Author	Thread: JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?)
Dom_64 View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 01:35 PM John the baptizer* was a prophet called by God to prepare the way for the Messiah. He spent much time separated from the larger Jewish society, in communion with God, increasing in spiritual discernment, being prepared as the forerunner of Christ, a ministry that lasted only six months before he was martyred. (John was 30 years old at that time.) God told John how he would know for sure who the Christ was. When John saw Jesus He said, "Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!" John was not acquainted with Jesus, nor did he know that Jesus was the Messiah prior to this occasion (Jn. 1:31), even though John and Jesus probably were second cousins (Lk. 1:36). "John testified saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. I did not recognize Him, but He [God the Father] who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' I myself have seen, and have testified that THIS IS THE SON OF GOD" (Jn. 1:31-34). Incidentally, the reason John came baptizing in water was to reveal Jesus to Israel (Jn. 1:31). John had the discernment to "see" not only the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus, but he “saw” the Holy Spirit remaining upon Him. There was no doubt, whatsoever, in his mind concerning the identity of the Christ (the Anointed One). It was impossible for the prophet, about whom Christ said there was no man greater, to not know that Jesus was the Messiah. Not only did John see the Holy Spirit descend and remain on Jesus, but God the Father told him at that time, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased" (Mt. 3:17). When a prophet is given a supernatural view of anything and is spoken to by God, it is permanently engraved in his mind. Concerning John being able to see Jesus' "anointing," there is good reason why some painters, especially those of antiquity, painted halos over the heads of some saints. At least, the concept was well-known, and is not altogether absent from some of God's people today (whom God sometimes enables others to see the halo above them). (Of course, the enemy can, apparently, mimic such a phenomenon, for example, occasionally over the head of a popular false prophet who was killed in a car wreck years ago. Even Satan himself can masquerade as an angel of light.) John had absolutely no doubt that Jesus was the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed One, the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world. One of the ways a prophet ministers to others is to put them in a position to discover a truth for themselves, rather than for the prophet to tell them outright. (Jesus employed this effective teaching technique a number of times.) Even though John was 100% convinced of who Jesus was, after he realized that he must decrease in his ministry and Jesus should increase, some of John's disciples still were not sure that Jesus was the Messiah. (Please see John 3:25-36). So, realizing that the end of his ministry was near (and probably realizing that the end of his physical life was near), the man about whom Jesus said there was none born of a woman who was greater, the wise prophet sent his unconvinced disciples to Jesus to find out for themselves who Jesus was. John sent them to ask Jesus, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for someone else?” (Lk. 7:19). To show John's disciples that He (Jesus) was the Anointed One (John's disciples not having seen Jesus' anointing, probably like a halo, as John did), "at that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind [so they could see the physical realm, like John's disciples who could only see the physical realm, not the spiritual]". So He replied to John's disciples, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard" (Lk. 7:18-23). Jesus did not confirm that He was the Christ (which means "the Anointed One") by telling them outright, but rather by performing miracles as they watched, most certainly in awe. John probably was grieved that some of his disciples had not yet started following Jesus. It would have been encouraging to John for those two disciples of his to tell him what they witnessed, (true prophets always grieve over saints who do not have a close walk with the Lord, and true prophets usually see very little fruit from their ministry and need all the encouragement they receive). Jesus spoke to all the Jews who had been baptized by John (Lk. 7:29). He said to them, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? [They did not see that]. But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? [They did not see that]...But what did you go out to see? A prophet? [That is what they DID see.] Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.' [Malachi 3:1]. I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.** When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John" (Lk. 7:24-29). John knew that he was the one about whom the prophet Malachi prophesied. _______________________ * I refer to John "the Baptist" as “John the Baptizer” because that is what he was. There were no Baptists or Methodists or Lutherans or Catholics then, but indeed there was a baptizer named John. John was referred to as “John the baptistes” (original Greek word), that literally means “a baptizer,” twelve times in the New Testament and three times as “the baptizo” that literally means “to dip.” ** Jesus was not saying that John wasn't in the kingdom of God. The phrase "kingdom of God" and "kingdom of heaven" are synonymous and are used interchangeably in the Scriptures. Every saint in heaven, unlike all those on earth, no longer has the sinful nature with which to contend and are in a continual blissful state of perfection, peace and joy, living outside the constraints of the fourth dimension of time. By Harry Bethel Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 02:35 PM HALOS‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ 😂😂😂😂😂 So now we have HALO HARY Bethel‼️‼️‼️ YOU CANT MAKE THIS STUFF UP‼️‼️‼️😂 First there was the Pinocchio Prophet of Numerology‼️ Then there was the “Perfect” and sinless ADAM‼️ And not to be out done we still have FLAT EARTH TEDDYBUG‼️‼️ And just when you think you’ve heard EVERYTHING—YOU HAVEN’T heard of—-drum roll—-HALO HARRY—-‼️‼️‼️ That’s right‼️‼️Dom’s false prophet‼️‼️ Post Reply
