And I saw, and bare record that this is the son of God. And I knew him not (as being the Messiah) but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. But in John we learn that John the Baptist also saw what Jesus saw, and we learn why.Īnd John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. So far, only Jesus has seen the Spirit of God descending like a dove (it doesn’t say the spirit looked like a dove, but rather descended like a dove) upon him. He went in a physical being, limited by his mind and understanding, but he came out “reborn” as a spiritual being, with the heavens (the spiritual realm) opened to him, with direct access to his Father, God.Īnd Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. His baptism by John fully represented what happens to us when we are baptized by the Spirit. In this he was just like any other man who lived at that time. Until that time, though he was born of the spirit of God, his only approach to his Father was via the (Old Testament) Scriptures. The heavens being opened unto Jesus means that he saw spiritually for the first time. And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. The event which immediately preceded Jesus’ journey in the wilderness was that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, at which time heaven opened unto him.Īnd it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. Why?īefore we can understand why Jesus went into the wilderness, it is necessary to understand the event which immediately preceded it, and its significance. Yet God saw fit that His son should spend 40 days and 40 nights away from civilization, away from any opportunity to help or bless people. Have you ever wondered why Jesus went into the wilderness for 40 days? Here he is, the son of God, sent to save the world, having only a short time in which to fulfill his earthly ministry.
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