BiblicalAtheist
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loannes(John 'the baptist'), after making a show of unwillingness to administer his purifying rite to one apparently so much greater than himself, consecrates lesous(Jesus), who is thereupon acknowledged as a worthy candidate by a divine Voice from the celestial Air, the Pneuma. The candidate is accepted, and has received the first of the four initiations described in the text, and which are symbolized by the sacred elements, water, air, fire, and earth. "The Restored New Testament by James Pryse)
I can't for sure either way(because I wasn't actually there), but this understanding of the 'water baptism' does seem to make a lot more sense in the grand scheme of Jesus' life.
I can't for sure either way(because I wasn't actually there), but this understanding of the 'water baptism' does seem to make a lot more sense in the grand scheme of Jesus' life.
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