The person of Jesus Christ, baptized by John in Jordan. 1. And John says that he saw it John 1:32. We should recognise that this was the initial true ‘Pentecost’. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 16:1-4 The Pharisees and Sadducees were opposed to each other in principles and in conduct; yet they joined against Christ. Matthew 3:16-17 NIV. Psalms 45:7; Isaiah 61:1. "Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into Thy lips; therefore God hath blessed Thee forever!" Matthew 3:16 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Matthew 3:16, NIV: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him." The coming of the Holy Spirit on Jesus was like a coronation. The Spirit That is, the Spirit invested itself with a dove form, in order to make itself visible to their senses. xvii,) and by the crowd in the temple. Christ was (wsei peristera) heavens was seen by them both: but to me it seems that John is And he saw — That is, Jesus saw the dovelike Spirit. And he saw the Spirit of God descending - that is, He only, with the exception of His honoured servant, as He tells us Himself, John 1:32-34; the by-standers apparently seeing nothing. (The fire at Pentecost is not actually said to be the Spirit. No wonder then that Luke felt that he had to emphasise the unique fact of what happened by calling it ‘bodily’. the heavens were opened to him; Font. To be “harmless as doves” was the command the Lord gave to His disciples (Matthew 10:16), and when they read this record, they were taught as we are, “of what manner of spirit” they were meant to be. of Noah's dove, which brought in its mouth the olive leaf, a ordinance was administered, why should he stay in the water? Matthew 3:16 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, o the heavens were opened to him, 3 and he p saw the Spirit of … "O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs (see, "And I knew Him not: but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending AND REMAINING ON HIM [ kai (, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, John Lightfoot's Commentary on the Gospels, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. Content. He . Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. the moment that Jesus was gone up out of the water, behold. It was done on purpose, that believers might learn to receive, and to contemplate with reverence, his divine power, and that the weakness of the flesh might not make him despised. ‘Unto Him’ may also mean ‘for him, ‘for his advantage. John allowed his disciples to leave his own leadership and follow after Jesus (John 1:35-39 +). To be sure, there are essentials the sinner must know before he can be saved—he is a guilty sinner (Rom. from off the earth? 33. One would be at a loss at first sight for a reason why the Matthew shows that what God told his people in the *Old Testament came true in the life of Jesus. No combination of pictures could better express the ministry of Jesus. (1-2) The transformation of Jesus before His disciples. Coming upon him. A A . affection of Christ, on whom he lighted; or it was in some other ‘Heaven, which was closed by the first Adam, is opened again over the second.’. Dr. Whitby of the Church of England said: “The observation of (conclusion reached by) the Greek Church is this, that he who ascended out of the water must first descend into it. It was the revelation that now, from Him, the Holy Spirit would reach out to all around Him, through His words, through His healings, through His casting out of evil spirits, and through His whole life (Luke 4:18-19; Isaiah 61:1-2). Matthew 3:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV). Like a dove, and lighting upon him. him: . need of supposing such a trajection, for the whole may be ← Back to All Text Commentaries John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Master’s University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. This was the John born to Zacharias and Elisabeth, whose miraculous birth to this too-old couple was announced, along with his call to be the forerunner of the Messiah, in Luke 1. i. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him. And lighting upon him — As a visible token of a new degree of the Holy Ghost’s operation in Christ, now at his entrance upon his public employment, even of that Spirit by which, according to the intimations God had given in his word, he was anointed in a peculiar manner, and abundantly fitted for his public work. Symbolically the Spirit has, as it were, come from the Father and has come to the earthly Jesus. "My dove, my undefiled is one," says the Song (Song of Solomon 6:9). So in the vision near Damascus, St. Paul only heard the words and saw the form of Him who spake them (Acts 9:7; Acts 22:9). The dove symbolizes perfect gentleness, purity, fulness of life and the power of communicating it. Father, glorify thy name. The heavens were opened unto him — For his sake, appearing as if they had been rent asunder directly over his head. By this attestation to his Sonship and Messiahship, Jesus was anointed as Prophet, Priest, and King. As our perfect example in all things (see I John 2:6; I Peter 2:21), He came to John to be baptized to show us the steps we must take to reach the same destination He did—the Kingdom of God. The Columba Press. From now on the rain of the Spirit would fall and the fire of the Spirit would burn, and it would make many responsive and fruitful, would purify many, and would sadly cause others to wither and die. He introduces important *Old Testament words in a special way 12 times. The opening of the heavens sometimes means a manifestation of heavenly glory; but here it means also a cleft, or opening, of the visible heaven, so that John could see something beyond the planets and stars. Matthew 3:17. 