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A word only used to convey the thought of a plurality of Persons in the Godhead. This was revealed at the baptism of the Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit descended 'like a dove' and abode upon Him; and God the Father declared "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." That the Father is a distinct Person and is God is plainly stated, as in John 20: 17. Many passages prove that the Lord Jesus is God: one will suffice: ". in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true
God, and eternal life." 1 John 5: 20. That the Holy Spirit is a Person and is God the following passages clearly prove: Gen. 1: 2; Matt. 4: 1; John 16: 13; Acts 10: 19; Acts 13: 2, 4; Acts 20: 28; Rom. 15: 30;
1 Cor. 2: 10. The three Persons are also named in the formula instituted by Christ in baptism. Matt. 28: 19. Yet there is but one God. 1 Tim. 2: 5. Satan will have an imitation of the Trinity in the Roman beast, the false prophet, and himself. Rev. 13: 4, 11; Rev. 20: 10.