Topical Bible: Fire: A Symbol: Tongues of, on the Apostles

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Acts 2:3
And there appeared to them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat on each of them.
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The Abiding Gift and Its Transitory Accompaniments
... action of fire, are all included in the symbol, and should ... were, it is to be remembered
that 'tongues of fire ... shoots of flame into which a fire necessarily parts ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the abiding gift and its.htm

Each Person of the Trinity is Said in the Sacred Writings to be ...
... 978] So in the symbol of fire ... had descended upon the faithful, the appearance of
fire was seen ... were sitting, and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xiv each person of.htm

The Signs of Pentecost.
... of a rushing, mighty wind; tongues of fire; and the ... absence of the sign of other
tongues would have ... symbol strengthens the supposition; for a symbol must speak ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxvii the signs of pentecost.htm

To the Disciples - Two Events and their Moral.
... to cast fire on earth,' - that fire which was kindled when the Risen Saviour sent
the Holy Ghost, and of which the tongues of fire were the symbol. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xiii to the disciples.htm

Acts ii. 1, 2
... But here it is not so; but just as fire kindles as ... filled all the house." The house
also was a symbol of the ... We do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily iv acts ii 1.htm

Concerning Faith and Baptism.
... and the cloud: for the cloud is the symbol of the ... fire: because in the form of flaming
tongues He poured ... is because of the baptism of future fire wherewith we ...
/.../exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter ix concerning faith and baptism.htm

Symbolic Ornaments of the Church
... for Christ, and at Whitsuntide, when it tells of the tongues of fire which came ... an
expressive sign of spiritual gladness and joy, and a symbol, suggested by ...
/.../regester/the worship of the church/symbolic ornaments of the church.htm

Of Baptism.
... on the day on which he would send the Holy Spirit on the apostles, under the form
of tongues of fire. ... The cloud was a symbol of purification (Num.9:18). ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 15 of baptism.htm

To the Monks of Constantinople.
... if only they could whet their tongues on the ... the divine mysteries and broke the symbol
and distributed ... when brought in contact with the fire, participates both ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/cxlv to the monks of.htm

The Healing Power of the Name
... The Early Church had a symbol for Jesus Christ, a ... contagious; men catch from other
people's tongues the accent ... are ye?' You cannot kindle a fire with snowballs ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the healing power of the.htm