A Spiritual Perspective

by D. J. Love, Minister, TSN, SBC

12-24-2001
refined 3-25-2007

This message is in response to recent inquiries about the masculine and

feminine aspects of YHVH's Holy Scripture. This is especially true of the
First (Old) Testament (Hebrew - Tanakh), which is far more reliable than the
pagan influenced Last (New) Testament (Greek), but this is another message.
Very often when reading the ancient Hebraic texts (Tanakh) we find conflict
with the Greek, this is especially true when the subject of the Holy Spirit is
mentioned. Let me remind our readers that YHVH has always used the
physical to explain the Spiritual (Romans 1:20). However, the explanation is a
conceptual parallel, and not a literal explanation. For instance, in Hebrew the
Holy Spirit (Ruwach) is written in the feminine form. Does this mean that
the Holy Spirit is a female? No, but it does mean that natural women were
created with some of the same spiritual (mental or instinctive) qualities as the
Holy Spirit that most natural men tend to ignore. When YHVH created male
and female, He deliberately instilled into their minds and bodies different
qualities. These same qualities can, also, be seen among many of the higher
order of animals. Basically, whenever the masculine or feminine form of
words are used (in the Hebraic Scriptures) to describe YHVH's Spiritual
universe, it is to emphasize those feminine or masculine qualities that exist
within His universe.
There are no natural males or females in YHVH's Kingdom, only
conceptual ones, because in YHVH's Kingdom (the heavens or universe)
everyone has both masculine and feminine qualities (see scripture at the
bottom of this page).

So why does YHVH's Holy Hebraic Scripture use the feminine form of
words to describe the Holy Spirit? Well, why don't we list some of those
well understood natural feminine qualities, and see for ourselves.

(1) Females give birth. Did not YHVH use the power of His Holy Spirit to
cause Miriam (Messiah's human mother) to give birth to YHVH's appointed
firstborn human son? Yes, The Messiah was born of flesh and always was
flesh just the same as you and I became flesh at our birth. The Holy Spirit is
always the "Giver of Life," and therefore, the human female quality is
plainly seen. Is the Holy Spirit a female? No. Is the Holy Spirit male? No.
Do all humans have both physical and spiritual attributes? Yes.

Luke 1:35 (more reliable than Matthew, Mark or John)

35 The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you
(ENTER YOUR MIND), and the power of the Most High will overshadow
(INFLUENCE) you. Therefore, also, the holy one which is born from you
will be referred to as the Son of YHVH (or according to Matthew,
Y'Shua, which a translated to mean, 'Yah Saves').

John 6:63 (this is a physical to spiritual parallel message)

63 It is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words
that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 3:5-7(the KEYWORD here is BORN)

5 Y'Shua answered, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit, he can't enter into the kingdom of YHVH!
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the
spirit is spirit.
7 Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'

Romans 8:5-11
5 For those who are after the flesh set their minds on the things of the
flesh, but those who are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life
and peace;
7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards YHVH; for it is
not subject to YHVH's law, neither indeed can it be.
8 Those who are in the flesh can't please YHVH.
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit
 of YHVH dwells in you (your mind). But if any man doesn't have the
Spirit of Messiah (same mentality or characteristic as YHVH), he is
not his.
10 If Messiah is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit
is alive because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of Him (Holy Spirit of YHVH) who raised up
Y'Shua from the dead dwells in you, He (YHVH) who raised up
Y'Shua Messiah from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies through His Spirit that dwells in you.

Note: Messiah Y'Shua did not raise himself up from the dead.
For a greater perspective read, "The Meaning of Life."

(2) Females nurture and give security, counsel, and comfort to CHILDREN
far more than males. Women have always been at the forefront as teachers
and nurses. When a child gets scared, most by far will cry out for their
mothers.

Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34 (The Feminine side of

YHVH)
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who
are sent to her! How often would I (YHVH) have gathered your
children together, even as a hen (feminine) gathers her chickens
under her wings, and you would not!

John 14:16
16 I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Counselor
(comforter), that he may be with you forever,

Note: The he referred to here is not a real personage, but is a Greek

translation error caused (at least) by word gender problems and by
pagan Greek influence on the catholic translators. The most reliable,
Hebraic, Scriptures have given the Holy Spirit a feminine form.
 Additionally, since there is NO true natural male or female gender in
YHVH's Kingdom, then this he, which should be a she is not an
actual personage at all, but is the feminine characteristic of the
Holy Spirit to nurture, comfort and counsel her children.

There are no natural males and females among the

immortal only our perception of masculine and feminine
traits.

Galatians 3:27-29
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Y'Shua have put on Y'Shua.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man,there
is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Y'Shua.
29 If you are Y'Shua's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to
promise.

Matthew 22:25-30
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and
having no seed, left his wife to his brother (an ancient Hebrew custom).
26 In like manner the second also (died), and the third, to the seventh (died).
27 After them all, the woman died.
28 In the resurrection (to immortality) therefore, whose wife will she
be of the seven? For they all had her."
29 But Y'Shua answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of YHVH.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given
in marriage, but are like YHVH's angels in heaven."

Note: Like does not mean "The Same" in the sense that they
are or become angels. It simply means they share a common
attribute. Even so, most usages of the word "Angel" are
 mistranslations of the Greek word "Aggelos" which asctually
means "Righteous Messenger" or even a "Priest."

Therefore

We cannot correctly say, "YHVH is a He or a She." We cannot correctly say,

"The Holy Spirit is a person," because of the presence of masculine or
feminine nouns or pronouns (He, She, His, Her, Brother or Sister)."

We only know that Messiah Y'Shua was a 100 percent human male.