Jesus had never baptized people in Holy Spirit
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. -Acts 1:4-5A. Jesus commanded
1. That they (disciples) should not depart from Jerusalem,
2. that they should wait for the promise of the Father (God)
B. Promise
1. The promise was made by God.
2. “Ye heard of me...” means conveyed through Jesus. In other words “As has
been prophesied by me (Jesus).
3. What is that promise? -Baptism in Holy Ghost.
C. Baptism
1. John baptized in water.
2. You (people) shall be baptized in Holy Ghost
D. Time
1. “Not many days hence...” means in near future.
Now let us discuss all the above points one after another.
A reminder of original prophecy
The above passage is nothing but a reminder of the original prophecy under duscussion in an another form.
(The original prophecy can be seen in Matthew 3:11-12)
The following are the main points of the original prophecy.
1. I indeed baptize you with water.
2. But he that cometh after me, shall baptize you with Holy Ghost.
Examine carefully the reminder as cited in Acts 1:4-5 under discussion.
Jesus commanded his disciples to wait for the promise of God (Acts 1:4-5).
1Q. What is that promise ?
Ans. “Ye shall be baptized with Holy Ghost.”
2Q. When ?
Ans. “Not many days hence” (means in near future).
3Q. Was this promise made by God directly to the people?
Ans. No-But “Ye heard of me” means “Conveyed by me (Jesus) to you” or in other words, “I(Jesus) prophesied you.”
Note : The above passage was stated by Jesus at the time of his departure from the world.
4Q. What do the words such as “Ye shall be baptized in Holy Ghost in near future (Not many days hence) spoken at the time of one’s own departure from the world -mean to ?
Ans. Mean to say in clear terms as - “Ye shall be baptized in Holy Ghost AFTER ME”.
The following are the answers reproduced as arrived at from the above questioneer.
I (Jesus) prophesied - Ye shall be baptized with Holy Ghost -----
After me ----
And again
We must bear in mind that Jesus had baptized people only in water. These points are discussed and proved in our coming pages basing on scriptural facts. Then therefore it would not be unreasonable if “I(Jesus) baptized you in water.” - is also added to the above points.
Then therefore the points come as follows.
I (Jesus) prophesied -I (Jesus) baptized you in water - Ye shall be baptized with Holy Ghost --- After me---
Now recollect the important points as recorded in original prophecy under discussion (Matthew 3:11-12).
“I indeed baptize you with water. But he that cometh after me,baptize You in Holy Ghost.”
A diligent examination of the above points as arrived from the reminder (Acts 1:4-5) and the points specifically mentioned in the prophecy under discussion as recorded (in Matthew 3:11,12) reveals the fact that these two - is one and the same prophecy while the former one is a reminder and the latter - the original prophecy.
The only difference between these two is, one is in passive voice while the other is in Active voice respectively.
Thus it has been proved beyond doubt that the original prophecy had been prophesied by Jesus himself. In this way the whole mystery is vanished and it is made clear that Jesus himself had prophesied about his successor who would come after him, and that who would baptize in Holy Spirit.
Let us see in another way also.
The original prophecy is in Active voice.
I indeed baptize you with water. But he that cometh after me baptizeth in Holy Ghost. (Matthew 3:11,12)
The subject ‘I’ mentioned above is attributed to the person of John by the Church (John 1:26-34). But our arguments proved that it was not prophesied by John. Then therefore the subject ‘I’ of the above verse inevitably and invariably stands for Jesus himself. In this way it is clearly proved that this prophecy had been made by Jesus himself and at the time of his departure had once again been reminded.
Yet let us discuss in more detailed way.
One can easily understand from the passage Acts 1:4-5 that Jesus had commanded his disciples in his last meeting before his departure from the world, that they should wait to receive the promise of God conveyed through him. The promise of God is explained in the passage itself which reads as “But ye shall be baptized in Holy Spirit not many days hence.”
This evidently proves that Jesus had never baptized people in Holy Spirit. If he had ever baptized in Holy Spirit, he would not have assured his disciples that they would be baptized in Holy Spirit in the following near future after his departure . By whom they would be baptized is not clearly recorded. Yet it is not at all a mystery which remains undisclosed. But if the discerning readers pay a little more attention, they can understand that they(disciples)1 would be baptized in Holy Spirit by him who was entrusted to baptize people in Holy Spirit -the greater one who was to come after him as according to the prophecy. But not by Jesus himself.