God has revealed his plans with prophetic words, and pictures. God has revealed the Promised One with fulfilled prophecy, and a army of worshiping angels.
And God said he would send a prophet to be a herald of the Promised One.
John proclaimed the need to choose a new life path. And he proclaimed that another of God’s messengers was coming. John immersed people in water, as a symbol of this choice they were making. The Promised One would immerse people in the Holy Spirit, as a result of the choice, and as an enabling to live a new life. The Spirit is the primary component of man’s restoration to his original design, as well as the primary component of man’s restored relationship to the Father.
Jesus came, and was baptized by John, though Jesus never sinned, but to declare Jesus’ alignment with the Father, and to declare Jesus’ position as God’s Promised One. For, as he arose from the water, God declared, and John heard an audible voice: “This is my Son.”
Although, John did not fully understand God’s plan, he did recognize God’s choice, and he continued to proclaim Jesus as the Promised One.
God does not want his children to walk in the dark. He wants them to know who to follow, and who to trust.
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