reveals new early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders--women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacons, presbyters, priests, and bishops.” www.amazon.com/Mary-Early-Christian-Women-Leadership-ebook/dp/B07NZT14J3
I would note that the 2 names that Adam gave his wife: Woman and Eve is named after the Holy Spirit. Wo meaning “to take out of” and Eve meaning “life” The Holy Spirit comes out of the Father(Source) to bring Life to everything the Father(Source) says too.
So, since the word “spirit” in Hebrew is feminine we should conclude that the Holy Spirit is a she? Using that same logic, then we should also conclude that King David’s spirit, which he speaks of all throughout the psalms, is a she. Oh, and Jeremiah’s bones shaking within him in Jeremiah 23:9, the word used there in the Hebrew is feminine, so his bones must be a she? This is silly. Grammatical gender does not imply the actual gender of a thing. Sure, the translators would be inaccurate to translate the Spirit as a “he” in the Old Testament, but there is no reason it should be a “she” either especially since the Greek uses the neuter “it” when it could have so easily used the feminine there as well.
If the biblical authors are willing to call God’s Spirit a She, It, and He (rarely) then I am fine with it too. Yeah, I would have no problem calling David’s Spirit a she, as the biblical authors were fine with it too. As someone who takes the Bible and its language seriously, I am calling people to do the same. You may think grammar doesn’t matter, but it does. Ancient writers had no problem with feminine imagery and metaphors with relation to God or themselves, but in our contemporary world people do, probably because we have systematically translated it out of Bibles. These subtleties affect the ways people think about God, which influences theology, ethics, and more. Thus I think it is important. You’re welcome to disagree, thanks for watching. :)
I also take the language of the Bible seriously, and I appreciate you calling for people to have respect for what is written in it. I dont have a problem with what the bible says, after all, the individual authors were inspired by God to write what they did (2 Tim 3:16). I never said that grammar doesn’t matter, what I did say is that grammatical gender DOES NOT implicate ACTUAL gender. That’s why Jeremiah 23:9 can talk about his bones shaking, “bones” and “shaking” both being feminine words in the Hebrew, and it does not in any way mean that his bones were female. That’s just the way that the language worked. Even if the writers wanted to, they could not somehow force the word for “spirit” to become grammatically masculine. On the other hand, once the authors started to write in Greek, they definitely could have chosen to present the spirit in the masculine OR feminine way, but they didn’t.
It makes way too much sense with how the bride of Christ is amalgamation of the saint’s spirits. Implying that the body replaces the spirit that is removed from the man.
Spirit in the NT in Greek will be neuter, so “it” would be the grammatical gender pronoun. In Acts 2:17, that reference does not have a pronoun. It is an OT quotation, so the Hebrew behind the Greek is feminine and the verb is 1st common singular, “I.” So, to answer your question, there is no pronoun used there in reference to the spirit.
The point I am trying to convey is that I cannot see the third person or trinity. I see Yahweh, his son, Jesus, Christos (Anointed One) and that's it. The holy spirit, whether you want to refer to it as male or female, is not a person. I think my car, who I named Greta, is a car. I consider this to be an act of muddying the water to create confusion and to support the notion that there is a god that has three different entities within the same being.
Well think about it, if Jesus said He was going to accend back up to the Father's right hand & He would send the "Comforter/Spirit of Truth that will guide you into all Truth" then what exactly do you think it could be? The scriptures also state that the Holy Spirit can be "grieved "(Eph4:30) Jesus also states the Holy Spirit will be IN you . I like the fact that God preserved the Hebrew language for the old testament to be written in & its still tried & true it hasn't changed dialect since its conception. The plural form of "Us" in Hebrew is 3 whereas in most languages it's 2 or more. This is why Genesis 1:26 says "Let "US" make man in "OUR " own image. And in Gen11:7 Come, let "US" go down & there confuse their language
Hi, I think you would find that all language evolve, for want of a better word, due to changes in circumstances and borrowing words from other adjacent languages or dialects. Don't get me started on variation here in the UK where people from outlying parts of this little island struggle to understand each other. This causes all sorts of confusion whereby someone could say a string of words understood by the hearer but completely misinterpreted in its meaning. Why do we have so many versions of the Bible if this was not the case? Finally, in relation to Genesis 1:26: In the beginning was the "Word" (John 1:1) and to add to the confusion the "Word" was God (King James Version). As Jesus said that he was the way the truth and the life...(John 14:6) It could be construed that he was God or a part of God. But, he had to sit down at his fathers' right hand, or his own right hand. So, can anyone sit down at their own right hand? Sorry I have probably thrown more confusion in here but, if in doubt, prayer and meditation might help alleviate, at least to some degree. Please keep the faith and press on for further enlightenment. All very best wishes, AJ225. @@LeeEternal-8
I was just wondering if there is a clearer example in the Hebrew scriptures where the feminine pronoun is used to refer to the Spirit of God. I really don't think a case can be made about the gender of God from grammar and any conclusions made from metaphorical interpretations are too subjective. Besides pronouns and the gender of words, I think there is sufficient material to argue for the masculinity and femininity of God.
This is a great wondering you have presented. :) Definitely check out the resources in my video description. There is one article about the “gender bending” of God that details God in many places in the Bible not being confined to one gender. So I agree there is ample evidence to argue for God being presented in masculine and feminine ways. The article reads like a Biblical Theology article, so it details the many places in the Bible where God does fatherly things and motherly things and more, well beyond the Spirit being a she. That said, one of the reasons I cite Lakoff is because his work reveals that the foundation and language and of thought is metaphor, and thus metaphorical expressions are, yes subjective, but fundamental to how all humans experience life and language. Every human uses language and experiences the world from their own subjective position. However, metaphors work because humans have shared subjective experiences. When we think that other forms of language are some how more grounded and more objective, and metaphor is less valid, we are actually misguided. There is a lot of science and philosophy going into his arguments, so I can’t cover it all here. All that is to say, grammar and metaphor are the most foundational arguments one can make about God and the Spirit being a She or an It or a He. Furthermore, every linguistic use is a at its core metaphoric because all language is not the thing it is referencing, but a word standing in place of the reference. So, when we describe God as a He who creates or a Spirit or hovers, both of those are metaphoric expressions that stand in place of the actual God we are describing. Just as I am typing this sentence now stands in for the moment this was typed not the moment you are reading. This reveals that language at its core is metaphoric (and syntax and grammar is related to this metaphoric expression). So, before we throw out metaphors as subjective, perhaps reconsider how metaphors shape how you think and talk and wonder. If you want more of this kind of thinking, check out Lakoff’s “political mind”. Or if your an academically minded person, “metaphors we live by” is also good, just more dry and detailed.
