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fire? It is absolutely inconceivable that the disciples and
the believers in the divine mission of John should not follow
Jesus if he had been presented to the public as his Lord
or Superior on the spot. The followers of John might have
been excused for their refusal to enter into the Christian
Church if Jesus Christ had come, say, a century later than
the Baptist, but happily such was not the case. They were
both contemporaries and born in the same year. They both
baptized with water unto repentance, and prepared their
penitent converts for the Kingdom of God that was
approaching but not established in their time.
The Sabaites, the "Dyers" or "Baptists," were the
faithful adherents of John. They may have fallen into
error and superstition; but they knew perfectly well that
it was not Jesus who was intended in the prophecy of their
Prophet. They embraced Islam when Prophet Muhammad came.
the believers in the divine mission of John should not follow
Jesus if he had been presented to the public as his Lord
or Superior on the spot. The followers of John might have
been excused for their refusal to enter into the Christian
Church if Jesus Christ had come, say, a century later than
the Baptist, but happily such was not the case. They were
both contemporaries and born in the same year. They both
baptized with water unto repentance, and prepared their
penitent converts for the Kingdom of God that was
approaching but not established in their time.
The Sabaites, the "Dyers" or "Baptists," were the
faithful adherents of John. They may have fallen into
error and superstition; but they knew perfectly well that
it was not Jesus who was intended in the prophecy of their
Prophet. They embraced Islam when Prophet Muhammad came.