I am fast realizing after just 11 verses of Mark that my Bible will not hold all my notes. Thank you for so much information to help me grow in my knowledge of God’s word.
It is wild how deep you can go on two verses🤯. I basically forgot we were learning about why Jesus would be baptized, this is awesome. Jesus has done so much more than I think a lot of people would realize. Jesus becomes greater and greater as I watch the Mark series.
My dad, without any doubt, was my spiritual teacher and leader growing up and still is as my pastor now, and he taught me about 90% of what Mike teaches with the same exact verses growing up and now, for a really long time we were waiting and hoping for another to teach what My dad taught, and last year 2023 we found your channel, Thank you Mike for showing Me and dad we’re not the lonely kids on a hill.
I thoroughly enjoyed this lesson. Just hearing the humbleness of such a mighty, powerful, righteous, and Holy God, draws my spirit to thirst and hunger for a closer, and nearer intimacy, which I know NOT how to obtain while still in the flesh, yet strive to arrive within His presence.
just read the Scriptures, thar's EXACTLY what they're for: If ye love me, keep my commandments...He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 16:15;21) "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:31-32)
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Romans 7:18-19... Even Saint Paul struggled. But HOLY SPIRIT is there to teach us and lead us to the Truth. The same Saint Paul said it in Galatians 6:9, And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Hey Mike. I'm thanking you so much for making this and thanking God for helping me find this video. It was perfect that I found it because I'm getting baptized on Wednesday. This really helped me understand the deeper meaning of what I'm about to do
For the last 6 years I have been forging a relationship with God. The way John was described with his food and clothing reminded me of his character. His actions spoke louder than words. It reminded me to put my energy into actions, not only words. To be a christian you have to act like one. Thank you so very much for the sermon/lesson.
Great video! I'm really enjoying this series on Mark. I'm also excited that you brought up the idea of the "heavens" being "torn" open. That comment about sounding like something out of Star Trek really resonated with me. From my own study of scripture, ancient Mesopotamian cultures, and pop quantum theory, I've comee to lean towards the idea that "heaven" (the place where God dwells) is inter-dimensional. What was "torn" was the "veil" that separates our physical dimension from the spiritual dimension. I see the similarities between this and the veil in the Tabernacle and Temple that separated the presence of God from the people. Interestingly I've read that some scholars and theologians posit that the "veil" didn't exist at creation but rather was installed after Adam's sin hence why God freely walked in the garden in the cool of the day. The purpose of the veil is to protect man from being destroyed by the holy presence of God which is why the Lord told Moses that no one may look upon Him and live. Another interesting correlation is between the tearing of the veil in the temple at Christ's death signifying the end of the spiritual separation between God and man and culmination of God's plan of salvation and restoration in the description of the New heavens and new earth with the new Jerusalem descending from heaven thus ending the physical separation of God and Man. Don't know if any of that is right but it sure sounds cool, lol.
Im studying with your videos in this Mark series, been wanting to start for a while. I pray that you may include other books in the Bible as well, too! Soon since I know these takes alot of hardwork and preparation, with the grace and power of the Holy Spirit of course, as always. Thank you for your faithful work, teaching accurately the bible to the body of Christ! The Lord bless you and your whole family🙏🏻
Today's teaching on the temptation of Jesus was excellent! Please put it back up. Thank you for these teachings, my husband and I are so thankful for them!
My brain always changes your name to Mark Winger, lol. God bless you for your ministry, keep you in all diligence and love, and protect you from the evil one.
WOW!!! absolutely amazing teaching!!! My my spirit thanks you for providing truth and knowledge that makes me love Jesus more and makes me want to study the scripture in greater depth than I am currently doing. Mike, you are a Godsend and I love watching your videos. May God richly Bless you and your team!!! PRAISE THE LORD OH MY SOUL AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!!!
Hi Mike.Thanks so much for your teaching,at our church small group bible study we've been watching your videos about cults and I'm finding them so helpful. I've just started watching some of your other videos by myself at home,and am now going though the book of Mark with you and thoroughly enjoying it! God bless you.
Wow. Two thoughts. 1. I've been a Christian for many years, and it's not until now that I see that the Bible is so well crafted, I find it incredibly unlikely that it was forged by men. Today pastors all over struggle in interpreting these things, and yet they are the advocates for Christ. Why then would men forge a lie, and to go to such great extent, and to what gain if it leads to righteous living? 2. "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." Seems like there is a bit of a comedy at play here. Jesus gets baptized, and there is no cleansing or repentance to be done! Seems like His baptism also served to authenticate His righteousness in this manner. So glad I found your ministry Mike, thank you so much!
Mike I was baptised as a child before I even understood what it was for. I had and still have difficulty with learning. I maybe autistic. I watch videos on autisim an I see some traits in myself. I just try to think more deeply that I will get the deeper meaning. But in truth only Jesus can save us. I am not sure to which view I hold. I believe somewhat like the Calvinists because I understand that as a man we can't come to God on our own! ☺️🤗 Thank you for your time and sharing this Word with us! 😊 God bless you!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙏✝️❤️🕊️
You might like this one too James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him *ask of God* , that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Here's a good one that you probably already know: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths."
I saw the talk about the gospels by B.E. I had never heard of him before, didn’t know anything about him. I was impressed by his education and .authority and that he spoke to an auditorium full of students and others. I considered him a Christian. But as he proceded to tear the authenticy of the gospels apart, as well as the rest of the bible, As well as ridicule everything about them, I got this awful- awful feeling like blackness inside of me. It frightened me! And made me realize that this man was not at all a man of God! But I stuck it through and listened to the whole talk. And I am glad I did that, because now I know what you, Mike, are relating to when you mention his name.
