PART XI.

_CHRIST THE GREAT BAPTIZER._

SECTION LXI. _The Kingdom of the Son of man._—“The kingdom of heaven.” Destined to man at creation. Satan’s scheme. The kingdom in the prophets. John’s proclamation. Christ’s triumph and coronation, 267

SECTION LXII. _Christ is enthroned as Baptizer._—His commission,—to purge the universe. Order of precedence in the Godhead. On earth, Jesus was “in the Spirit.” On the throne, the Spirit is in and subject to him. “The promise of the Father,” 273

SECTION LXIII. _Note on the Procession of the Spirit._—History of the _filioque_ clause. Objections to it, 281

SECTION LXIV. _The Baptism of Fire._—The Holy Ghost, and fire, two several things. Fire means wrath. The places cited against this view. The contrasted language of the evangelists. Grace and wrath inseparably connected. John’s theme and imagery are from Malachi. Arguments to identify the two baptisms in one. _Baptizo._ Mode of the baptism of fire, 284

SECTION LXV. _The Baptism of Pentecost._—The apostles must “wait for the promise.” The Spirit poured out, 297

SECTION LXVI. _Manner of the Baptism._—_Pnoē_,—a breath. _Pheromenē_,—borne forward,—impelled. “He breathed on them.” It was affusion, signalizing the height where Jesus sits, 299

SECTION LXVII. _The New Spirit imparted._—The Spirit no novelty. Peter’s explanation. Hitherto, the church’s office was conservative. Now the aggressive Spirit of missions given, 304

SECTION LXVIII. _The Tongues like as of Fire._—Not “cloven,” but “distributed.” Like the flame of a lamp. The candlestick. The seven stars. “Arise! shine!” 310

SECTION LXIX. _The Gift of other Tongues._—Signified the union of all people in God’s worship. The phrasing of the historian. History of the sign, 313

SECTION LXX. _The Baptism of Repentance._—The firstfruits. John’s “baptism of repentance.” Jesus gives repentance and remission. His baptism unites to him and the Father. Its manner. The Spirit’s relation to it, 318

SECTION LXXI. _Paul’s Doctrine of this Baptism._—Titus iii, 4-7. Meaning of _loutron_. 1 Cor. xii, 12-14. Eph. iv, 4-16. Gal. iii, 27-29. Rom. vi, 2-6. Col. ii, 9-11. The doctrine of these places, 323

SECTION LXXII. _Noah “saved by Water.”_—1 Pet. iii, 17-22. Peter and Paul. The theme,—the saints persecuted with impunity. Noah persecuted, and saved by means of the flood. Christ’s people saved by antitype baptism, 333

SECTION LXXIII. _Christ’s Baptizing Administration._—It covers his whole work on the throne. In the end, triumph complete, physical and moral. When he shall have purged earth and heaven, then will his baptizing office cease, 338

SECTION LXXIV. _Argument from the Real to Ritual Baptism._—The real baptism has to do, not with abasement and the grave, but with exaltation and power. But immersion looks only to the grave. It is incongruous to all the phenomena of Pentecost. Immersed in “the sound from heaven,” 343