@@biblegeekPhDThanks for the reply. I don't question that language is metaphorical, I am only questioning whether the gender of words in gendered languages have particular meaning according to the gender. Do the genders of these words actually point to any meaning outside of themselves. For example, is there any metaphorical reason the word sword in Hebrew is feminine.
My understanding is that the Holy Spirit is androgynous. This makes sense if both male and female are made in the image of God. But with these feminine usages of Spirit of God in Hebrew in the OT as female thats really interesting. With Greek deciding to name the Holy Spirit gender neutral means that the Greek translators could've chosen a feminine pronoun but chose neuter meaning that they emphasised its neutral essence. It also makes sense that as men and women receive the Holy Spirit into their bodies upon salvation that they become complete by receiving a portion of God from the other gender to theirs.
Yeah, this is certainly acceptable. One of the goals of my video is merely to get people to stop thinking the spirit must be a “He.” This just isn’t accurate to the biblical text.
I read the Book The Wisdom of Solomon and throughout the whole book The Holy Spirit was referred to as she. This is the same throughout the other Lost Books of the Bible
Question how is it the Holy Spirit aka Wisdom is a she in the Tanakh (incorrectly called the old testament by christinsanity) and then transitions to he in the pagan greek new testament fiction, fable and fairytale to the spirit of truth and he will guide you to all truth. Theres only lucifer who would CONvince anyone of this lie. APTTMH Yahuah
The Spirit is never referred to as a he in the Greek New Testament, as my video points out, the Spirit is neuter in Greek, and thus uses the “It” pronoun. Wisdom in Greek, Sophia, is also a she. So, it would use feminine pronouns. You will notice that in my videos I usually say “Hebrew Bible” to avoid the issues with the “Old Testament.”
@@biblegeekPhD John 14:16-17 says otherwise, the romans wrote the new test for the mind on behalf of the fallen angels. Tanakh is the One, Only and True Word of Almighty Yahuah
The reason I cover John 14 in this video is because it is translated poorly. The Spirit is also neuter in the verses you mentioned. The NT was written by Jews. Very few scholars think the authors of the NT were anything other than Jews who thought Jesus was the Jewish Messiah. You’re welcome to disagree with the scholarly consensus or the content of the NT, but it was not written by Romans for the mind of fallen angels.
@@biblegeekPhD Thank you for the interaction, the alleged jews that wrote the NT for the romans are not the true people of Yisrael who were scattered to the 4 corners but imposters who have hijacked the bloodlines, they are generally Askenazi of the bloodline of Japheth and the children of Lucifer, could you please watch this brother of mine teaching on this subject and explore his other teachings, would love your reply as we are all seeking and learning the One, Only and Truth of Our Most High Abba Yahuah, shalom. ua-cam.com/video/5Ii9-91uYwM/v-deo.html
Well considering we wont be Marrying in heaven 🤔 Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 22:32 I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 22:33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.
@@biblegeekPhD yw. O I don't really see the Holy Spirit as a feminine spirit especially with how much the Occult world is pushing that narrative these end days . CK these links I'll share in a second.
The Greek word Ek always refers to a child coming by a woman, whereas the Greek word for begot is used when a male makes a child. Mary is said in scripture to be pregnant by (ek) the Holy Spirit. Father, Male Spirit, and Son is way more gender confusing than beliving Father, Female Spirit, and Son. The Hebrew term El Shaddai is one title of God that can mean either Almighty God, Destroyer God, or Many Breasted God, depending on what word is being made plural with the ai ending. I believe that it is all three, representing God being Almighty in perfect Masculine and Feminine traits. He destroys His enemies in perfect protection of His children. And She comforts and nurtures Her children with Her many breasts. Also both Ruach and Kodesh, as in Ruach Ha'Kodesh (the Holy Spirit) are feminine. In fact, the word Kodesh (Holy/Holiness) is a borrowed word from the Caananite language, kadesh. Kadesh was Caananite for holiness and was specifically usedd to refer to Ashera. Now clearly Holy Spirit and Ashera are not one and the same as God's hatred for ashera is clear in scripture. God revealed Himself to Abram as "El", the Father God of the Caananite pantheon. This was the same thing He did in Acts when He sent Paul to the Athenians to teach them who their "Unknown God" was. Perhaps by borrowing the term Kodesh from Kadesh, God was also conveying that there are certain aspects of Ashera Kadesh found in Ruach ha'Kodesh, the Holy Spirit. Perhaps that Holy Spirit portrays the feminine characteristics of God? Is Holy Spirit the female image of God talked about in Genesis ("in His image....male and female")? Is Holy Spirit the Mother in the Trinity? Father, Mother, Son?
In genesis 1:27 when mankind is first created and Eve is not taken from the rib yet...could this be read as an adrogenous dualistic human?...similarly in Galatians 3:28, with regard to pronoun use. I understand common understanding that says this just means whomever you are, we're all one in Christ...but the more I'm exposed to transgender issues being a hot potato topic...it makes me wonder. Final thought. If the Holy Spirit is feminine, why would that Spirit be used to decend on Mary for the purposes of impregnating her?...isn't that decisively a male function?
Your comment about the creation narrative is something that Wilda Gafney talks about in her book, Womanist Midrash, which is referenced in the video. Essentially, early rabbinic interpretation of Gen 2 understand the “rib” to actually be “side” and “the Adam” was split in half. Prior to that the Adam was a four legged creature, not a two legged male. The Adam was the first human, and the creature was then split in half into male and female. So, “man” was not created first, “the Adam” was made first. The spirit should not be seen as impregnating Mary for a whole host of reasons. The Spirit of God comes onto people many times throughout Scripture, and it is not seen as a sexual encounter. So, that way of reading the miraculous conception isn’t reading the encounter in context (biblically or historically). God’s Spirit didn’t have sex with Mary. Also, in the NT the Spirit is Neuter, so that logic breaks down, and the Spirit is specifically not gendered in that encounter. There is no gendered pronoun in Gal 3:28. That said, the mention of “male and female” and not “male nor female,” as the two previous binaries, is an allusion to Gen 1:27. Thus, this unity and equality is a restoration of the way humanity was at creation, before the fall. Or you could say, it is new creation. That said, the patriarchal hierarchy that came after the fall is abolished in Christ. All humans are equal, whatever their gender, in Christ. This does not erase difference between people, but rather equalizes all our differences, and puts everyone on a level playing field.
