Exodus 19:10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and
consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes
Isaiah 4:4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will
cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
Luke 3:16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
John had went by the old code, he used water to prepare them for the coming of the Lord; it is only because the old covenant was not completed, that it was still in effect at the time. But once Jesus has came to complete all that was required for them to complete, then the old covenant was over and now to start the new. You cannot pour new wine in old wine-skin, you only can put new wine in new wine-skin and which that means that you cannot combine the old covenant with the new or else.. And so Jesus first coming was for the ones that were under the old covenant, the lost sheep of Israel; but He has other sheep that isn't of this flock that He is going to gather them in on His second coming. And so God has already came up with the verdict( judged) and declare that we chosen the way of darkness rather than choosing the ways of the light. And so now we are under the new covenant (grace) that is only done by the way of the spirit. As it says that God look at the heart which mean He only look at the soul, but we look at the outward appearances; and now we must look at the spiritual nature of a person, their intent, but not what they do in the natural, but to look at what their heart is really saying. But if you look at the physical, then that is how God is going to judge that person, under the old covenant.
John 3:19 This is the
verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
But John had thought that God was coming to judge the world, but he did not know that He has came to save it. But John knew of His coming, but the pharisees did not know what time it was, because they didn't stay up watching like John.
Matthew 16:3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
Consecrate means Baptize-
[h=2]con·se·crate[/h]
(kŏn′sĭ-krāt′)tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.
2. Christianitya. To sanctify (bread and wine) for Eucharistic use through a ritual regarded by some Christian churches aseffecting transubstantiation.
b. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.
3. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.
4. To make venerable; hallow:
[h=2]sanc·ti·fy[/h]
(săngk′tə-fī′)tr.v. sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing, sanc·ti·fies1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate: The preacher sanctified the ground as a cemetery.
2. To make holy; purify: They felt the spirit had descended and sanctified their hearts. They sanctified the body withholy oil.
3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: The wedding ceremony sanctifies the marriage.
4. To give social or moral sanction to: "
[h=2]pu·ri·fy[/h] (pyo͝or′ə-fī′)tr.v. pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies1. To rid of impurities: purify water.
2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements: tried to purify the party of its dissenters.
3. To free from moral or spiritual defilement: rituals to purify the soul.
