Sentences with phrase «to descend upon someone»

In the first place, the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in a bodily form, as a dove.

That may be changing here in Canada, though: we visited Canada's first official tiny house festival over the weekend, along with hundreds of curious people who descended upon Lantier, a small municipality an hour and a half north of Montreal, Quebec, which recently approved a sustainable housing development for small homes under 1000 square feet in size, without basements.

One year ago, thousands of people descended upon New Orleans to mark the 10 - year commemoration of Hurricane Katrina.

The Yahwist version pictures God as descending upon the mountain, causing it to smoke and shake like a volcano.

The best of the UK's acting talent descended upon London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night for the British Academy Television Awards 2018, putting on a dazzling display on the red carpet.

During the first week of December, for the last 10 years, the contemporary art world descends upon Miami for what can only be described as a 24/7 feeding and drinking frenzy.

It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action.

And before the meat and dairy industries descend upon COP23 to broadcast their «feed the world» narrative, let's set the story straight: their emissions could lead us to a point of no return.

(Jensen Baptismal Imagery 73) One also finds deer that, having long yearned for running waters, at last quench their thirst from the four rivers of paradise; lambs washed in flowing fountains, joyful members of a new flock; and the pure - white dove, the Spirit, who descended upon Jesus during his baptism and now hovers over the Christian faithful.

Winter Weather Can Mean More Accidents As winter descends upon most of the United States, driving conditions change for the worse, creating more opportunity for accidents.

Every year, for about ten days, car enthusiasts alike descend upon Chicago for one of the biggest days of the year for automotive lovers and vehicle manufacturers, the Chicago Auto Show!

Anyway, the «Lull» continues and with England playing tomorrow night it means I have a horrible journey ahead of me home as thousands of England fans descend upon Wembley with their boring chants and pointless conversations about who will play.

But you won't hear me complaining since I can get the last minute chores done before the whole family descends upon my house.

Nest founder Tony Fadell left in June, not long after telling tech website the Information that «the fiscal - discipline era has now descended upon everything.»

The future looks grim, until alien forces descend upon earth which prompts the government to call upon the services of the monsters.

It's that time of year where thousands of people descend upon Los Angeles to attend E3.

But when darkness descends upon these harmonious border towns, a cowboy and lawman face a new reality that threatens their way of life.

Mubarak's regime was enormously flawed but at least where the Christians are concerned, they did what they could to prevent the wolves from descending upon the sheep.

More than 30,000 industry professionals descend upon Las Vegas annually to attend sessions and hob nob on the show floor.

The word «grace» has been almost mined for many thoughtful Christians because it has been mistakenly interpreted as if it means the sheer mercy of God descending upon man apart from any moral demand or human effort.

Link starts out in a short tutorial area before descending upon a vast Hyrule that is under siege by Calamity Ganon.

That same year, 2.58 million British visitors descended upon Turkey with tourism receipts totaling more than $ 23 billion.

This past weekend, over 1800 Texas art teachers descended upon San Antonio for the annual Texas Art Education Association conference.

As SXSW descends upon Austin, Texas, Onnit announces its plans to make a big splash on the scene with several events, including a live music event at Black Swan Yoga, product launch and podcast at...

Clad in black and maroon game jerseys, Eagle football players descended upon the Miami Dolphins training facility, taking center stage for the...

About 300 archers of all ages descended upon Sundre this weekend for the 2018 Canadian Indoor 3D Archery Championships.

As Jesus prays, heaven's glory opens and God's Spirit - dove descends upon him.

Chantilly, France is home to a sprawling château, painstakingly manicured gardens, and the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Concours, which descends upon this haven of serenity every September (the 2017 edition runs this weekend), dotting the grounds with an abundance of classic automotive excess, from remarkably preserved turn - of - the - century relics and elegant sleds from the golden age of coach building to 20th century supercars and future concepts.

As the winter weather descends upon us, it's great to curl up in a warm blanket on the couch, (even better after a day on a hiking trail!)

Kalinichenko was among the more than 1,000 UFT members who descended upon Albany on March 9 to advocate for the city's public schools.

Just after the unveiling, while great hordes descended upon Chevy's wild concept car, I snuck over to a GT6 console and stole one of the first drives of the Chaparral Vision Gran Turismo.

The climate is generally sunny and with clear skies, relatively humid, but not as hot and sticky as lowland places like Sanur or Kuta, thanks to fresh mountain air descending upon Ubud from the surrounding valleys.

Each December, more than 50,000 art collectors, gallery owners and designers descend upon Miami, the go - to winter destination for the fine - arts community.

But he also felt a sense of calm descend upon his deserted office.

«The fiscal discipline era has now descended upon everything,» Fadell told The Information.

St. George, Utah Population: 72,897 Median home price: $ 155,000, down 56 % from the market peak Every October thousands of athletes over age 50 descend upon St. George for the Huntsman World Senior Games, where these...

When the zombie apocalypse descended upon Earth, all Bill Murray (who plays himself) wanted to do was continue to play golf in peace.

Sometimes they held that, since the true God can never suffer, the spiritual Christ descended upon the man Jesus in the form of a dove at his baptism; Jesus then perfected his virtues and announced the Father; but before his sufferings and death the Christ withdrew again from the man Jesus, and it was only the man Jesus who suffered and died and rose again.

This is when the second Israelite force descended upon the city, entered through the open gates, and killed everybody inside.

Any young preacher who does not take time to develop for himself some grasp of the nature and meaning of words and of what happens when words are shared in communication will soon fall silent, frustrated, disenchanted, weary of the sound of his own voice, and convinced that what descended upon him was not a dove but an albatross.

Warm weather has finally descended upon Canada — and you're likely keen to trade the nine - to - five office slog for a very well - deserved summer getaway.

And before the meat and dairy industries descend upon COP23 to broadcast their «feed the world» narrative, let's set the story straight: their emissions could lead us to a point of no return.

After I read this, I imagined a group of teachers descending upon an active shooter using these with one brave soul screaming out in a William Wallace voice, «They may take our lives, but they'll never take.....

The expected waves of Barcelona attacks then descended upon the Spartak defence, but the Russians were holding out well until Tello produced another piece of magic to skip past McGeady on the left and tee up Messi for the easiest of finishes.

As a sudden hush descended upon the conference floor.

After enjoying breakfast in the company of the event's guest of honor, the Easter Bunny, clusters of children descended upon their very own field of dreams - a grassy plain adjacent to the center that was scattered with brightly colored plastic eggs, each holding a special prize inside.