Jesus Christ
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47. When was Jesus of |
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Jesus of
Nazareth was anointed with the Holy Spirit immediately after he was baptized
by John the Baptist, for it was then that the Holy Spirit descended upon Him.
Matthew says: “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the
water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him” (Matthew 3:16 – NKJV);
Mark says: “And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens
parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove” (Mark 1:10 – NKJV);
and Luke says: “When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus
also was baptized, and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy
Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him …. “ (Luke 3:21-22 –
NKJV). |