Cheryl Schatz

James, John Gill’s point that John the Baptist was asking to be baptized with the Holy Spirit is not attested to from the Scripture. John said in Matthew 3:14 Matthew 3:14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” Jesus coming to John was all about water baptism. Every person had to be water baptized in preparation for the Messiah. Was John the Baptized water baptized in preparation for the Messiah? Jesus is said to have done water baptism through His disciples, although Jesus did not actually water baptize anyone. The fact is that John the Baptist warned that all needed to be prepared for the Messiah through repentance and water baptism. John also pointed out Jesus as the one to follow. There is no evidence that John was water baptized by Jesus’ disciples or that John followed Jesus as His disciple. As far as Matthew 11:11 the question that perplexes many is why there are those who were already in the Kingdom of heaven through faith in Jesus and yet John the Baptist is said not to be in the Kingdom. Jesus’ words are very important. If you would like to give your opinion why Jesus presented John the Baptist as being outside the kingdom while others were already in, I would be interested to see your Bible points. Thanks for your comment and visiting my blog.