We need more preachers that preach the Word like Mike. I appreciate how in depth he goes in his study. Probably my second favorite preacher next to the great John MacArthur.
Jesus got baptized because He wanted to set an example for us all. Also, it was to show that only those who are already saved can qualify for water baptism.
I’m enjoying this series so much! Thanks for your labor to deliver sound teaching. Question? The passage about the heavens being torn open has interested me as well. Could there be a connection in Isaiah 64:1a “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down.” and later in Mark 15:38 when the veil tears? I think a similar Greek work is used in both verses Schizo.
I was just coming to say ‘Errorman’ gives his game away. 😆 Being serious, anyone who makes so much effort to discredit something should check their heart, deeply.
The Heavens torn open, is the firmament. Which we as humans can not go through, unless God opened up the heavens. (Three things are called heaven in The Bible, the sky, the firmament and the heaven where God resides.)
Jesus was baptized because:- 1. He was showing us what we should do. 2. This was God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all together. 3. He was showing us what was going to happen to him. He was showing himself dying - when he went under the water, buried - when he was under the water and rising again - when he came back up.
41:25, "searching commentary after commentary, I'm like I want to hear other people comment on this, 'torn open,' and nobody does." -Matthew Henry says of the heavens being opened, that Jesus "had a glimpse of the glory and joy that was set before him, and secured to him, as the recompense of his undertaking. ... Many have the heavens opened to receive them, but they do not see it; Christ had not only a clear foresight of his sufferings, but of his glory too."
I relate Jesus' Baptism to Matthew 21:23-27. Jesus ministry had begun out of submission to John's; then, when His authority was challenged, Jesus cleverly pointed back to John's ministry.
At one point in this video Mike Winger expresses an interest/curiosity about the heavens being “torn” open at Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan river, and seems to be wondering about its significance. I can’t help but think it has something to do with this: Jesus also referred to his crucifixion on the cross as his baptism - at which point the veil in the temple was torn open.
Jewish sages have hypothesized that heaven is not very far away at all. That Heaven is no higher that the tops of the trees. That there is a veil between us and Heaven.
Twenty-five or thirty years ago, Dr Chuck Missler discussed the concept the concept of the Heavens being rolled open or split open like a scroll as related in scripture to that of a hydrogen bomb blast rolling back the atmosphere literally like a scroll. I don’t recall the exact reference, however.
Without knowledge of “adoption-ism” I also had a thought that maybe that meant Jesus became the messiah when the Holy Spirit came upon Him. Thank you for making it clear!
When he was talking about adoption-ism, he was talking about Jesus being God's son not messiah. Possibly not an important distinction in this particular situation since adoption-ism is wrong but I am feeling the need to be pedantic so here we go. Jesus being messiah and being God's son are not the same thing. Jesus is the messiah because of what came to DO, he is God's son because of who he IS. in other words if Jesus had not come and fulfilled all of the old testament prophecies about himself he would not be messiah (but since that was always the plan Jesus has always been the messiah). Jesus is God's son because of who he is as a person of the trinity before time began.
as for the skies tearing open, it could have been some sort of atmospheric event, just like at the moment of Jesus' death there was an earthquake and darkness. similarly, at his baptism, I imagine something similar to the sound of a cracking thunder might have occurred, because in other places in Scripture, whenever God's voice is heard from heaven, it is described by the people hearing it as being similar to the sound of a thunder. and after all, Luke 3:22 makes it clear that this event was a physical one. "and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.'" I might be wrong, but for example that's how I always interpreted the voice of Jesus to sound like to the others who were with Paul on the road to Damascus. Also Exodus 19:19 says "As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him." and God had appeared on mount Sinai with a storm that involved lightning and thunder.
Love your insights. I'd like to add another to Jesus' baptism. Symbolically, people were being spiritually cleansed of their sins. Jesus, being immersed in the same waters, was being immersed in those sins. He was symbolicallly taking on the sins of the people, a prophetic event.
Kathleen S. LaRoche That's exactly what jumped into my mind when he was talking about it! Makes sense... God now dwells with man through Christ in the form of His Holy Spirit. I LOVE how God ties all Scripture together perfectly!
Torn = ripped asunder. It’s a powerful tear in the fabric of space-time, creating a portal thru which we can view into the spiritual realm, like peering into an otherworldly dimension.
Thanks for your work, Mike. I really appreciate it. My only trouble is that you say baptism is symbolic. Where does it say that in the Bible? I just haven't found that passage.
I agree. I don't believe baptism is symbolic but can see how some can beleive this according to scripture 1 pet 3:21 which talks about Noah being saved. I beleive what the bible says that when we are baptized we are buried and raised with him just as Christ was Rom.6: 3-4. Baptism takes a part in our Salvation. It is not symbolic.
Also, there is a Scripture that says, "Baptism doth now save you.".Sorry, this is just a fragment of the Scripture. I can't remember the rest of it, but what does it mean??
Q: Why do we water baptize if The Bible makes a distinction between Johns baptism and Jesus’ baptism (Holy Spirit)? Acts 19:3-6 Is there a place for both? Or is one being emphasized over the other?
Pastor Mike, I've been watching your videos for awhile now and always receive a blessing, insight on verses that I hadn't thought of. I appreciate your attention to context and rightly dividing the Word as we are called to do. I recently came across The Memoirs of St Peter by Michael Pakaluk, a new translation of the Gospel According to Mark. I would like your thoughts on it. Thank you.
Why we so easily dismiss the firmament as a dome above the earth is beyond me. It literally helps everything make sense and yet is still beyond all reasoning. Go ahead and blast me because out of all things... you'll say that's the only thing it can't be. God bless!