@biblegeek7 Not really. The sons of God themselves are fully male in Genesis 6 and lusted after the daughters of man. Genesis 2 has more interesting implications of “beast of the field” and “fowl of the air” actually being a choosable female an help that is like the Holy Spirit, angelic daughters of God. With Christ (the perfect Adam) and the angels (who also have never fallen), it’s easily noticeable that Christ represents the father, and the angels represent the Holy Spirit. Due to Christ being front and center as the father is, with the angels being the invisible aiders. Like with fallen man and woman. The rib in itself is taken from Adam because it is connected to the desires in his heart, after he rejected the daughters. And that desire became Eve, the Rachel Adam sought for into his own doom. And because Eve was fallen, Eve was dragged down to the level of the angels, a servant of man. Her curses are supposed to make her more controllable under the hands of a man, like how man can command the angels in genesis 1 (the beasf of the field, fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea).
“God is Spirit” John 4:24 God transcends human gender, and this is why both women and men are said to be made in the image of God in Gen 1:27. Moreover, this is why God is not limited to only being called a father in scripture, God is also described with motherly characteristics as well. When people limit God to only being a “He” they are grafting onto God a category that God should not be limited to. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I think it matters in the ways we think about God. Became western society as limited God to “He” it has influenced the ways we think and talk about God, which affects society and culture. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
What about The Bride? Is he/she female? . Consider this: . Genesis 2:24 That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must stick to his wife ** AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE ** flesh. . What gender is THE ONE? . Now consider this: . Ezekiel 37:19 speak to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord God has said: “Here I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of E´phra·im, and the tribes of Israel his partners, and I will put them upon it, that is, the stick of Judah, and I shall actually make them one stick ** AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE ** in my hand.”’ . JUDAH, king of the Jews, Jesus Christ, The Bridegroom. JOSEPH, king of the Nations, ?????????, The Bride . AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE
I think you are noticing a lot of interesting metaphors in the Bible. That said, I think many people haven’t considered how all these metaphors work and what that work does to our conceptions about God, which is one reason I made this video on the Spirit. Glad my video inspired these thoughts! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
@@biblegeekPhD -- Yes! . Have you compared the metaphors which, describe Daniel's fourth and fearsome beast, to those used in Micah Chapter 3? . You really could do some geeky stuff! . .
@@LeeEternal-8 -- Yes! . Did you receive an invitation? . Revelation 19:9 And he tells me: “Write: HAPPY are those invited to the evening meal of the Lamb’s marriage.” . . Luke 6:22-23 HAPPY are YOU whenever men hate YOU, and whenever they exclude YOU and reproach YOU and cast out YOUR name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man. 23 Rejoice in that day . [NAME OF PERSON] is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses ---->> "and cast out YOUR NAME" . . I'm HAPPY. . Jesus Christ is Awesome! . .
@@isaiah30v8 YES 🙌🏾 @ the sound of the LAST 📯! & I have "counted the cost"(Luke14) Do you agree that Rev19:17 was a reiteration of Rev19:9? The metaphorical "Supper" is the same Day of our Lord Mentioned in Matt24:28 . If we aren't literally marrying or given in marriage (Matt22:29-32) but are as the angels, & also we know "flesh & blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God"(1Cor15:50-58) then I don't see why it would be a literal carnal feast as we know them to be now, does that make sense???
Since God is the Father, Jesus the son, it would make sense that the Holy Spirit is a she. After all, God wants all of us to reunite into one big family, being one with Him.
Perhaps. And there are indeed many family metaphors used to talk about God and God’s people.
I'm of a pretty reformed seminary background but I don't see this as being far off either. It seems to be this is a bit of an Eastern Orthodox understanding as well where they say that the theology of the Spirit is the Theology of the church (refer to Eve Tibbs). Our union with Christ, particularly in the church was always seen in some way to be feminine. I note that Rev 22:17 has the "Spirit and the Bride say" as if they both were one voice.
Yeah, this position should not be controversial, but in a world where God is often described as a man, and the Spirit is translated to match that, it often is, and the feminine metaphors for God’s Spirit get lost. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@biblegeekPhD Thanks for the reply. Good video too, appreciate your content!
Very interesting. My understanding is that the Spirit of Wisdom in Proverbs is also described as feminine. What's your thoughts on this?
Indeed, something similar happens with this, and even is developed in other Jewish texts and God’s wisdom is personified as a woman. Check out Wisdom of Solomon chapter 6.
Lady Wisdom in Proverbs (Chokma in Hebrew, of Sophia in Greek) appears to be a divine being and claims to be the one through whom God created the world (see especially 8:22-31. Some theologians have proposed that she is a separate divine being and others that she is a 4th member of the trinity. The reason theologians did not identify as being God Himself is that God was always seen as masculine. When I realised that the HS is better expressed and understood in the feminine gender, I wondered if it would be reasonable to assume that Sophia in Proverbs is the Holy Spirit. Reading Proverbs that way did mostly make sense to me. I then realised that I was by no means the first person to make this connection. This has been the position of many Christian groups over the centuries.
If God gave birth to all that is then God is the Parent of all life. We are the essence of God and God wasn’t made in our image but we were designed to represent God. God made us in a way to learn to love each other. God made us different to learn not to fear difference but to rejoice in it. Our genders exist to teach us something more so we can be more. There are creatures in our world that are both sexes and recreate that way. We as beings, chose to create life and to take it, making us responsible for our actions. Our gender isn’t our refection of superiority over each other but a means to learn to exist together.💕🙏💕🙏
@Jean-RayKnightonFitt there is no trinity but simply a heavenly family. The Father= Yahuah/God, The Ruach =Holy spirit Wisdom, and the Son Yahusha=JC.