3. It may aid us in apprehending the fact that the Son of God became a real man, to regard this event as marking the age of maturity; the attainment of the full consciousness of his nature and mission as the God-Man and Saviour. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. who descended, and the fruits thereof, such as simplicity, Matthew 3:16 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. However, who can read this account without thinking Greek. However, we learn this from it, that since it is said, The Greek text is favourable to this interpretation. There is no proof for the opinion of some that it was unseen by many others. Fr Michael Mullins lectures in Scripture in St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. The clause might be paraphrased: ‘On whom I fixed my delight.’ This means perfect complacency. These are the essentials of the Gospel. In those days John the Baptist came: Matthew introduces us to one of the fascinating characters of the New Testament. The idea of the Servant of YHWH is most apposite in view of Matthew 12:18-21, because it is clearly something that Matthew has in mind. 3:23), sin’s wages is death (Rom. The more grammatical sense points to the complacency of the Father in the Son, when He assumed the office of Mediator (comp. It is the Angel of YHWH Who is seen, but not the Spirit. That is, the Spirit invested itself with a dove form, in order to make itself visible to their senses. See also John 1:32. This is unique in Scripture. For here He is in visible form. Compare John 3:34. vs Matthew 3:16-17. One thing that it does suggest is that for the first time ‘the Spirit of God’ is being portrayed as in some way distinctive from the One Who sent Him. The same also applies in the New. The skies parted, to reveal the very throne of God. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. Here it was a gentle bird with peaceful intent (compare Matthew 10:16). While He was yet speaking --. This is chaste purity. But the chief view of the F18 so often call (xwr xyvmh) (dlm lv) , "the Spirit of the king Messiah, and This was the moment from which the Holy Spirit’s mighty work would blossom out from the King and would fan out to those of Israel who were ready to receive Him. And here have we not a striking illustration of the Incarnation? He instinctively recognised the significance of what he had seen. rendered thus; and Jesus, when he was baptized, was scarcely come up out from the water" because He had been in it. Lighting upon him; in token of his being endowed with the Holy Spirit for his work. Whether anyone else saw it we do not know. 15:3), the sinner must trust Christ alone as his sin bearer (John 3:16; Acts 16:31). HENRY ALFORD (1810-1871) The New Testament for English Readers Matthew Commentary. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. water on his face, or pour it on his head, as is ridiculously On the other hand it is the Coming King Who has been most in view up to this point in Matthew. That was why Jesus could cast out evil spirits by the Spirit of God (Matthew 12:28). All others received the Spirit by measure. circumstance strongly in favour of baptism by immersion: for that And Jesus, when he was baptized Christ, when he was baptized by John in the river Jordan, the place where he was baptizing, went up straightway out of the water. But at any rate, the mode of his baptism was such as, to make it the symbol and picture of the spiritual baptism which forthwith, That is, Jesus saw the dovelike Spirit. Bird types were not then as strictly differentiated as they are today. Went up straightway out of the water — Or, as the original, ανεβη απο του υδατος, rather signifies, ascended from the water, namely, went up from the banks of Jordan. St. John declares that he saw the Spirit; (John i. Jesus in His physical presence was the spiritual connection between earth and Heaven (compare John 3:13), with all the resources of God available to Himon earth. Title Page: Next » Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible of this matter, that the holy Spirit assumed, or appeared in, the But the Vulgate supposes it was Jesus Christ himself. way for the visible descent of the Holy Ghost in a bodily shape. The Spirit is never seen. John stated that Jesus was greater than he, and that Jesus had a more powerful ministry and baptism (Mark 1:7-8 ; Luke 3:16+ ; John 1:26-27+). 