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==PAPER 136: BAPTISM AND THE FORTY DAYS==

==PAPER 136: BAPTISM AND THE FORTY DAYS==

136:0.1 Jesus began his public work at the height of the popular interest in John's preaching and at a time when the Jewish people of Palestine were eagerly looking for the appearance of the Messiah. There was a great contrast between John and Jesus. John was an eager and earnest worker, but Jesus was a calm and happy laborer; only a few times in his entire life was he ever in a hurry. Jesus was a comforting consolation to the world and somewhat of an example; John was hardly a comfort or an example. He preached the kingdom of heaven but hardly entered into the happiness thereof. Though Jesus spoke of John as the greatest of the prophets of the old order, he also said that the least of those who saw the great light of the new way and entered thereby into the kingdom of heaven was indeed greater than John.

136:0.1 [[Jesus]] began his [[public]] work at the height of the popular interest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John]'s preaching and at a time when the [[Jewish]] people of [[Palestine]] were eagerly looking for the [[appearance]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messianism Messiah]. There was a great [[contrast]] between John and [[Jesus]]. John was an [[eager]] and [[earnest]] worker, but [[Jesus]] was a calm and [[happy]] laborer; only a few times in his entire life was he ever in a hurry. [[Jesus]] was a [[comfort]]ing consolation to the world and somewhat of an example; John was hardly a comfort or an example. He preached the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God kingdom of heaven] but hardly entered into the [[happiness]] thereof. Though [[Jesus]] spoke of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John[ as the greatest of the [[prophets]] of the old order, he also said that the least of those who saw the great [[light]] of the new way and entered thereby into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God kingdom of heaven] was indeed greater than John.

136:0.2 When John preached the coming kingdom, the burden of his message was: Repent! flee from the wrath to come. When Jesus began to preach, there remained the exhortation to repentance, but such a message was always followed by the gospel, the good tidings of the joy and liberty of the new kingdom.

136:0.2 When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John] preached the coming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God kingdom], the burden of his [[message]] was: [[Repent]]! flee from the [[wrath]] to come. When [[Jesus]] began to preach, there remained the [[exhortation]] to [[repentance]], but such a [[message]] was always followed by the [[gospel]], the good tidings of the [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of the new kingdom.

==136:1. CONCEPTS OF THE EXPECTED MESSIAH==

==136:1. CONCEPTS OF THE EXPECTED MESSIAH==