I would go even further to state that the Holy Spirit is the spirit of Wisdom in Proverbs and the bride of Christ. Now while we’ve been taught that the church is the bride of Christ it is because the church has the Holy Spirit.
Interesting insight :) thanks for watching and commenting.
Interestingly enough, one of the seven-fold spirits of the Most High Elohim is the spirit of wisdom. The words for wisdom and spirit in Hebrew are both feminine.
It is my view that the only way for mankind to become godlike is for men and women to unite, The devil seeks to spread disunity,
Indeed, unity in the equality of all people.
This is one of the worst strongholds in the church. We tell women to be busy about good works, but silent in the assembly, but then ignore the busiest and quietest member of the Godhead, the only one who God punishes eternally for slandering. #What'dyousayaboutMyMomma?
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Haha good point
What do you mean the only one who God punishes for slandering?
@@ilovejesus2950 Jesus teaches that all blasphemy of the father and son will be forgiven, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven.
A terrifically insightful video. Thanks for teaching in a way lay peole can understand.
Thank you so much for your kind words :) Bringing biblical scholarship to the lay audience is definitely a goal of my channel.
Very good video. Congratulations. Nevertheless, due to the different translations and language changes that the original texts have undergone over time, there will always be people who question the true identity of the Holy Spirit from the point of view of language and grammar.
However, if we analyze the identity of the Holy Spirit by studying what the sacred texts say about Her, it is indisputable that She is the Heavenly Mother that every son and daughter of God desperately needs.
Here I present some examples... Immediately after showing his disciples a faithful representation of the Father in himself: "he that hath seen me hath seen the Father", and while announcing the soon arrival of the Holy Spirit: "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth", Jesus said to his disciples: "I will NOT leave you ORPHANS" (John 14:9, 16-18). WOW!!! HOW MUCH MEANING THERE IS IN THIS LITTLE STATEMENT!!!
According to the dictionary, an 'orphan' is someone who “has no FATHER, MOTHER, or either.” That means that as a child of God, if you only have a Father, but do not have A MOTHER, you remain as AN OPHAN. But Jesus, after announcing that he would send the Holy Spirit, explicitly told his disciples that he WOULD NOT leave them ORPHANS. And if they had already come to know theIR HEAVENLY FATHER, what was it that they needed to avoid being left orphans? In order to change their condition as orphans, what the disciples needed was to get to know THEIR HEAVENLY MOTHER.
But could it be that just as there is a Heavenly Father, there is also a Heavenly Mother? Jesus himself answered that question when he was talking with Nicodemus about the need for a new birth: “Except a man BE BORN again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.
Now notice what Nicodemus answered: “How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into HIS MOTHER'S WOMB, and be born?” Nicodemus understood that what was in question was a new birth, and he also knew that for a person to be born, he needs A MOTHER. Because a man IS NOT BORN FROM A FATHER, but FROM THE WOMB OF A MOTHER, as demonstrated by God's creation, and as indicated by the Scriptures themselves: “the day I was born; on the day MY MOTHER gave birth to me” (Jeremiah 20:14), and also: "A WOMAN when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as SHE IS DELIVERED OF THE CHILD, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that A MAN IS BORN into the world" (John 16:21).
That is why Jesus immediately took advantage of the example that Nicodemus used about the need for A NATURAL MOTHER for a 'natural' birth that allows us to 'enter' this physical world, to make A DIRECT ASSOCIATION and specify 'WHO' WE HAD TO BE BORN FROM spiritually. in order to enter the supernatural kingdom of God, stating that we had to be born “OF THE SPIRIT.” In other words, with his simple response, Jesus was indicating not only to Nicodemus, but also to all the rest of us, that from whom we must be born in order to enter the spiritual kingdom of God, is OUR SPIRITUAL MOTHER, and that SPIRITUAL MOTHER is no other than THE HOLY SPIRIT! "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except A MAN BE BORN of water and OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
It is evident that both Nicodemus and the Lord were aware that unless a man was spiritually born FROM A MOTHER, such birth would be impossible. Therefore, if the children of God are 'BORN OF THE SPIRIT', that means that the Holy Spirit would be no than OUR SPIRITUAL MOTHER! The answer is obvious for everyone who has eyes to see, and ears to hear.
But that wasn´t all. The Master also added: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Everyone who comes to life has the same nature as the mother who gave birth to him. And just as mothers of flesh and blood give birth to children of flesh and blood, in order to be born spiritually and thus become a spiritual being, men and women need to be given birth to by A SPIRITUAL MOTHER. In other words, in order to be a 'spirit', one has to be born of a 'Spirit'.
If it's so hard for some people to accept this simple truth,, they should just look around. Of all the people they see, do they know anyone who was born from his father's womb? Because at least every hman being I know, was born from HIS MOTHER. That is why God himself ironicized about it when he said: “Inquire now, and see whether the man gives birth” (Jeremiah 30: 6). If it is obvious that a man CANNOT GIVE BIRTH, therefore, if it is FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT that we are born into the kingdom of God, it is equally obvious that the Holy Spirit COULD NOT BE A MALE EITHER.
And since we're talking about newborn babies, why is it that so many religious people have a hard time accepting this simple truth? Very simple.
Jesus said: "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." (Matthew 11:25). And he also said: "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein" (Mark 10:15).
So I invite all those wise and prudent, and quite religious people who reject the femininity and motherhood of the Holy Spirit, to try and explain to a child that 'he only has as father, but he does not have a mother, because mothers do not exist.'
Do you think that a child, who has been first inside her womb, and then in the arms of his mother all these years, will believe what they say?
Such are these 'wise and prudent' religious people, from whom God has hidden the enormous, yet so simple truth that there is a HEAVENLY MOTHER called wisdom, who is also the Holy Spirit.
They will never understand it, unless they convert and become like children: "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
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Thanks for watching, and I appreciate the detail of your comment. I think recognizing God as Parent (included both mother and father) is an important theological concept that often gets glossed over in many circles. Glad you see similar things in Scripture. :)
The old Syriac version of John has “she” in John 14 for the Holy Spirit here, whereas the two time the spirit of truth is referred to as a he.
Oh, Cool, I don’t know Syriac, so I didn’t think to look at that. Had I become a text critic, I would have learned it, but I am not interested in the minutia of textual criticism, so Greek Hebrew Aramaic Latin German and French was enough for me. Haha Thanks for sharing!