Your LOTR reference made me think of how I felt when I watched the first Narnina movie when I was a kid. If I knew the books were written by CS Lewis, I wouldn’t have been surprised by Aslan.
Mike - a question. Some people feel that Jesus was not given the POWER of the Holy Spirit until He was baptized, and that’s why he didn’t do miracles before then. They feel he didn’t have the power, before that passing of the mantle. NThoughts?
John the Baptist had the Holy Spirit from Birth *LUKE 1:15* John said Yeshua is Greater then him, whom Shoes im unworthy to untie ...Yeshua will always have the Father & Spirit with him. Human or Angelic Form 🙏 Shalom 🕊
"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" Galatians 5:22&23 If you are a follower of Jesus then you have the Holy Spirit living in you. Allow the Spirit to lead you down the right paths and produce these fruits in your life. Quit allowing the flesh to lead you but trust in God. We cannot imagine a better future than what God wants for us, so trust in Him and allow Him to lead. Hopefully this helped and inspired you today. God bless you!
Loving this series. I've watched some of the end videos already but decided I should start from the beginning instead of jumping around. I know this is over 3 years late, but when Mike is speaking of "Modalism" and mentions the states of water, a deeper dig into chemistry allows for good analogy of water to God. There is a tool in chemistry called a phase diagram that shows where molecules exists in their different states (solid, liquid, gas) as a function of temperature and pressure, but there is a point on the phase diagram called the "triple point". The triple point is the temperature and pressure condition where the molecule exists in all three states in equilibrium (like the Trinity). I would love to get some feedback on this idea/analogy as I think it could be a good tool in discussing/explaining the Trinity to certain people.
In my opinion Mike, you should avoid comparing secular things such as LOTR with the scriptures. I notice that you try to be funny, but this is the Word of God.
I totally think immersion is the correct baptism, but I do have to say it hit me like a brick when someone said the Bible shows it is correct because it says Jesus came up out of the water. I must have been 25 at the time, and had been baptised in a stream by immersion. I had read that verse many, many times, but the picture in my head was always Jesus coming up the river bank, out of the water. I never connected it with immersion. It isn't as clear as people think!
I recently heard that some Christians do not believe Jesus is God. I’m not done this video but I just paused to share and reflect that I am grateful that God out good teachers in my life and protected me from false teaching. So I guess they also wouldn’t believe in the Trinity....so what do they believe if they are confessing to be a Christian...? Interesting 🤔
When I became born again I wanted to be baptized, a couple years before that my Dad asked me too and I was more doing it for him. Then I became born again and made my Dad do it again in our pool.
Mike,Regarding Mark1:9-12 vs Leviticus 16: 5,8-10, 20-22, was Jesus both the lambs? He died on the cross for our sin and he was also urged by the sprit ( a special person) to the wilderness? Thx for your reply and teaching.
Jesus is God, but He came in His Messianic form to teach us how to properly worship Him. Everything He did was for the atonement of OUR sin, and a sign for us to know that He is the one true God. Next question.
I'm glad you had explained baptism so well and gave clear understanding about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit because I believe they don't have the same sovereignty. The Father God almighty is above the Son Lord Jesus Christ but they are one in a mission as husband and wife become one flesh. To share the truth, please read in a bible John 10:16 it's about a prediction of Lord Jesus Christ about His true church or followers. These chosen people of God were predicted in a book of Isaiah about the one flock of Jesus.
Thank you so much for this series. I have learned so much through your videos already. I have to say I am totally one of those people that wonders about where heaven is and i have this thought, like where scientists alk about the 3rd and 4th dimension and ive often wondered if God is in like a dimension we cant see with our natural eyes. Like heaven being torn open makes me wonder if like the Holy Spirit came through dimensions. Its a weird idea im not exactly sure if its true but if often wondered lol
99.9% of churches in my country make you go through classes before baptism. I don't understand why or how it started because I have never seen it in all the baptism in the Bible.
Wow, I love this series. i used to attend a Calvary Chapel, and there is nothing like a good verse-by-verse exegesis. @Mike Winger If you really want an explanation of how the heavens were torn open, do yourself a favor and 1. Re-read Genesis 1 and notice The Firmament separating the "waters above" from the waters below. 2. Notice the absence of "planets" from God's creation. 3. Watch "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon." And then 4. research Biblical Cosmology. It'll blow your mind (it did me) but give it a fair shot.
Hello Pastor Mike, in my studies this morning I happened to come across a verse that seems to indicate Yeshua did in fact water-baptize people. John 3:26. Can you elaborate? Thank you for your ministry!
I’m so grateful that I was led to your teaching and this is such a wonderful series so far. In just this one video I’ve learned so much. I was baptized as an infant but I feel the strong need to be baptized again but I don’t know where to go or whom I need to talk to about it. How do I go about this? Thank you for your devoting to scripture, your explainations are amazing.
When I was a younger Christian ✝️ I wanted to be water baptized. I had to join a Church first, then go to a "baptism class," and then they baptized me. I think this is the way they usually do it...
@@caroleimani9754 there is a Calvary church near me but they baptize in a galvanized water horse troth. It feels wrong to me. I know it shouldn’t matter but it does. Is that my ego?
@@Notevenone I know that would bother me, but maybe that's just a personal opinion. I'm 71 years old and if I wanted to be water baptized now, I wouldn't want to do it in a horse trough. (however you spell that).Maybe I'm being too picky. I'm glad I got baptized when I was in my 20's.
