SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY 99made out of seven candles or seven pieces of fire. The Holy
Ghost is not seven lamps, nor is He a dove. A lamb, a dove,
a lamp—these are all symbols, not physical forms of
bodies.
Hearing, Speaking, Seeing
Scripture, however, tells me that the Holy Spirit can
communicate although He doesn't have ears or a mouth. He
certainly can listen and speak to us: "Whatever He hears He
will speak" (John 16:13). And we must listen to him: "Let
him hear what the Spirit says" (Rev. 2:7). And even though
He doesn't have eyes like mine, "the Spirit searches all
things, yes, the deep things of God" (1 Cor. 2:10). Since
you were created with ears, a mouth, and eyes, wouldn't
you expect the Creator—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—to
be able to understand and talk to you?
I also believe the Holy Ghost can make His presence
known through bodily forms, and yet remain without
limitation and fully omnipresent. The Bible makes this
clear when it says, "The Spirit of God was hovering over
the face of the waters" (Gen. 1:2).
Now the Bible does not tell me what He "looks" like. I
am told a little of how the Father reveals himself. And I am
given some description of Christ. But details regarding the
way the Holy Spirit unveils Himself to us are rare in
Scripture. Sometimes He is seen but not heard; other times
heard but not seen. At any time, however, he can reveal His
presence and message through any kind of form he chooses.
A Striking Resemblance
"What does God the Father sometimes look like?"
Although I've never seen Him make a visible, physical
appearance, I believe—as with the Holy Spirit—that He
can make Himself look like Jesus looked on earth. In fact,