Manifestation of the Trinity

Throughout the Old Testament God never appears in the Christian sense. He never appears to have three persons in one essence. The trinity is first revealed when Jesus is baptized by his cousin John. In that moment a light shines from the sky, a dove flies down to Jesus, and a voice proclaims, "This is my Son with whom I am well pleased." Later, after Jesus' death this was shown as the first moment when the trinity could be seen together. Jesus as the Son, the light and voice as God the Father, and the Holy Spirit as a dove.