Jesus being baptized to fulfill all righteousness points us to the law. One of the requirements of a high priest is mikvah. Could it be that God was letting us see a portion of Jesus's ordination according to Scripture? Of course, the mikvah is not all of the requirements but it is a portion. John, being of cohen line, would be a qualifying person.
To show us how baptism should be done when we are of age and understanding. Not infant baptism. And without Baptism, we cannot be a follower of Christ. It is very critical when one goes deeper to understand baptism.
Old Covenant Baptism vs. New Covenant Baptism (water vs. Spirit) Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. (Ex. 30:17-30) When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, and wore certain clothes, as prescribed by the 613 Old Covenant laws. Christ was water baptized by John and then the Holy Spirit came from heaven. The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a water baptism ceremony. Which baptism makes you a member of Christ’s Church? The New Covenant conversion process is described below. (Born-again) Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, (A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.) Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (See Jer. 31:34 for the New Covenant promise, and 1 John 2:27 for the fulfillment) ============ Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says? What did Peter say below? Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water when they read the word "baptize" in the text. Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage? Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13) “baptize” KJV Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.) Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5) Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant ----> New Covenant) How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist? Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ? Hebrews 9:10 Old Covenant vs. New Covenant (ESV) but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. (Geneva) Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation. (GW) These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things. (KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (KJV+) Which stood onlyG3440 inG1909 meatsG1033 andG2532 drinks,G4188 andG2532 diversG1313 washings,G909 andG2532 carnalG4561 ordinances,G1345 imposedG1945 on them untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformation.G1357 (NKJV) concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. (NLT) For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies-physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established. (YLT) only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances-till the time of reformation imposed upon them . ============================================================================================================ What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below. New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
I think most Protestants get it wrong when they say Catholics sprinkle you when you are water baptized. Guess what?. The Priest "sprinkles" the congregation for a blessing. They use some kind of censor. (spelling?) Then when a person is water baptized, they use a baptismal font and POUR water over your head. At least this is the way they did "blessings" and baptisms at the Catholic Church I used to attend.
I am fairly certain that there are protestant churches that baptise by sprinkling (especially infant baptisms). So this wasn't really against Catholics specifically.
Thank you for your teaching. I could learn from it. I don’t understand why Jesus didn’t let the evil Mark1:24,25 as well as Peter to let people know who he is. Mark 8:28,29
Why did Jesus need to be baptized? 1.) Washed with water 2.) The Holy Spirit descended upon Him and remained 3.) 30 years of age 4.) The Father blessed Him as the Witness from heaven.... Exodus 29:1,4 1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. 4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. (Water Immersion) Verse 7 - You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. (Holy Spirit Dove descends and remains on Jesus as The Anointing) Numbers 4:46-47 - All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers' houses, 47 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, (30 Years Old) (occurs 7 times in the chapter) Numbers 6:22-2722 "Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: 24 The Lord bless you, and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.’ 27 “So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them.” (The Father's Voice as Witness and Blessing) Jesus needed to be consecrated as a priest - specifically our High Priest. That is the reason for His baptism. - God perfectly expressed (Triune) - humanity perfectly expressed It was necessary to fulfill the righteous requirements of the law, and display the Father's supernatural affirmation of both His identity and ministry.
I am fast realizing after just 11 verses of Mark that my Bible will not hold all my notes. Thank you for so much information to help me grow in my knowledge of God’s word.
I have a notebook for each gospel ❤very helpful then add few in my bible that really standout or are important to me
Don't let Bart Errman interpret the Bible for you. That's wisdom.
Great vid, Mike. As always. ❤
It is wild how deep you can go on two verses🤯. I basically forgot we were learning about why Jesus would be baptized, this is awesome. Jesus has done so much more than I think a lot of people would realize. Jesus becomes greater and greater as I watch the Mark series.
Whenever Mike teaches from the Scriptures, he looks so enthusiastic, so joyful, so happy! I absolutely love this fact about Mike!
My dad, without any doubt, was my spiritual teacher and leader growing up and still is as my pastor now, and he taught me about 90% of what Mike teaches with the same exact verses growing up and now, for a really long time we were waiting and hoping for another to teach what My dad taught, and last year 2023 we found your channel, Thank you Mike for showing Me and dad we’re not the lonely kids on a hill.
Adoptionism was simply refuted in Luke 2:49. He was 12 years old, and knew he had to be in His father’s house.
I thoroughly enjoyed this lesson. Just hearing the humbleness of such a mighty, powerful, righteous, and Holy God, draws my spirit to thirst and hunger for a closer, and nearer intimacy, which I know NOT how to obtain while still in the flesh, yet strive to arrive within His presence.
just read the Scriptures, thar's EXACTLY what they're for:
If ye love me, keep my commandments...He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 16:15;21)
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:31-32)
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
Romans 7:18-19... Even Saint Paul struggled. But HOLY SPIRIT is there to teach us and lead us to the Truth.
The same Saint Paul said it in
Galatians 6:9, And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Hey Mike. I'm thanking you so much for making this and thanking God for helping me find this video. It was perfect that I found it because I'm getting baptized on Wednesday. This really helped me understand the deeper meaning of what I'm about to do
I am so happy for baptism!!🙏🏽
Get baptized with the Holy Spirit too
@@llllllllllllllIIlIllIIllIIIIll I have been. Thats why I'm getting the water baptism now.
For the last 6 years I have been forging a relationship with God. The way John was described with his food and clothing reminded me of his character. His actions spoke louder than words. It reminded me to put my energy into actions, not only words. To be a christian you have to act like one. Thank you so very much for the sermon/lesson.
How beautiful is the gospel, thank you Jesus for what you have done for me, I am so indebted to you, may your name be praised forever!!!!
