Baptism
In The HOLY SPIRIT!
Have you ever thought about when
JESUS came out of the water of baptism that The HOLY SPIRIT came from Heaven as
a dove but when the apostles were baptized with The HOLY SPIRIT on the day of
Shavuot (Pentecost) He came out of Heaven as a mighty wind and cloves (tongues)
of fire? Also those are the only two times that The HOLY SPIRIT was physically
(visibly) manifest, in all the other recorded events where The HOLY SPIRIT was
manifest at baptism, it was known because people started speaking in other
tongues. To me the difference of a dove and cloves of fire is not that He came
to more than one, He could have come as many doves to the apostles.
The difference is that JESUS
CHRIST The Son of GOD was fully aware of and ready for His public revealing.
JESUS was fully man and fully GOD, He was prepared to enter into His Obedience
to His Father. JESUS’ first step of Obedience was to be baptized by John, John
baptized the people in a baptism of repentance (turning away from sin to obey
GOD), but JESUS had no sin to repent of and the Father (JEHOVAH EL Shaddai)
proved it when He said, “You are My Beloved Son in You I am well pleased!” when
JESUS rose from the water of baptism. JESUS had not yet entered into His
Ministry of proclaiming Salvation, after He was baptized He went into the
wilderness for 40 days of fasting and being tempted by the devil, in Mark’s
account it says JESUS was driven by The HOLY SPIRIT into the wilderness. After
than John recognized JESUS as “The Lamb of GOD Who takes away the sin of the
world.”
For the apostles, even after being
with JESUS for over a year they did not
understand what was happening. After JESUS’ crucifixion and resurrection they still
did not fully understand what was happening and what JESUS expected of them. They
were with Him over a year and after His resurrection they had seen him several
times over 40 day, yet they asked JESUS on the day of His Ascension if He was
going to set up his Kingdom in Jerusalem at that time (they were expecting Him
to kick out the Romans). JESUS told them it was not for them to know the times
or the seasons and to wait in Jerusalem to receive power. So The HOLY SPIRIT
came as a mighty wind to blow away their doubt and fear, He came as cloves of
fire to purge their understanding of the old and refine the Truth they had. The
apostles, like us needed to be transformed by the renewing of their minds so
they could become whom GOD had called them to be; just as GOD does in us when
we are Born Again and Baptized in His SPIRIT.
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