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of the Holy Spirit resulting through personal witnessing.

They saw the Holy Spirit splitting into a tongue of fire.
John the Baptist possessed the correct understanding of the

“fire like the Holy Spirit.” That is why he himself expressed
his baptism as the “water baptism,” whereas the baptism of

Jesus was expressed as the “Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” It is
more surprising that a ‘baptism of fire’ was mentioned with

the ‘baptism of the Holy Spirit.”

“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will
come one who is more power-ful than I, whose sandals I am

not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
with fire.” (Matthew 3:11)

As we all know, John the Baptist only baptized in water.

Through the water baptism, an atonement of sins was carried
out, but, there were many who had not received the baptism

of the Holy Spirit. That is why the Apostle Paul laid his
hands on people of Ephesus for the baptism of the Holy

Spirit.

“and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when
you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even

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