“He did it for us” AMEN 17:00 thankful
Great video! I'm really enjoying this series on Mark. I'm also excited that you brought up the idea of the "heavens" being "torn" open. That comment about sounding like something out of Star Trek really resonated with me. From my own study of scripture, ancient Mesopotamian cultures, and pop quantum theory, I've comee to lean towards the idea that "heaven" (the place where God dwells) is inter-dimensional. What was "torn" was the "veil" that separates our physical dimension from the spiritual dimension. I see the similarities between this and the veil in the Tabernacle and Temple that separated the presence of God from the people. Interestingly I've read that some scholars and theologians posit that the "veil" didn't exist at creation but rather was installed after Adam's sin hence why God freely walked in the garden in the cool of the day. The purpose of the veil is to protect man from being destroyed by the holy presence of God which is why the Lord told Moses that no one may look upon Him and live. Another interesting correlation is between the tearing of the veil in the temple at Christ's death signifying the end of the spiritual separation between God and man and culmination of God's plan of salvation and restoration in the description of the New heavens and new earth with the new Jerusalem descending from heaven thus ending the physical separation of God and Man.
Don't know if any of that is right but it sure sounds cool, lol.
Im studying with your videos in this Mark series, been wanting to start for a while. I pray that you may include other books in the Bible as well, too! Soon since I know these takes alot of hardwork and preparation, with the grace and power of the Holy Spirit of course, as always. Thank you for your faithful work, teaching accurately the bible to the body of Christ! The Lord bless you and your whole family🙏🏻
I am so thankful that you have this available online❤
Today's teaching on the temptation of Jesus was excellent! Please put it back up. Thank you for these teachings, my husband and I are so thankful for them!
My brain always changes your name to Mark Winger, lol. God bless you for your ministry, keep you in all diligence and love, and protect you from the evil one.
God bless you, Pastor Mike!
I love your work. Please keep doing what you do.
Amen.
Praise, our lord Jesus Christ, for with out his Grace in my life ,he open my eyes to see the light of truth.
WOW!!! absolutely amazing teaching!!! My my spirit thanks you for providing truth and knowledge that makes me love Jesus more and
makes me want to study the scripture in greater depth than I am currently doing.
Mike, you are a Godsend and I love watching your videos.
May God richly Bless you and your team!!!
PRAISE THE LORD OH MY SOUL AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!!!
Hi Mike.Thanks so much for your teaching,at our church small group bible study we've been watching your videos about cults and I'm finding them so helpful. I've just started watching some of your other videos by myself at home,and am now going though the book of Mark with you and thoroughly enjoying it! God bless you.
I am loving these Mark lessons! Keep up the great work!
Wow. Two thoughts.
1. I've been a Christian for many years, and it's not until now that I see that the Bible is so well crafted, I find it incredibly unlikely that it was forged by men. Today pastors all over struggle in interpreting these things, and yet they are the advocates for Christ. Why then would men forge a lie, and to go to such great extent, and to what gain if it leads to righteous living?
2. "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." Seems like there is a bit of a comedy at play here. Jesus gets baptized, and there is no cleansing or repentance to be done! Seems like His baptism also served to authenticate His righteousness in this manner.
So glad I found your ministry Mike, thank you so much!
I love your sermons.
Mike I was baptised as a child before I even understood what it was for. I had and still have difficulty with learning. I maybe autistic. I watch videos on autisim an I see some traits in myself. I just try to think more deeply that I will get the deeper meaning. But in truth only Jesus can save us. I am not sure to which view I hold. I believe somewhat like the Calvinists because I understand that as a man we can't come to God on our own! ☺️🤗 Thank you for your time and sharing this Word with us! 😊 God bless you!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙏✝️❤️🕊️
Matthew 7:7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
@@ATrustedAuthority Yes I know this verse! 😊 Thank you for sharing it with me! 🙏❤️🙏🙌🤗
You might like this one too
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him *ask of God* , that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Here's a good one that you probably already know: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths."
Those three objections aside, I found your lecture most entertaining, enlightening, and beautiful. Thank you!
I usually skip the prayer at the end, but this time I stuck around, and I'm glad I did. Thank you!
I saw the talk about the gospels by B.E. I had never heard of him before, didn’t know anything about him. I was impressed by his education and .authority and that he spoke to an auditorium full of students and others. I considered him a Christian.
But as he proceded to tear the authenticy of the gospels apart, as well as the rest of the bible, As well as ridicule everything about them, I got this awful- awful feeling like blackness inside of me. It frightened me! And made me realize that this man was not at all a man of God!
But I stuck it through and listened to the whole talk. And I am glad I did that, because now I know what you, Mike, are relating to when you mention his name.
We need more preachers that preach the Word like Mike. I appreciate how in depth he goes in his study. Probably my second favorite preacher next to the great John MacArthur.
Jesus got baptized because He wanted to set an example for us all. Also, it was to show that only those who are already saved can qualify for water baptism.
Do we still keep sabbath Holy. Baptized acts 2:38.
Thank you Pastor Mike! So appreciate your love, humility and careful handling of the word of God!
I’m enjoying this series so much! Thanks for your labor to deliver sound teaching. Question? The passage about the heavens being torn open has interested me as well. Could there be a connection in Isaiah 64:1a “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down.” and later in Mark 15:38 when the veil tears? I think a similar Greek work is used in both verses Schizo.
39.25 "The heavens are torn open" is that maybe a foreshadowing of the veil being torn in Matt 27:51?
‘Nuther great vid! Bart Errorman would be disappointed.
Errorman. Brilliant.
