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4\u00a0<\/sup>John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>Now John was clothed with camel\u2019s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>And he preached, saying, \u201cThere comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8\u00a0<\/sup>I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Several of my commentaries try to show that John’s baptism was just symbolic, but Mark clearly states that it was a type of baptism that released those baptized from their sin — a forgiveness. Obviously, the baptism itself didn’t save, but without the baptism, a Jew wouldn’t be saved, so it was necessary. “He who believes and is baptized will be saved …” (Mark 16:16). This baptism has ceased (Ephesians 4:5<\/span><\/a>).<\/h3>\n

John came (v.4) — The word “came” is much stronger in the Greek. It refers to a person’s arrival on the stage of history — in this case in specific fulfillment of the prophecy in vs.2-3<\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n

baptizing (v.4)\u00a0 = placing into<\/h3>\n

wilderness (v.4) — same as in v.3<\/span><\/a>, the unfarmed land in Judea<\/h3>\n

preaching (v.4, 7) = heralding, officiating as a herald, proclaiming openly<\/h3>\n

A herald, a messenger vested with public authority who conveyed the official messages of kings, magistrates, princes, military commanders, or who gave a public summons or demand. The English word “preach” brings to our mind, a minister of the gospel in his pulpit expounding the Word of God. But the word Mark uses here, pictures John as a herald with an official proclamation from a coming King, the Messiah of Israel. He acted as one, making a public proclamation of the news of the advent of the Messiah with such formality, gravity, and authority as must be listened to and obeyed. — Wuest, page 17.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

repentance (v.4) — A change of mind and thus of action consequent upon the realization that one has sinned and that sin is wrong. The “baptism of repentance” is a baptism the characteristic of which was repentance, which involved an obligation to repent.” — Wuest, page 18.<\/span><\/h3>\n

So, no repentance, no baptism — no baptism, no repentance. It wasn’t symbolic. Both were necessary for forgiveness of sins.<\/h3>\n

went out to him (v.5) — tense indicates a continuing action. The people of Judea went in droves to see John. John wouldn’t have baptized them if they had simply gone out as sightseers. They went because of who John was and what he preached.<\/h3>\n

confessing (v.5) = to speak the same thing that another speaks, to agree with someone else. — in this case, to look at sin from God’s point of view and respond accordingly — the Greek indicated that they confessed openly, not in private to John<\/h3>\n

clothed (v.6) — his usual clothing, not an affectation. Not camel “leather,” but cloth woven from camel hair. Perhaps modeling the clothing of the prophet Elijah (2 Kings 1:8).<\/h3>\n

One (v.7) — in Greek “the One.”<\/h3>\n

not worthy (v.7) — It was the menial task of a slave in an oriental household [to take] off the guest’s sandals and wash their feet as they entered the home. John was anxious that men would not form a wrong impression of him and his ministry. He took a place beneath that of an oriental slave. \u2014 Wuest, page 21.<\/span><\/h3>\n

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (v.8) — John was prophesying about Pentecost (Acts 2:2-4<\/span><\/a>), when the Lord baptized the Jews with the Holy Spirit, giving them the ability to speak in tongues, heal the sick, and perform other miracles.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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