Mark 1:8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
The birth of Jesus and in His death and resurrection, He fulfilled John 3:16-17. This is love!!!! He did not leave us alone to fend for ourselves but He gave us Holy Spirit to indwell us, guide and protect us until we see Him once again.
John 1:29–34
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” The New King James Version
Jesus is truth!
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Satan is the author of deception. He only wants to destroy our faith.
Matthew 24:3-4 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
We will always be interested in the end of time as we know it but the Lord delays His coming out of His love for His creation wanting no on to live eternity without Him. We are to share our love and faith in Him with others. We need to be aware that there will be those, who in their deception, choose to deceive us . Jesus Christ is our only hope. We trust Him and the power of Holy Spirit to keep us.
We rest in the truth of our Lord and Savior and His finished work on the Cross. He now sits, in rest, at the right hand of the Father and He advocates for us. We are guided day by day by Holy Spirit. In Jesus and with the unity of Holy Spirit we we have every thing we need for salvation and good works while we remain here. Now we rest in that truth.
Colossians 2:20 Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations—“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Do not be deceived. The doctrine of men accomplishes nothing. The Blood of Christ, shed for us, will accomplish the will of God in our life. Nothing will take us from Him.
2 Timothy 3:13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.
In the last days many will be materialistic only caring in the accumulation of wealth. They will despise the simple faith of believers. Their philosophy will deceive many. But we were created for good works that God prepared for us and in them we show His love for all of His creation. We are the hands and feet of Christ and He is love.
2 Timothy 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
We are safe and protected in our faith in Him. Carla
The Lamb of God is an allusion to the symbolism of the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:3).
Jesus is the Lamb of God—the lamb provided by God to atone for the sins of the world in a way no animal ever could. It foreshadows Jesus’ death as the ultimate fulfillment of the annual Passover sacrifice (Exodus 12). Similarly, the Apostle Paul equates Jesus with the ultimate Passover sacrifice in 1 Corinthians 5:7.
In Exodus 12, each family is commanded to sacrifice a lamb without blemish on the 14th day of the first month. The blood of the lamb was spread with a hyssop branch on the doorposts and lintel of the entry to each house. The lamb’s blood protected Israel’s households from the judgment of the 10th plague, the death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:29). The lamb was to be killed and cooked whole: none of the bones were to be broken. John’s symbolism clearly places Jesus in the role of Passover lamb, including the day of His death and the treatment of His body.
The purpose of John’s ministry was preparing the way for the coming of the Messiah. The Gospel of John tends to use “Israel” as a positive label for God’s chosen people.
Here, John the Baptist simply testifies as a witness to the event. The event itself is spoken of in the past tense. John did not know Jesus was the Messiah until God revealed it to him. John the Baptist is functioning as a formal legal witness to Jesus’ identity. Faithlife Study Bible
In the Old Testament, the Israelites sacrificed lambs at the Passover feast and as offerings. Jesus Christ is the Lamb that God would give as a sacrifice for the sins not only of Israel, but of the whole world. John and Jesus were cousins, so they probably knew each other. But John apparently did not know that Jesus was the Messiah. All John knew was that he was to baptize with water and that the Messiah would be made known to Israel through him. God had given John a sign by which he would know the Messiah, namely, the descending of the Holy Spirit as a dove.
He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit is mentioned in the New Testament seven times in this ministry of Jesus. Five are prophetic Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5); one is historical Acts 11:16–18); one is doctrinal 1 Corinthians 12:13). The NKJV Study Bible
Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
John 1:15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ”
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
Revelation 5:6–6:1 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne…
Acts 1:8 (CSB) "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
As the disciples testified of all they had seen and heard about the resurrected Messiah, their confession would bring to light the Good News and point lost souls to salvation through Jesus.
"After he had said this, [Jesus] was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going, they were gazing into heaven ..." (Acts 1:9-10, CSB). First5
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