在教會歷史中聖靈工作展現在許多的面向，包括宗教奮興和靈性更新。這種奮興的現象可以追溯到初代教會的五旬節聖靈降臨（使徒行傳二章），甚至遠溯至以西結書三十七章枯骨復活的異象。上帝透過枯骨復活的異象讓流亡多年的先知和猶大人知道，他賞賜那些徹底絕望的人盼望，讓他們看見新的未來。「我必將我的靈放在你們裡面，你們就要活了。我將你們安置在本地，你們就知道我─耶和華如此說，也如此成就了」（37:14）。這個異象是強而有力的鼓勵，生動地描述上帝的靈轉化死亡恢復生命的戲劇性過程。以西結書「枯骨復生」異象的關鍵，是耶和華的靈賞賜生命氣息。特別是經文中rûªH 一詞展現多重的意義（包括靈、風、或氣息），與「生命」和「活起來」（Hyh）有密切的關連，交互織成起死回生的壯麗畫面。上帝的靈轉化人世間各種絕望的處境，徹底改變人看世界的觀點，讓人敢於重新想像一個充滿希望的未來。正如以西結書三十七章1-14節描繪的異象，上帝的靈與其奇妙的作為，也是今日教會更新與奮興的來源。

The work of the Holy Spirit has been manifested in many ways throughout church history, including in religious revival and spiritual renewal. This phenomenon of revival can be traced back to the Pentecost of
the early church (Acts 2). It even extends back to the vision of the revival of the dry bones in Ezekiel 37. Using the unusual vision of the dry bones, God communicated with the exiled prophets and Judeans, offering the desperate people hope, so that they could see a new future. “I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act, says the LORD.” (37:14)This vision is a powerful encouragement; it describes vividly a dramatic process of development by which the Spirit of God transforms death into life.The crux of the vision of the dry bones in Ezekiel is the Spirit of Yahweh that gives the breath of life. The word rûªH in the text shows multiple meanings (includes Spirit, wind or breath). This word has close relation with “life” and “alive” (Hyh). Spirit and life intertwine in a spectacular scene which brings life out of death.The Spirit of God transforms every desperate situations of the world.She radically changes the worldview of human beings and encourages people to imagine a future full of hope. As the vision of Ezek 37:1-14 discloses, the Spirit of God and her miraculous acts are the source of renewal and revival in the Church today.