Piercing The Veil: Holy Spirit's Identity Revealed Through Scripture (NIV)
**GENESIS 1:2 (Holy Spirit 1st Appearance)**
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the **Spirit of God** was hovering over the waters.
**GENESIS 1:26 (God Speaks 2 Holy Spirit)**
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
**PROVERBS 8:22-31 (Holy Spirit Recounts Time Spent With God + Genesis)**
22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; 23 I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be. 24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water; 25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, 26 before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth. 27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, 31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
**PROVERBS 8:32-36 (Holy Spirit = Life)**
32 “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. 34 Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. 35 For those who find me find **life** and receive favor from the Lord. 36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
**JOHN 1:4 (Holy Spirit = Life)**
4 In him was **life**, and that **life** was the light of all mankind.
**PROVERBS 8:1-21 (Holy Spirit = Wisdom)**
**Wisdom's Call**
1 Does not **wisdom** call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3 beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud: 4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. 5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it. 6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. 7 My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. 8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse. 9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge. 10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, 11 for **wisdom** is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 12 “I, **wisdom**, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power. 15 By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just; 16 by me princes govern, and nobles-all who rule on earth. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. 18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, 21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
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I have heard the whisper, i have heard still small voice, when i ask a question i will get sentences, when the lord was showing me who i will marry,the voice was clear and female sounding, the christian must know his fathers voice .and you cannot put god in a box.
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Question: How does that correlate with Mary taking the "spiritual seed" from the Holy Ghost ?
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Interesting question.
I think it is important to note here that the verse you cite does not use the phrase “spiritual seed.” Not sure what translation that is, looks like KJV, but the Greek just says, “therefore also the holy begotten one/thing will be called the son of God.” The “holy begotten one” is neuter, and could be a person or a thing. Because people give birth to people, I think “Holy one” communicates the phrase better, but thing is fine if one wants to communicate the neuter idea. Though, if this was somehow referencing a “seed,” the author would use the word, “seed” (σπέρμα).
In other words, Mary has a miraculous pregnancy, yes, but nothing in the verse suggest that Mary is impregnated by a “holy seed.” It’s seems to me more like, because she is empowered by the Spirit, and has the power of the most high, she is able to birth the to the son of God.
Those are my first thoughts on an interesting question. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
@@biblegeekPhD it doesn't literally say "seed" , but when you read that verse what else was Mary impregnated by? "The Holy Ghost Shal come upon thee" so do you think this means she was spiritually saved as we are when the Holy Spirit seed is in our heart through the New Birth??? Hence the spiritual term "Born Again", or was she Literally conceiving "that Holy thing" that would one day also save her spiritually...
@@biblegeekPhD thank you for a calm response 👍🏾
@@biblegeekPhD Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child < of the Holy Ghost.>
What came first the chicken or the 🥚 egg?
Gen 3:15
The battle between the serpent & the WOMAN'S SEED
I've never heard The Holy Spirit referred to as a "she"..
Well, if you read the Bible in Hebrew, you would :)
@@biblegeekPhDdo men see the Holy Spirit more as a woman then women do?
I can imagine it being a huge inconvenience if your mom is trying to mother you and you think it's actually your dad. A lot of stuff probably gets lost in translation! And people end up attributing feminine characteristics to Jesus... which is why people should fear him but don't. They try to get away with stuff like he's their mom but he's actually strict? 😅
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Heb12/Rev3:19
It's quite elegant, really. The Father, The Mother and The Son. They are roles, not genders.
I am not sure, but once I read an article about the bride and the bridegroom being betrothed. The bridegroom pays a dowry, a price, in order to marry the bride. The bride would live separated, for a time. On the day of the wedding, the bride would move to the bridegroom's house, where they would be completely united.
In the story of Hosea, God commands Hosea to marry a woman called Gomer. Despite being a mother, his wife, Gomer, was very promiscuous and adulterous. She was sold to the slave market by her lover, where Hosea bought her back at a very costly price.
In the same way, Jesus (the bridegroom) bought us (the bride) back from our adultery (from idolatry) and our slavery (from sin), in order to be reunited with us. The bride will still live separated after being betrothed, until it's time to move to the bridegroom's home.
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What is that wonderful music in the intro?
Thanks for watching. Glad you like the music, so do I! Haha. It is in the video description. It is ChillHop.
John 14:6, said, John 14:26, Immanuel Jesus came in flesh and many missed he,
Including John 3:3-5,
Repent of your sins,
Revelation 2:17, I received a white stone, it just mysteriously appeared in my KJV bible,
Revelation 3:10
I received a biblical message 5/22/2020, started new job at doing the lord’s work, son of man, feeding the hungry,
Also, I was dipping a piece of bread into a bowl of olive, then my hand just went down on the edge of the bowl, the oil splashed upon my face and hair, I had known of Queen Esthers fasting, so I researched the Hebrew tradition of anointing, so I then went three days no food or water and anointing daily, as believe GOD ALMIGHTY ELOHIM, had a hand in this happening, shalom
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Enoch and Ezekiel had visions of God, as hot iron out of a furnace, however Ezekiel separates sayIng from the waist down as fire,
I did not know of scripture at that time I had a voice in my head that said, I am as a man as you, from the waist up, shalom
Ooh, now I'm really starting to like your channel!
On one hand, it's true that grammatical gender is just that. But think about how the average person reacts if you call God a "she," as I've heard some ministers do. To me, it misses the mark just as much as calling God a "he" does, for the very reason you cited -- "male and female he created them." We're still only talking about half of God. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "God is neither male nor female; he is God."
But you see what they did there, right? "He is God." They still chose the male pronoun. And that's because people are invested in seeing God as a man. That, in turn, affects how we see women. But then we take it one step further and exclude half of the human race by envisioning the entire Trinity as male. Where are women supposed to fit in?
There were early Christians, notably in the Syriac tradition, who viewed the Holy Spirit as the feminine aspect of God. And I don't believe their argument was merely grammatical. If you look at the nature of the Spirit, what does it do? It comforts. It nurtures. It's indwelling and personal. It's the giver of life. These are traditionally feminine qualities. And how is the Spirit personified? As a white dove. A gentle feminine symbol of peace.
