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person intended by the Crier in the Wilderness when he
foretold the advent of a powerful Prophet with the baptism
of the Spirit and fire. It does not require much learning
or an extraordinary intelligence to understand the force of
the argument - namely, Jesus during his lifetime baptized
not a single person with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
How, then, can he be regarded as the Baptizer with the
Holy Spirit and with fire, or be identified with the Prophet
foretold by John? If words, sermons, and prophecies
mean anything, and are uttered in order to teach anything
at all, then the words of the Baptist mean and teach us that
the baptism with water would continue to be practiced until
the Appearance of the "Shilohah" or the Messenger of Allah,
and then it would cease and give place to the exercise of
the baptism with the Spirit and fire. This is the only logical
foretold the advent of a powerful Prophet with the baptism
of the Spirit and fire. It does not require much learning
or an extraordinary intelligence to understand the force of
the argument - namely, Jesus during his lifetime baptized
not a single person with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
How, then, can he be regarded as the Baptizer with the
Holy Spirit and with fire, or be identified with the Prophet
foretold by John? If words, sermons, and prophecies
mean anything, and are uttered in order to teach anything
at all, then the words of the Baptist mean and teach us that
the baptism with water would continue to be practiced until
the Appearance of the "Shilohah" or the Messenger of Allah,
and then it would cease and give place to the exercise of
the baptism with the Spirit and fire. This is the only logical