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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 [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.

136:0.1 [[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 [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.

136:0.2 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.