St. Jerome cited a lost work called the Gospel to the Hebrews, in which Jesus himself is said to refer to "my mother the Holy Spirit."
The connection that a lot of people don't make is between Sophia (Chokmah) in the wisdom literature and the Trinity. Sophia says in Proverbs that she was there by God's side at the beginning, before the world took form. Essentially, she was the Spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters. People are quick to say that the Sophia of Proverbs isn't meant to be understood as a separate entity from God, only a personification of his wisdom. But the character of Sophia is given much more depth as her own person in the deuterocanonical books of Wisdom and Sirach. It's clear that Hellenism was having a tremendous effect on Jewish thought when these books were written. She's not the Sophia of Greek myth, but she's also not entirely different. To me, it's very easy to understand her as being the Holy Spirit, the one who breathes life into God's creation. Skehinah is understood as feminine. So is Ruach Hakodesh. So why should it be surprising that Chokmah/Sophia is as well, and that this is a primary aspect of God?
So yeah, as I like to phrase it, the Holy Spirit is a girl. People tend to either smile or get ticked off.
Yeah, when I read Wisdom of Solomon for the first time, I was struck by her depiction of Sophia.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
Also, if you come from a Catholic background, you may appreciate this book: Mary and Early Christian Women. Also, it is free on kindle because of a research grant the researcher got. It is about women clergy in the early church. “This book reveals new early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders--women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacons, presbyters, priests, and bishops.”
www.amazon.com/Mary-Early-Christian-Women-Leadership-ebook/dp/B07NZT14J3
Thank you! I'm going to have to get that!
I would note that the 2 names that Adam gave his wife: Woman and Eve is named after the Holy Spirit. Wo meaning “to take out of” and Eve meaning “life” The Holy Spirit comes out of the Father(Source) to bring Life to everything the Father(Source) says too.
The Hebrew tells a different story. You should check out Wil Gafney’s book. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
So, since the word “spirit” in Hebrew is feminine we should conclude that the Holy Spirit is a she? Using that same logic, then we should also conclude that King David’s spirit, which he speaks of all throughout the psalms, is a she. Oh, and Jeremiah’s bones shaking within him in Jeremiah 23:9, the word used there in the Hebrew is feminine, so his bones must be a she? This is silly. Grammatical gender does not imply the actual gender of a thing. Sure, the translators would be inaccurate to translate the Spirit as a “he” in the Old Testament, but there is no reason it should be a “she” either especially since the Greek uses the neuter “it” when it could have so easily used the feminine there as well.
If the biblical authors are willing to call God’s Spirit a She, It, and He (rarely) then I am fine with it too. Yeah, I would have no problem calling David’s Spirit a she, as the biblical authors were fine with it too. As someone who takes the Bible and its language seriously, I am calling people to do the same. You may think grammar doesn’t matter, but it does. Ancient writers had no problem with feminine imagery and metaphors with relation to God or themselves, but in our contemporary world people do, probably because we have systematically translated it out of Bibles. These subtleties affect the ways people think about God, which influences theology, ethics, and more. Thus I think it is important. You’re welcome to disagree, thanks for watching. :)
I also take the language of the Bible seriously, and I appreciate you calling for people to have respect for what is written in it. I dont have a problem with what the bible says, after all, the individual authors were inspired by God to write what they did (2 Tim 3:16). I never said that grammar doesn’t matter, what I did say is that grammatical gender DOES NOT implicate ACTUAL gender. That’s why Jeremiah 23:9 can talk about his bones shaking, “bones” and “shaking” both being feminine words in the Hebrew, and it does not in any way mean that his bones were female. That’s just the way that the language worked. Even if the writers wanted to, they could not somehow force the word for “spirit” to become grammatically masculine. On the other hand, once the authors started to write in Greek, they definitely could have chosen to present the spirit in the masculine OR feminine way, but they didn’t.
It makes way too much sense with how the bride of Christ is amalgamation of the saint’s spirits. Implying that the body replaces the spirit that is removed from the man.
@@justice8718 what does that have to do with the Holy Spirit being a she?
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When Jesus spoke about the spirit being poured out on faithful Christians, did he say she or he? Acts 2:17 and other verses.
Spirit in the NT in Greek will be neuter, so “it” would be the grammatical gender pronoun. In Acts 2:17, that reference does not have a pronoun. It is an OT quotation, so the Hebrew behind the Greek is feminine and the verb is 1st common singular, “I.”
So, to answer your question, there is no pronoun used there in reference to the spirit.
The point I am trying to convey is that I cannot see the third person or trinity. I see Yahweh, his son, Jesus, Christos (Anointed One) and that's it. The holy spirit, whether you want to refer to it as male or female, is not a person. I think my car, who I named Greta, is a car. I consider this to be an act of muddying the water to create confusion and to support the notion that there is a god that has three different entities within the same being.
Well think about it, if Jesus said He was going to accend back up to the Father's right hand & He would send the "Comforter/Spirit of Truth that will guide you into all Truth" then what exactly do you think it could be? The scriptures also state that the Holy Spirit can be "grieved "(Eph4:30) Jesus also states the Holy Spirit will be IN you .
I like the fact that God preserved the Hebrew language for the old testament to be written in & its still tried & true it hasn't changed dialect since its conception. The plural form of "Us" in Hebrew is 3 whereas in most languages it's 2 or more.
This is why Genesis 1:26 says "Let "US" make man in "OUR " own image.
And in Gen11:7 Come, let "US" go down & there confuse their language
@@aj225I completely agree with you. Muddying the water indeed
Hi, I think you would find that all language evolve, for want of a better word, due to changes in circumstances and borrowing words from other adjacent languages or dialects. Don't get me started on variation here in the UK where people from outlying parts of this little island struggle to understand each other. This causes all sorts of confusion whereby someone could say a string of words understood by the hearer but completely misinterpreted in its meaning. Why do we have so many versions of the Bible if this was not the case? Finally, in relation to Genesis 1:26: In the beginning was the "Word" (John 1:1) and to add to the confusion the "Word" was God (King James Version). As Jesus said that he was the way the truth and the life...(John 14:6) It could be construed that he was God or a part of God. But, he had to sit down at his fathers' right hand, or his own right hand. So, can anyone sit down at their own right hand? Sorry I have probably thrown more confusion in here but, if in doubt, prayer and meditation might help alleviate, at least to some degree. Please keep the faith and press on for further enlightenment. All very best wishes, AJ225. @@LeeEternal-8
This is very helpful because I am teaching one my cats about hermeneutics
Oh, well they would probably appreciate PERRRmeneutics.
