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Luke 3
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate
being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his
brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and
Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, |
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Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. |
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And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; |
 Jesus is Baptised
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As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight. |
 St. John in the wilderness
(Veneziano Domenico, c. 1445)
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Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought
low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be
made smooth;
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And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. |
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Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him,
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generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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"O generation of vipers"
John the Baptist calls all of his contemporaries "a generation of vipers."
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Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say
within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That
God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. |
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And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree
therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into
the fire. |
"Every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into
the fire."
Those who fail to bear "good fruit" will be "hewn down, and cast into the fire."
 The Head of John the Baptist
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And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
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He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart
to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what
shall we do? |
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And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. |
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And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do?
And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely;
and be content with your wages. |
"Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely."
Is it wrong to lie?
"Be content with your wages" -- no matter how unjust they may be.
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And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts
of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
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John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but
one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: |
BOM: 1 Nephi 10:8
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Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will
gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire
unquenchable. |
"The chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable."
John the Baptist says that Christ will burn the damned "with fire unquenchable."
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And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. |
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But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother
Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, |
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Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. |
 The baptism of Christ
(Master of the life of John the Baptist,
1330-1340)
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Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also
being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
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And the Holy Ghost
descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from
heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son;
in thee I am well pleased. |
"Thou art my beloved Son"
In Luke's gospel, God addresses Jesus directly saying,
"Thou art my beloved son." But Matthew (3:17) has God speak to those witnessing Jesus'
baptism, by saying: "This is my beloved son." Whatever the
exact wording, it is strange that after witnessing this event, John the Baptist
is still unsure about Jesus (Mt.11:2-3, Lk.7:19).
How did God address Jesus at his baptism?
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And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was
supposed) the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Heli, |
"Joseph, which was the son of Heli."
Luke says that Joseph's father (Jesus'
grandfather) was Heli; Matthew (1:16) says
his name was Jacob. Notice that the genealogy of Jesus given here is
entirely different than that in Mt.1:6-16. Luke
lists 43 generations from David to Jesus, Matthew has only 29, and except for
David at one end and Jesus at the other, only three names in the two lists are
the same (and they are completely out of order). Of course we are told to ignore
boring genealogies like this in 1 Tim.1:4 and Tit.3:19. So why are they in the Bible then?
Who was Jesus' grandfather on his father's side?
Genealogy of Jesus (Matthew vs. Luke)
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Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son
of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
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Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the
son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
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Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the
son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
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Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son
of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of
Neri, |
Who was Zerubbabel's father?
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Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son
of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, |
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Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son
of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, |
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Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son
of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, |
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Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son
of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, |
"Nathan, which was the son of David"
From which of David's sons was Jesus descended?
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Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son
of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, |
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Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the
son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, |
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Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son
of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, |
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Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son
of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
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(3:35-36)
"Sala which was the son of Cainan."
Who was Salah's father?
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Which was the son of Cainan,
which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son
of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, |
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Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the
son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, |
(3:37-38)
Was Enoch the seventh from Adam?
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Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of
Adam, which was the son of God.
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Adam, which was the son of God."
How many sons does God have?
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