View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 03:14 PM 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dom_64 perhaps you and teddy bugs could write a film together called " hay -- lo " about an angel who crash lands into a barn full of hay 🙂💯👍 Good call on this little bro david 👨‍🏫 now dom_64 please pay attentionn⚠️⚠️ 👉👉👉👉👉👉 With it not being found in the Bible, the halo is both pagan and non-Christian in its origin. Many centuries before Christ, natives decorated their heads with a crown of feathers to represent their relationship with the sun god. The halo of feathers upon their heads symbolized the circle of light that distinguished the shining divinity or god in the sky. As a result, these people came to believe that adopting such a nimbus or halo transformed them into a kind of divine being Post Reply
Dom_64 View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 03:43 PM I see you couldn't refute that John the Baptist never doubted who Jesus was in prison. Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 04:04 PM Dom, I see you rely upon HALO HARRY to distort scripture for you as he invents his false point. Worse yet, your beloved HALO HARRY saw fit to ignore the biblical account of John the Baptist who sent his disciples to ask Jesus a personal question. HALO HARRY knows that and he knows what the text clearly says. But you, on the other hand, have blindly accepted your false teacher, HALO HARRY’s account. So, in conclusion, your devout devotion to your beloved false prophet HALO HARRY has lead you astray. Sadly, you’ve decided to believe HALO HARRY’s fictional account instead of God’s true account found in the Bible Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 04:26 PM Bible truths from HALO HARRY⁉️⁉️⁉️😇😇😇😇😇 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 Post Reply
Dom_64 View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 31 Dec, 2021 06:52 PM LittleDavie wrote:"Worse yet, your beloved HALO HARRY saw fit to ignore the biblical account of John the Baptist who sent his disciples to ask Jesus a personal question." No, he didn't leave it out he actually expounds that section. You either didn't read the article or you are just lying. Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 1 Jan, 2022 12:01 PM No Dom, I read the article. You misunderstood my post. That’s quite a feat because my post was concise and quite clear. Let me repeat—your false teacher HALO HARRY ignored the true biblical account about John the Baptist and chose rather to invent his own false version. Hope you that helps. But, if it doesn’t, we’ll keep trying Post Reply
Teddyhug^ View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 1 Jan, 2022 12:26 PM CULTISTrsvp writes - 'With it not being found in the Bible, the halo is both >>>pagan and non-Christian in its origin<<<.' DUDE, do you not have a mirror in your house!!!??? YOUUUUUUUUUU keep a PAGAN calendar yourself, claiming its a 'christian calendar' supposedly from the Bible that has PAGAN NAMES and supposedly NUMBERS that have NOTHING to do with the Bible NUMBERING of DAYS! The Messiah nor his Apostles or even ISRAEL NEVER kept such a 'calendar' that was a SUN ONLY worship 'calendar' that ONLY went by the motions of the SUN and NOT the other celestial TIME PIECES made by YHWH for us to OBSERVE TIME through the MOONTHS and YEARS! Hey einstein CULTISTrsvp! Its NOT the NEW YEAR YET, that IS 'non-Christian in its origin' also which THE NEW YEAR happens in the spring you PAGAN IDIOT! Your like the BLACK kettle calling the BLACK pot that it is ONLY one that is BLACK! Please note readers, its the SUN that moves and NOT the earth, CLEARLY revealed in Scripture! Post Reply
Teddyhug^ View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 1 Jan, 2022 12:32 PM Too bad Dom_64 there is all this silly 'halo' stuff in the article, when obviously NONE of it is found in the Bible! I go by the Bible and the Bible only! If it was not for the distraction of the 'halo' thingy, it would probably be a good article then. Of course there is other non Biblical teaching like the abuse of the words in MODERN wording of 'sinful nature' that HB inserts in his article but that is another subject! That is VERY sad the message CAN be lost and the door was left open for DISTRACTORS such as CULTISTrsvp and tinyfaithdavid to come on board this thread about the 'halo' thingy....... BUT..... all is not LOST because we see that LIARdavid is here to expose himself once again! NOTE the distraction AGAIN from CHANGE OF QUESTION NOW from LIARdavid in NOT answering your last post Dom_64!!!WHY??? Your correct though on two counts against tinyfaithdavid Dom_64, because he is both incompetent in reading skills (claims to went to college mind you!) >>>AND<<< a LIAR! So actually tinyfaithdavid didn't read the article (he can't and needs 'got questions' to help him!) >>>AND<<< MORE SO IS THEREFORE A LIAR!!! Lets prove this to tinyfaithdavid in quotes below what >>>EVERY<<< reader already knows and incompetent reading skills tinyfaithdavid maybe you can find someone there where you live to read it for you??? QUOTE of Harry Bethel IN THE ARTICLE ABOVE FOR ALL TO READ - 'the wise prophet sent his unconvinced disciples to Jesus to find out for themselves who Jesus was. John sent them to >>>ask<<< Jesus, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for someone else?” (Lk. 7:19). LIAR tinyfaithdavid posts - 'Worse yet, your beloved HALO HARRY saw fit to ignore the biblical account of John the Baptist who sent his disciples to >>>ask<<< Jesus a personal question.' FOLKS, YOU JUST CANNOT MAKE THIS STUFF UP! LIARdavid hangs himself in almost every posts, completely embarrASSing himself in SLANDERING of others and pointing out his own LIES in the process! Also showing his own personal beliefs apart from the Bible, his continual sinning perfectionism, claiming the more he sins (LYING) the more righteous he is! Just as LIARdavid does false representation of me which is AGAIN slander and LYING about things I never said like I supposedly agree with everything Harry Bethel says and teaches! WOWSA! Post Reply
Dom_64 View Profile History	JOHN THE BAPTIZER DID NOT WAVER IN PRISON(Who's ready for more Bible truths?) Posted : 1 Jan, 2022 01:24 PM No halo in the Bible? Wrong again! Remember when Moses's face shone when he received the commandments. It was a light that shone around his face. A "halo" so to speak. Post Reply

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