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The ancient Hebrew and Greek do not neuter names. Random words yes, but not names.
I do not claim this in the video. That said, the Spirit is neuter in the Greek text and feminine in the Hebrew text.
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Wilda Gafney, she wrote a book.
She has actually written multiple books. Thanks for watching and for your comment :)
@@biblegeekPhD Wilda Gafney, She wrote many books. 😊
I was just wondering if there is a clearer example in the Hebrew scriptures where the feminine pronoun is used to refer to the Spirit of God. I really don't think a case can be made about the gender of God from grammar and any conclusions made from metaphorical interpretations are too subjective. Besides pronouns and the gender of words, I think there is sufficient material to argue for the masculinity and femininity of God.
This is a great wondering you have presented. :)
Definitely check out the resources in my video description. There is one article about the “gender bending” of God that details God in many places in the Bible not being confined to one gender. So I agree there is ample evidence to argue for God being presented in masculine and feminine ways. The article reads like a Biblical Theology article, so it details the many places in the Bible where God does fatherly things and motherly things and more, well beyond the Spirit being a she.
That said, one of the reasons I cite Lakoff is because his work reveals that the foundation and language and of thought is metaphor, and thus metaphorical expressions are, yes subjective, but fundamental to how all humans experience life and language. Every human uses language and experiences the world from their own subjective position. However, metaphors work because humans have shared subjective experiences. When we think that other forms of language are some how more grounded and more objective, and metaphor is less valid, we are actually misguided. There is a lot of science and philosophy going into his arguments, so I can’t cover it all here. All that is to say, grammar and metaphor are the most foundational arguments one can make about God and the Spirit being a She or an It or a He. Furthermore, every linguistic use is a at its core metaphoric because all language is not the thing it is referencing, but a word standing in place of the reference. So, when we describe God as a He who creates or a Spirit or hovers, both of those are metaphoric expressions that stand in place of the actual God we are describing. Just as I am typing this sentence now stands in for the moment this was typed not the moment you are reading. This reveals that language at its core is metaphoric (and syntax and grammar is related to this metaphoric expression). So, before we throw out metaphors as subjective, perhaps reconsider how metaphors shape how you think and talk and wonder. If you want more of this kind of thinking, check out Lakoff’s “political mind”. Or if your an academically minded person, “metaphors we live by” is also good, just more dry and detailed.
@@biblegeekPhDThanks for the reply. I don't question that language is metaphorical, I am only questioning whether the gender of words in gendered languages have particular meaning according to the gender. Do the genders of these words actually point to any meaning outside of themselves. For example, is there any metaphorical reason the word sword in Hebrew is feminine.
My understanding is that the Holy Spirit is androgynous. This makes sense if both male and female are made in the image of God. But with these feminine usages of Spirit of God in Hebrew in the OT as female thats really interesting. With Greek deciding to name the Holy Spirit gender neutral means that the Greek translators could've chosen a feminine pronoun but chose neuter meaning that they emphasised its neutral essence.
It also makes sense that as men and women receive the Holy Spirit into their bodies upon salvation that they become complete by receiving a portion of God from the other gender to theirs.
Yeah, this is certainly acceptable. One of the goals of my video is merely to get people to stop thinking the spirit must be a “He.” This just isn’t accurate to the biblical text.
I read the Book The Wisdom of Solomon and throughout the whole book The Holy Spirit was referred to as she. This is the same throughout the other Lost Books of the Bible
Question how is it the Holy Spirit aka Wisdom is a she in the Tanakh (incorrectly called the old testament by christinsanity) and then transitions to he in the pagan greek new testament fiction, fable and fairytale to the spirit of truth and he will guide you to all truth. Theres only lucifer who would CONvince anyone of this lie.
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The Spirit is never referred to as a he in the Greek New Testament, as my video points out, the Spirit is neuter in Greek, and thus uses the “It” pronoun. Wisdom in Greek, Sophia, is also a she. So, it would use feminine pronouns. You will notice that in my videos I usually say “Hebrew Bible” to avoid the issues with the “Old Testament.”
@@biblegeekPhD John 14:16-17 says otherwise, the romans wrote the new test for the mind on behalf of the fallen angels. Tanakh is the One, Only and True Word of Almighty Yahuah
The reason I cover John 14 in this video is because it is translated poorly. The Spirit is also neuter in the verses you mentioned.
The NT was written by Jews. Very few scholars think the authors of the NT were anything other than Jews who thought Jesus was the Jewish Messiah. You’re welcome to disagree with the scholarly consensus or the content of the NT, but it was not written by Romans for the mind of fallen angels.
@@biblegeekPhD Thank you for the interaction, the alleged jews that wrote the NT for the romans are not the true people of Yisrael who were scattered to the 4 corners but imposters who have hijacked the bloodlines, they are generally Askenazi of the bloodline of Japheth and the children of Lucifer, could you please watch this brother of mine teaching on this subject and explore his other teachings, would love your reply as we are all seeking and learning the One, Only and Truth of Our Most High Abba Yahuah, shalom.
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Well considering we wont be Marrying in heaven 🤔
Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 22:32 I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 22:33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.
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@@biblegeekPhD yw. O I don't really see the Holy Spirit as a feminine spirit especially with how much the Occult world is pushing that narrative these end days .
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The Greek word Ek always refers to a child coming by a woman, whereas the Greek word for begot is used when a male makes a child. Mary is said in scripture to be pregnant by (ek) the Holy Spirit.
Father, Male Spirit, and Son is way more gender confusing than beliving Father, Female Spirit, and Son.
The Hebrew term El Shaddai is one title of God that can mean either Almighty God, Destroyer God, or Many Breasted God, depending on what word is being made plural with the ai ending. I believe that it is all three, representing God being Almighty in perfect Masculine and Feminine traits. He destroys His enemies in perfect protection of His children. And She comforts and nurtures Her children with Her many breasts.
