'The Baptism of the Holy Spirit' Bible Study (1/19/22)

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It is not understood who the "Holy Spirit" aka "Spirit of God" is, He is not a third God-person. In the baptismal formula He is "distinct" from the Father but He is NOT a "distinct PERSON" from the Father. An example to explain it is given by the miracle of the BILOCATION of St. Anthony. He was in Italy, but in his miracles he was able to be present at the same time also in Portugal and to INTERACT with the people there. NOBODY was actually in Portugal, this means that the presence of St.Anthony corresponded to the PRESENCE OF A SPIRIT THERE: the spirit of St. Anthony. In the bilocations 1. only ONE St. Anthony existed and 2. his spirit distinct from him was elsewhere. The same occurs also with 1. the FATHER and 2. the SPIRIT OF THE FATHER: they are just ONE PERSON. The Father is NOT in a separate SPATIAL location though, He is in a different TEMPORAL location: before the world was born. "The world has not known you". "...you loved me before the world was born...". This is why "No man has seen God at any time.", INVISIBILITY is not an issue. The Father is in that DISTANT TEMPORAL LOCATION and his spirit - the Spirit of the Father - is here instead. From that past God is able to reach to us in his future.
This means that THE HOLY SPIRIT INSIDE JESUS WHO HELPS HIM IS NOT THE PARACLETE, HE IS THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER (see the gospels, numerous passages where the Father ONLY helps the Son, the Paraclete will be sent only after Jesus' death). Indeed "God is a spirit", but the Father is God, this means that the Father is a spirit here, He is called "the Holy Spirit" by Jesus. Both the Father (not a spirit) and the Spirit of the Father (the Holy Spirit) are mentioned in the baptismal formula.