John the Baptist and Jesus

The Details:
Matt. 3:11-17

  1. John preaches in the wilderness saying “Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”
  2. To the Sadducess and Pharisees says “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear, he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.”
  3. Jesus comes from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him
  4. John forbad him, saying “I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
  5. “Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.”
  6. John baptizes Jesus
  7. Jesus goes straitway out of the water, the heavens are opened, the Spirit of God descends like a dove.
  8. A voice proclaims, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Mark 1: 3-

  1. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight
  2. John baptizes in the wilderness , preaching baptism of repentance for the remission of sins
  3. Eats locusts and wild honey
  4. Preaches – one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose
  5. He shall baptize you with fire and the Holy Ghost
  6. Jesus comes from Nazareth, is baptized of him in Jordan River
  7. Heavens are opened, Spirit descends like dove, voice from Heaven “Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
John 1:29
  1. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

The Verse:

Back in the time of Jesus was a man named John
Who preached out in the wilderness, where he'd withdrawn
A message of repentance his words did declare
And to those who did accept it he did baptize there

He did baptize in the water and he spoke of one
Who would baptize them with fire 'cause he was God's son
And the thing that He would give them that they'd prize the most
Was the everlasting presence of the Holy Ghost

The person that would come, said John, “is mightier than I”
And he talked about the latchet of his shoes he could not tie
For he felt he was unworthy, and he gave as his excuse
That he could not bear the shoes or even make the laces loose

Then did Jesus come from Galilee to Jordan's bank
And did ask of John to baptize Him real clear and frank
But John forbad the Savior with these words, saith he
“I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”

Then the Lord did speak to John with love and told him how
That it was the time for him to “Suffer it to be so now.”
'Cause he knew to do His work and that to be His best
That His baptism would fulfill all righteousness

So then John baptized the Lord and heaven opened above
And the Holy Ghost descended down just like a dove
And a voice was heard and all the pressure then did ease
“Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”

And then John did truly testify, though quite roughshod
That the person he had baptized was the Lamb of God
And he knew as he was standing where the water whirled
The Lord was He who taketh 'way the sins of the world
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