Q. While being counseled for baptism you commented that my baptism in the name of J-sus was a type of John’s baptism, but the Scriptural baptism for salvation was in the name of Yahshua. This I believe after reading the book of Acts. But what do you mean by “John’s baptism?"

A.  Yahweh promises He will send a messenger to prepare the way before Yahshua returns. We believe this messenger was John the Baptist who readied the people for the coming Messiah.
     Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me: and Yahweh, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith Yahweh of hosts, Mal. 3:1 AV.
     Chapter four of Malachi warns of a future prophet (much like John the Baptist) who will warn of the soon return of Yahshua to this earth at the end of the age:
     Behold, I will send you Eliyah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Yahweh. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse, Mal. 4:5-6 AV.
     John was in the wilderness preaching of the coming Messiah and urging all to confess their sins and lead a repentant life;
     And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins, Matt. 3:6 AV.
     John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, Mark 1:4 AV.
     The Bible clearly teaches that John’s baptism was a teaching of repentance, a turning from the ways of the world to obeying the words of Yahshua and the Scriptures, for Peter recognized we are to become a special body of believers known as firstfruits as an example to the world:
     That word, [I say], ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached, Acts 10:37 AV.
     And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Yahshua. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days, Acts 10:48 AV.
     It was due to John’s strictness in teaching that he lost his head,
     And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother, Matt. 14:8-11.
     Take note that John preached a message of repentance, a turning to Yahweh in contrition. Later came Yahshua’s baptism of salvation.
     When John had first preached before His coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, Acts 13:24 AV.
     Note that the Apostle Paul took note that John baptized with promise of one’s turning whole heartedly in repentance and belief on Yahshua:
     And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should come after him, that is, on Messiah Yahshua. When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Sovereign Yahshua, Acts 19:3-5 AV.
     John baptized with the turning of the people to seek Yahweh in true repentance. Even greater is baptism into Yahshua, for it means receiving the Holy Spirit and being given a spiritual gift as outlined in Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 as we become a part of that spiritual building.
     Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to Yahweh by Yahshua Messiah, 1 Peter 2:5.
     When the last candidate for the spiritual Temple is prepared and ready, Yahshua will come to redeem the Ekklesia, called the ”church” in most Bibles. Then the wedding will take place:
     Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready, Rev. 19:7 AV.

 
                   
         
     
                   
               
                         
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