Christianity Oasis Forum

[Mackenaw]

Hello Notforgotten

It's good to see you. God bless you.

You are right, indeed. Jesus did not baptize with water.

When John The Baptist baptized Jesus with water, The Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove descended from above and sat upon Jesus' shoulder, and voice (God) from Heaven proclaimed Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

(see Luke 3:21-22)

It is generally accepted that that event marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. How old was Jesus at that point?

[notforgotten]

Very good. Indeed some people believe that the Holy Spirit took on the form of a dove. I do not. He "descended" as, or like a dove.

Mathew 3:16. 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.

John 1:32. John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him."

Luke 3:22. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

The Holy Spirit descended in His own bodily form. Spirits have bodily forms. Our spiritual bodily form would look like a human body.

Jesus was about thirty years old when He started His ministry.

How old was He when He finished it?

[Mackenaw]

I think Jesus was 33.5 years old.

Who could run faster, the Apostle John or the Apostle Peter?

[notforgotten]

John outran Peter to the tomb of Jesus.

Who doubted the Lord's resurrection?

[mlg]

Doubting Thomas

Where was Saul traveling to, when he saw a light shine about him and heard a voice say "Saul, Saul why persecutest me?"

[Mackenaw]

Hello

Saul (Paul's name previous to his conversion) was headed to Damascus.

Really good read Acts 9:1-31)

When Jesus walked this earth (prior to his death and resurrection), He had a certain number of followers that were referred to as Apostles in the Bible -- how many Apostles were there?

[mlg]

There were 12 apostles.

Which of the 12 apostles betrayed Jesus and what did he do to Jesus to betray him?

[Mackenaw]

Judas Isacariot betrayed Jesus with a kiss which was code to Jesus' abductors -- all done for a price...30 pieces of silver.


what happened to Judas Isacariot, eventually?


God bless you all.

[mlg]

He threw out the silver he had received for betraying Jesus and went out and hung himself.
Which brings up another conversation, I will post in a different forum to see what others think.

What was the name of the man that met Jesus outside of the city, when he arrived at the country of the Gadarenes? Why did the man have that name?

[Mackenaw]

I'm not sure of the man's name, but the evil spirits inside him -- the evil spirits that had taken over his body and life -- called themselves Legion because there were so many of them.



What was Barnabas' first name?

[mlg]

Joses

Where was John at when he was given the Revelation?

[Mackenaw]

The Apostle John was in the Isle of Patmos (see Revelation 1:9)


Who referred to the Apostle John as the one whom Jesus loved?