Ah c'mon dude, like I know he's bad but y the name calling
@@brandonelizondo7018 because what ever bart speaks on is just fart.
I was just coming to say ‘Errorman’ gives his game away. 😆
Being serious, anyone who makes so much effort to discredit something should check their heart, deeply.
Mike Winger! Excellent! Brings more light into these verses. I agree with your analysis.
thank you Mike for what you do!
When Jesus died the veil was torn from top to bottom. Maybe it is similar when the heaven was torn open.
Another splendid teaching Mike. Thanks.
The heaven was torn open.
the Mark 15:38 (ESV)
38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
The Heavens torn open, is the firmament. Which we as humans can not go through, unless God opened up the heavens. (Three things are called heaven in The Bible, the sky, the firmament and the heaven where God resides.)
still so curious what that 'torn' means... Thanks for the vid! so good
staying true to the Word of God love it bro
Jesus was baptized because:-
1. He was showing us what we should do.
2. This was God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all together.
3. He was showing us what was going to happen to him. He was showing himself dying - when he went under the water, buried - when he was under the water and rising again - when he came back up.
Can't wait for next week!
Next week now!!! Next week now!!! Lol
41:25, "searching commentary after commentary, I'm like I want to hear other people comment on this, 'torn open,' and nobody does."
-Matthew Henry says of the heavens being opened, that Jesus "had a glimpse of the glory and joy that was set before him, and secured to him, as the recompense of his undertaking. ... Many have the heavens opened to receive them, but they do not see it; Christ had not only a clear foresight of his sufferings, but of his glory too."
Thank you for the in-depth explanation of why Jesus was baptized.
Thank you for teachings!!! I'm reading/ listening to the bible now and am in the Old Testament, in Ezra, Its very hard to understand!!!
I relate Jesus' Baptism to Matthew 21:23-27. Jesus ministry had begun out of submission to John's; then, when His authority was challenged, Jesus cleverly pointed back to John's ministry.
At one point in this video Mike Winger expresses an interest/curiosity about the heavens being “torn” open at Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan river, and seems to be wondering about its significance.
I can’t help but think it has something to do with this:
Jesus also referred to his crucifixion on the cross as his baptism - at which point the veil in the temple was torn open.
Jewish sages have hypothesized that heaven is not very far away at all. That Heaven is no higher that the tops of the trees. That there is a veil between us and Heaven.
Twenty-five or thirty years ago, Dr Chuck Missler discussed the concept the concept of the Heavens being rolled open or split open like a scroll as related in scripture to that of a hydrogen bomb blast rolling back the atmosphere literally like a scroll. I don’t recall the exact reference, however.
Without knowledge of “adoption-ism” I also had a thought that maybe that meant Jesus became the messiah when the Holy Spirit came upon Him. Thank you for making it clear!
When he was talking about adoption-ism, he was talking about Jesus being God's son not messiah. Possibly not an important distinction in this particular situation since adoption-ism is wrong but I am feeling the need to be pedantic so here we go. Jesus being messiah and being God's son are not the same thing. Jesus is the messiah because of what came to DO, he is God's son because of who he IS. in other words if Jesus had not come and fulfilled all of the old testament prophecies about himself he would not be messiah (but since that was always the plan Jesus has always been the messiah). Jesus is God's son because of who he is as a person of the trinity before time began.
as for the skies tearing open, it could have been some sort of atmospheric event, just like at the moment of Jesus' death there was an earthquake and darkness. similarly, at his baptism, I imagine something similar to the sound of a cracking thunder might have occurred, because in other places in Scripture, whenever God's voice is heard from heaven, it is described by the people hearing it as being similar to the sound of a thunder. and after all, Luke 3:22 makes it clear that this event was a physical one. "and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.'"
I might be wrong, but for example that's how I always interpreted the voice of Jesus to sound like to the others who were with Paul on the road to Damascus. Also Exodus 19:19 says "As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him." and God had appeared on mount Sinai with a storm that involved lightning and thunder.
Okay you just taught the gospel with a Lord of the Rings reference, we are officially Kindred Spirits😂
Love your insights. I'd like to add another to Jesus' baptism. Symbolically, people were being spiritually cleansed of their sins. Jesus, being immersed in the same waters, was being immersed in those sins. He was symbolicallly taking on the sins of the people, a prophetic event.
do you think that possibly the disciples ( or at least some) got baptised by John before they started following Jesus?
The heavens being torn open at the baptism of Jesus open reminds me of the veil of the temple being torn when Jesus died.
Kathleen S. LaRoche That's exactly what jumped into my mind when he was talking about it! Makes sense... God now dwells with man through Christ in the form of His Holy Spirit.
I LOVE how God ties all Scripture together perfectly!
Torn = ripped asunder. It’s a powerful tear in the fabric of space-time, creating a portal thru which we can view into the spiritual realm, like peering into an otherworldly dimension.
Awesome , thanks Mike!
Thanks for your work, Mike. I really appreciate it. My only trouble is that you say baptism is symbolic. Where does it say that in the Bible? I just haven't found that passage.
I agree. I don't believe baptism is symbolic but can see how some can beleive this according to scripture 1 pet 3:21 which talks about Noah being saved. I beleive what the bible says that when we are baptized we are buried and raised with him just as Christ was Rom.6: 3-4. Baptism takes a part in our Salvation. It is not symbolic.
I LOVE YOU PASTOR MIKE!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Also, there is a Scripture that says, "Baptism doth now save you.".Sorry, this is just a fragment of the Scripture. I can't remember the rest of it, but what does it mean??
Q: Why do we water baptize if The Bible makes a distinction between Johns baptism and Jesus’ baptism (Holy Spirit)? Acts 19:3-6 Is there a place for both? Or is one being emphasized over the other?