Also both Ruach and Kodesh, as in Ruach Ha'Kodesh (the Holy Spirit) are feminine. In fact, the word Kodesh (Holy/Holiness) is a borrowed word from the Caananite language, kadesh. Kadesh was Caananite for holiness and was specifically usedd to refer to Ashera. Now clearly Holy Spirit and Ashera are not one and the same as God's hatred for ashera is clear in scripture. God revealed Himself to Abram as "El", the Father God of the Caananite pantheon. This was the same thing He did in Acts when He sent Paul to the Athenians to teach them who their "Unknown God" was. Perhaps by borrowing the term Kodesh from Kadesh, God was also conveying that there are certain aspects of Ashera Kadesh found in Ruach ha'Kodesh, the Holy Spirit. Perhaps that Holy Spirit portrays the feminine characteristics of God? Is Holy Spirit the female image of God talked about in Genesis ("in His image....male and female")? Is Holy Spirit the Mother in the Trinity? Father, Mother, Son?
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In genesis 1:27 when mankind is first created and Eve is not taken from the rib yet...could this be read as an adrogenous dualistic human?...similarly in Galatians 3:28, with regard to pronoun use. I understand common understanding that says this just means whomever you are, we're all one in Christ...but the more I'm exposed to transgender issues being a hot potato topic...it makes me wonder. Final thought. If the Holy Spirit is feminine, why would that Spirit be used to decend on Mary for the purposes of impregnating her?...isn't that decisively a male function?
Your comment about the creation narrative is something that Wilda Gafney talks about in her book, Womanist Midrash, which is referenced in the video. Essentially, early rabbinic interpretation of Gen 2 understand the “rib” to actually be “side” and “the Adam” was split in half. Prior to that the Adam was a four legged creature, not a two legged male. The Adam was the first human, and the creature was then split in half into male and female. So, “man” was not created first, “the Adam” was made first.
The spirit should not be seen as impregnating Mary for a whole host of reasons. The Spirit of God comes onto people many times throughout Scripture, and it is not seen as a sexual encounter. So, that way of reading the miraculous conception isn’t reading the encounter in context (biblically or historically). God’s Spirit didn’t have sex with Mary. Also, in the NT the Spirit is Neuter, so that logic breaks down, and the Spirit is specifically not gendered in that encounter.
There is no gendered pronoun in Gal 3:28. That said, the mention of “male and female” and not “male nor female,” as the two previous binaries, is an allusion to Gen 1:27. Thus, this unity and equality is a restoration of the way humanity was at creation, before the fall. Or you could say, it is new creation. That said, the patriarchal hierarchy that came after the fall is abolished in Christ. All humans are equal, whatever their gender, in Christ. This does not erase difference between people, but rather equalizes all our differences, and puts everyone on a level playing field.
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Not really. The sons of God themselves are fully male in Genesis 6 and lusted after the daughters of man.
Genesis 2 has more interesting implications of “beast of the field” and “fowl of the air” actually being a choosable female an help that is like the Holy Spirit, angelic daughters of God. With Christ (the perfect Adam) and the angels (who also have never fallen), it’s easily noticeable that Christ represents the father, and the angels represent the Holy Spirit. Due to Christ being front and center as the father is, with the angels being the invisible aiders. Like with fallen man and woman.
The rib in itself is taken from Adam because it is connected to the desires in his heart, after he rejected the daughters. And that desire became Eve, the Rachel Adam sought for into his own doom. And because Eve was fallen, Eve was dragged down to the level of the angels, a servant of man. Her curses are supposed to make her more controllable under the hands of a man, like how man can command the angels in genesis 1 (the beasf of the field, fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea).
Maybe, but it's irrelevant to salvation.
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We'll see, Depending on what He says "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" is one day SOON 👍🏾
It's the Holy Spirit of God.. is God a she?
“God is Spirit” John 4:24
God transcends human gender, and this is why both women and men are said to be made in the image of God in Gen 1:27. Moreover, this is why God is not limited to only being called a father in scripture, God is also described with motherly characteristics as well.
When people limit God to only being a “He” they are grafting onto God a category that God should not be limited to.
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The holy Spirit coule be him and her its hard to tell but there one so it doesn't matter
I think it matters in the ways we think about God. Became western society as limited God to “He” it has influenced the ways we think and talk about God, which affects society and culture. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
What about The Bride? Is he/she female?
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Genesis 2:24
That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must stick to his wife ** AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE ** flesh.
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Ezekiel 37:19
speak to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord God has said: “Here I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of E´phra·im, and the tribes of Israel his partners, and I will put them upon it, that is, the stick of Judah, and I shall actually make them one stick ** AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE ** in my hand.”’
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JUDAH, king of the Jews, Jesus Christ, The Bridegroom.
JOSEPH, king of the Nations, ?????????, The Bride
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AND THEY MUST BECOME ONE
I think you are noticing a lot of interesting metaphors in the Bible.
That said, I think many people haven’t considered how all these metaphors work and what that work does to our conceptions about God, which is one reason I made this video on the Spirit.
Glad my video inspired these thoughts! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
@@biblegeekPhD -- Yes!
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Have you compared the metaphors which, describe Daniel's fourth and fearsome beast, to those used in Micah Chapter 3?
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You really could do some geeky stuff!
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Have you ever realized what "The Marriage Supper of the Lamb" "Supper of the Great God " is in Rev19???
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Did you receive an invitation?
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Revelation 19:9
And he tells me: “Write: HAPPY are those invited to the evening meal of the Lamb’s marriage.”
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Luke 6:22-23
HAPPY are YOU whenever men hate YOU, and whenever they exclude YOU and reproach YOU and cast out YOUR name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man. 23 Rejoice in that day
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[NAME OF PERSON] is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses ---->> "and cast out YOUR NAME"
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Jesus Christ is Awesome!
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@@isaiah30v8 YES 🙌🏾 @ the sound of the LAST 📯! & I have "counted the cost"(Luke14)
Do you agree that Rev19:17 was a reiteration of Rev19:9? The metaphorical "Supper" is the same Day of our Lord Mentioned in Matt24:28 .
If we aren't literally marrying or given in marriage (Matt22:29-32) but are as the angels, & also we know "flesh & blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God"(1Cor15:50-58) then I don't see why it would be a literal carnal feast as we know them to be now, does that make sense???