There is so much debate today surrounding the nature of the Ruach Hakodesh, the Holy Spirit, in religious circles. I have had many discussions with acquaintances who have embraced their Hebrew heritage and decided to join Hebrew Roots and/or Messianic movements. It was during these discussions that I found out the gender of the Ruach Hakodesh was believed to be a major source of “christian deception” along with many other biblical assertions. Many individuals from groups such as these feel that the Holy Spirit is the female/feminine part of the Most High Creator God, which he “pulled out of himself”, in a similar way to Adams rib being used to create Eve, (Genesis 2:22). Many who adhere to this belief often use books from the Apocrypha such as the Wisdom of Solomon and Ecclesiasticus as sources to validate their assertion that the Ruach Hakodesh is not only “Wisdom” but also female/feminine. In my research I have found that this debate is vitally important because it is rooted in understanding the nature of the Most High Creator God. The spirit behind this deception is a very powerful one which is rooted in gnosticism, luciferianism and kabbalism. Many biblical scholars agree that this false teaching that the Ruach Hakodesh is female/feminine is not only a misinterpretation of scripture but also a very dangerous heretic teaching. The Holy Bible does not have one single scripture in it that refers to the Ruach Hakodesh, the Holy Spirit, as female and/or feminine.
So what does the Bible say about the Spirit of God? The book of Revelation, (Rev 1:4), states that there are seven Spirits before the throne of “him which is, and which was, and which is to come”. I really had to research this scripture because I was raised to believe and understand the Ruach Hakodesh as being a Spirit, singular; so what is this reference to a seven fold Spirit? The book of Revelation, (Revelation 4:5), further goes on to state that, “…there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God”. So there it is in the Bible, the Most High Creator God has seven Spirits, there is no debating that. When engaging in further study to determine the nature of the Ruach Hakodesh, I was lead to another scripture in the book of Revelation, (Rev 5:6), “…in the midst of the elders stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth”. Still no mention of gender and/or wisdom which is often depicted as female/feminine. But wisdom is mentioned in the book of Isaiah, (Isaiah 11:2), as being one of the Spirits that’ “comes out of the stem of Jesse”. I was fascinated when reviewing this text because it literally lists seven attributes/components;
1 - The Spirit of the Lord
2 - The Spirit of Wisdom
3 - The Spirit of Understanding
4 -The Spirit of Counsel
5 - The Spirit of Might
6 - The Spirit of Knowledge
7 -The Fear of the Lord
Could these be the seven fold Spirits of the Most High Creator God? I absolutely will be praying about this and engaging in more research. I encourage you to do the same.