The Bible does say: "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, BAPTIZING them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost....
You need baptize acts 2:38 wash our sin away. Then God promises us the Holy Ghost.
@@caroleimani9754 Nobody was getting baptized when they said then those are 3 titles Jesus Christ is name to those titles.
Another great lesson! Thank you for this.
Really like Jim I am
learning so much. Thank You.
Pastor Mike, I've been watching your videos for awhile now and always receive a blessing, insight on verses that I hadn't thought of. I appreciate your attention to context and rightly dividing the Word as we are called to do. I recently came across The Memoirs of St Peter by Michael Pakaluk, a new translation of the Gospel According to Mark. I would like your thoughts on it. Thank you.
Why we so easily dismiss the firmament as a dome above the earth is beyond me. It literally helps everything make sense and yet is still beyond all reasoning. Go ahead and blast me because out of all things... you'll say that's the only thing it can't be. God bless!
Your LOTR reference made me think of how I felt when I watched the first Narnina movie when I was a kid. If I knew the books were written by CS Lewis, I wouldn’t have been surprised by Aslan.
Mike - a question. Some people feel that Jesus was not given the POWER of the Holy Spirit until He was baptized, and that’s why he didn’t do miracles before then. They feel he didn’t have the power, before that passing of the mantle. NThoughts?
John the Baptist had the Holy Spirit from Birth *LUKE 1:15* John said Yeshua is Greater then him, whom Shoes im unworthy to untie ...Yeshua will always have the Father & Spirit with him. Human or Angelic Form 🙏 Shalom 🕊
"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" Galatians 5:22&23
If you are a follower of Jesus then you have the Holy Spirit living in you. Allow the Spirit to lead you down the right paths and produce these fruits in your life. Quit allowing the flesh to lead you but trust in God. We cannot imagine a better future than what God wants for us, so trust in Him and allow Him to lead. Hopefully this helped and inspired you today. God bless you!
Loving this series. I've watched some of the end videos already but decided I should start from the beginning instead of jumping around.
I know this is over 3 years late, but when Mike is speaking of "Modalism" and mentions the states of water, a deeper dig into chemistry allows for good analogy of water to God. There is a tool in chemistry called a phase diagram that shows where molecules exists in their different states (solid, liquid, gas) as a function of temperature and pressure, but there is a point on the phase diagram called the "triple point". The triple point is the temperature and pressure condition where the molecule exists in all three states in equilibrium (like the Trinity).
I would love to get some feedback on this idea/analogy as I think it could be a good tool in discussing/explaining the Trinity to certain people.
God bless you bro
In my opinion Mike, you should avoid comparing secular things such as LOTR with the scriptures. I notice that you try to be funny, but this is the Word of God.
I totally think immersion is the correct baptism, but I do have to say it hit me like a brick when someone said the Bible shows it is correct because it says Jesus came up out of the water. I must have been 25 at the time, and had been baptised in a stream by immersion. I had read that verse many, many times, but the picture in my head was always Jesus coming up the river bank, out of the water. I never connected it with immersion. It isn't as clear as people think!
Its whole body under water acts 2:38. God promise us the Holy Ghost. That how we nail our sins to cross.
God not trinty that lie from rome pushed Roman catholic. Trinty didnt come outta Jerusalem the name of godhead is Jesus Christ.
Mike I've long been captivated by the idea that heaven is a dimension beside ours... Or something glad I'm not the only one!
I recently heard that some Christians do not believe Jesus is God. I’m not done this video but I just paused to share and reflect that I am grateful that God out good teachers in my life and protected me from false teaching. So I guess they also wouldn’t believe in the Trinity....so what do they believe if they are confessing to be a Christian...? Interesting 🤔
Btw, Sprinkling, and calling it baptism comes out of the years of persecution, when a public baptism might have been suicidal.
When I became born again I wanted to be baptized, a couple years before that my Dad asked me too and I was more doing it for him. Then I became born again and made my Dad do it again in our pool.
Mike,Regarding Mark1:9-12 vs Leviticus 16: 5,8-10, 20-22, was Jesus both the lambs? He died on the cross for our sin and he was also urged by the sprit ( a special person) to the wilderness? Thx for your reply and teaching.
Wasn't Jesus led into the wilderness by the HOLY SPIRIT, and NOT a "special person"??
Jesus is God, but He came in His Messianic form to teach us how to properly worship Him. Everything He did was for the atonement of OUR sin, and a sign for us to know that He is the one true God.
Next question.
I'm glad you had explained baptism so well and gave clear understanding about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit because I believe they don't have the same sovereignty. The Father God almighty is above the Son Lord Jesus Christ but they are one in a mission as husband and wife become one flesh. To share the truth, please read in a bible John 10:16 it's about a prediction of Lord Jesus Christ about His true church or followers. These chosen people of God were predicted in a book of Isaiah about the one flock of Jesus.
Trinty lie from rome didnt come outta Jerusalem Godhead name is Jesus Christ. U need baptized acts 2:38 that how we nail our sin to cross.
Its Godhead not godheads nor 3 different persons.
Thank you so much for this series. I have learned so much through your videos already. I have to say I am totally one of those people that wonders about where heaven is and i have this thought, like where scientists alk about the 3rd and 4th dimension and ive often wondered if God is in like a dimension we cant see with our natural eyes. Like heaven being torn open makes me wonder if like the Holy Spirit came through dimensions. Its a weird idea im not exactly sure if its true but if often wondered lol
99.9% of churches in my country make you go through classes before baptism. I don't understand why or how it started because I have never seen it in all the baptism in the Bible.
