7 BAPTISMS OF
THE BIBLE
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BAPTISM |
SCRIPTURE |
SUBJECT |
SPHERE |
RESULTS |
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DRY |
Baptism of Moses |
1 Corinthians 10:2 |
Israelites who fled from Egypt |
Cloud and Sea |
Identified with Moses (Sea) and the Lord (Cloud) |
|
DRY |
Baptism of Cup |
Matthew 20:22 Luke 12:50 |
Christ |
Suffering |
Christ identified with sins of mankind |
|
DRY |
Baptism by Holy Spirit |
Acts 1:5; Rom. 6:3-4 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5 Gal. 3:26-28; |
All church-age believers |
Body of Christ |
Believers
identified with Christ as His body |
|
DRY |
Baptism of Fire |
Matthew 3:11 Matthew 13:25ff Luke 3:16b |
All unbelievers |
Judgment Fires |
Unbelievers identified with God's judgment |
|
WET |
Baptism of John |
Matthew 3:1-11 John 1:25-33 Acts 19:2-4 |
John's and Jesus' Disciples (Israelites) |
Kingdom |
Disciples
of John's or Jesus' message of repentance ¾ Kingdom message |
|
WET |
Baptism of Jesus |
Matthew 3:13-17 |
Jesus |
Will of the Father |
Personal identification with repentant remnant, national manifestation of Messiah to Israel, and divine coronation of the King |
|
WET |
Baptism of Believers |
Acts 2:41; 8:26-40 10:47-48; 18:8 |
Obedient believers |
Public identification with Christ |
Public proclamation of salvation, and identification with Christ and other believers |