Wow, I love this series. i used to attend a Calvary Chapel, and there is nothing like a good verse-by-verse exegesis.
@Mike Winger
If you really want an explanation of how the heavens were torn open, do yourself a favor and 1. Re-read Genesis 1 and notice The Firmament separating the "waters above" from the waters below. 2. Notice the absence of "planets" from God's creation. 3. Watch "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon." And then 4. research Biblical Cosmology. It'll blow your mind (it did me) but give it a fair shot.
u still believe the earth is flat?
Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou!
Hello Pastor Mike, in my studies this morning I happened to come across a verse that seems to indicate Yeshua did in fact water-baptize people. John 3:26. Can you elaborate? Thank you for your ministry!
I’m so grateful that I was led to your teaching and this is such a wonderful series so far. In just this one video I’ve learned so much. I was baptized as an infant but I feel the strong need to be baptized again but I don’t know where to go or whom I need to talk to about it. How do I go about this? Thank you for your devoting to scripture, your explainations are amazing.
When I was a younger Christian ✝️ I wanted to be water baptized. I had to join a Church first, then go to a "baptism class," and then they baptized me. I think this is the way they usually do it...
Maybe Calvary Chapel has a different approach to water 💧 baptism. You can check it out...
@@caroleimani9754 I don’t think all are like that. Thank you.
@@caroleimani9754 there is a Calvary church near me but they baptize in a galvanized water horse troth. It feels wrong to me. I know it shouldn’t matter but it does. Is that my ego?
@@Notevenone I know that would bother me, but maybe that's just a personal opinion. I'm 71 years old and if I wanted to be water baptized now, I wouldn't want to do it in a horse trough. (however you spell that).Maybe I'm being too picky. I'm glad I got baptized when I was in my 20's.
Do you have in PDF or any other format the papers you ised on the whole study, and share it with me?
Mike, God spent 100s of thousands of years preparing mankind for the coming of Jesus? 100s of thousands?
Jesus being baptized to fulfill all righteousness points us to the law. One of the requirements of a high priest is mikvah. Could it be that God was letting us see a portion of Jesus's ordination according to Scripture? Of course, the mikvah is not all of the requirements but it is a portion. John, being of cohen line, would be a qualifying person.
To show us how baptism should be done when we are of age and understanding. Not infant baptism. And without Baptism, we cannot be a follower of Christ. It is very critical when one goes deeper to understand baptism.
Old Covenant Baptism vs. New Covenant Baptism (water vs. Spirit)
Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. (Ex. 30:17-30) When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, and wore certain clothes, as prescribed by the 613 Old Covenant laws. Christ was water baptized by John and then the Holy Spirit came from heaven. The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a water baptism ceremony. Which baptism makes you a member of Christ’s Church?
The New Covenant conversion process is described below. (Born-again)
Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
(A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.)
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
(See Jer. 31:34 for the New Covenant promise, and 1 John 2:27 for the fulfillment)
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Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says?
What did Peter say below?
Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water when they read the word "baptize" in the text.
Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage?
Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13)
“baptize” KJV
Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.)
Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5)
Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant ----> New Covenant)
How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist?
Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ?
Hebrews 9:10 Old Covenant vs. New Covenant
(ESV) but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
(Geneva) Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation.
(GW) These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.
(KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
(KJV+) Which stood onlyG3440 inG1909 meatsG1033 andG2532 drinks,G4188 andG2532 diversG1313 washings,G909 andG2532 carnalG4561 ordinances,G1345 imposedG1945 on them untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformation.G1357
(NKJV) concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
(NLT) For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies-physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.
(YLT) only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances-till the time of reformation imposed upon them .
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What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy.
Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary.
What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below.
New Covenant Whole Gospel:
Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him.
He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis?
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36)
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24.
1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
Some Good teaching ❤
He was baptised into His ministry!!! 🤗
Great job, Mike! Highly recommend "The Forgotten Trinity" for everyone to read regarding a clear explanation of the trinity.
John introduced the ritual of baptism and Jesus agreed that it be performed onto him!
I think most Protestants get it wrong when they say Catholics sprinkle you when you are water baptized. Guess what?. The Priest "sprinkles" the congregation for a blessing. They use some kind of censor. (spelling?) Then when a person is water baptized, they use a baptismal font and POUR water over your head. At least this is the way they did "blessings" and baptisms at the Catholic Church I used to attend.
I am fairly certain that there are protestant churches that baptise by sprinkling (especially infant baptisms). So this wasn't really against Catholics specifically.
Great video
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Thank you for your teaching. I could learn from it. I don’t understand why Jesus didn’t let the evil Mark1:24,25 as well as Peter to let people know who he is. Mark 8:28,29
Why did Jesus need to be baptized?
1.) Washed with water
2.) The Holy Spirit descended upon Him and remained
3.) 30 years of age
4.) The Father blessed Him as the Witness from heaven....
Exodus 29:1,4 1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. 4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. (Water Immersion) Verse 7 - You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. (Holy Spirit Dove descends and remains on Jesus as The Anointing)
Numbers 4:46-47 - All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers' houses, 47 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, (30 Years Old) (occurs 7 times in the chapter)
Numbers 6:22-2722 "Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: 24 The Lord bless you, and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.’ 27 “So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them.” (The Father's Voice as Witness and Blessing)
Jesus needed to be consecrated as a priest - specifically our High Priest. That is the reason for His baptism.
- God perfectly expressed (Triune)
- humanity perfectly expressed
It was necessary to fulfill the righteous requirements of the law, and display the Father's supernatural affirmation of both His identity and ministry.
This exactly!