5:8; 1 Cor. The Spirit of God (or the Lord) coming on someone is a common feature in the Old Testament where the Spirit comes on charismatic leaders (the Judges, Saul and David), on prophets, on the coming Righteous King (Isaiah 11:1-4), on the Servant of YHWH (Isaiah 42:1-4), and on the Anointed Prophet (Isaiah 61:1-2). This is. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Read his fascinating brief biography - Henry Alford and Phil Johnson's related comments/p>. Thousands in ancient and modern times have been baptized by affusion, as they are represented in ancient pictures, standing or kneeling in the bed of a stream. ‘And Jesus when he was baptised, went up immediately from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him,’. Lo, the heavens were opened. conclude, without the mention of such a circumstance, that as “The heavens were opened to him” as they were to Stephen (Acts 7:56). Further, when we read in the Song (Song of Solomon 2:14), "O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs (see Isaiah 60:8), let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely" - it is shrinking modesty, meekness, gentleness, that is thus charmingly depicted. But what is even more startling is the reference to the Spirit visibly descending (in Luke ‘in bodily form’). A declaration to John that ‘this is’ the Messiah. My beloved Son, lit, ‘My Son the beloved!’ Used in a unique sense. — Matthew 3:16-17 NLT Key Thought While Matthew's focus in Jesus' baptism is the fulfillment of God's will and character — to "carry out all that God requires" (Matthew 3:15) — God lets us know how delighted he is with his Son who is wanting to … 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Bible Version Show footnotes. And he saw — Christ himself saw, and also John the Baptist, as appears by John 1:33-34; and by this he was further confirmed that this was the very Christ: — the Spirit of God descending like a dove — Not only in a hovering, dove-like motion, but, it seems, with a bright flame, in the shape of a dove, for St. Luke says, Luke 3:22, σωματικω ειδει, ωσει περιστεραν, in a bodily shape, as a dove. God as it were opens the door of Heaven so that Heaven may break through on earth. the Spirit of God. Like a dove — That is, in a dovelike shape, as Luke beyond all equivocation declares — in a bodily shape like a dove. Mark: ‘out of.’ They probably stood in the water, but as both accounts do not so assert, this is not the essential fact. Figure of speech Asterismos (App-6), for emphasis. That which they did see served, as did the tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost, as an attestation to the consciousness of each, of the reality of the gift imparted, and of its essential character. water, but lo, Luke says, "in a bodily shape" (Luke 3:22); that is, the blessed Spirit, assuming the corporeal form of a dove, descended thus upon His sacred head. Luke 3:21 tells us he was praying as he came up. Matthew 3:16. This also ties in with Matthew’s continual and pointed emphasis on Isaiah’s prophecies from Matthew 3:3 to Matthew 13:17, a passage which then continues through to Matthew 20:28. ‘He saw’ almost certainly refers to John, as the voice in the third person in Matthew 3:17 makes clear. There would even be those who drew back and remained no longer with Him (Matthew 15:8; Matthew 7:21-22; John 6:66). And Jesus, when he was baptized The opening of the Heavens was a way of speaking of God acting from Heaven. Christ himself saw the shape of the dove, which was also seen by the Baptist, as we find, John i. Hence the reference is to the past, not to the time of his baptism. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch "went down into the water." As the Evangelists say that John saw the Holy Spirit, it is probable that the opening of the heavens was chiefly on his account. meekness, love and also of the dove-like innocence, humility, and The time had come for Him to begin His official work, that time was marked by the visible sign of the Holy Ghost, here -spoken of; the Divine Spirit now entered ‘into some new relation with the Incarnate’ Son, with respect to the work of salvation, and the God-Man received some internal anointing for His work corresponding to the outward sign.’. Baptism is therefore to be performed, not by sprinkling, but by washing the body.” Dr. Schaff wrote: “While the validity of baptism does not depend on the quantity or quality of water, or the mode of its application, yet immersion and emersion [emergence] is the primitive and expressive mode to symbolize the idea of entire spiritual purification and renovation.” Dr. Schaff also says: “The Greek word ‘baptize’ as derived from a root that means ‘to dip,’ ‘to immerse.’” All the great scholars agree with these views. But at any rate, the mode of his baptism was such as to make it the symbol and picture of the spiritual baptism which forthwith descended upon him in dovelike form. Salem Media Group. Christ, as well as John, according to ( Mark 1:10 ) . Everyone would naturally and reasonably Matthew 3:16. No one else was or could be a ‘Son,’ or ‘Beloved,’ as this Person was. By it God was indicating what the situation now was. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord God hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,” (Isaiah 61:1.). Christ, when he was baptized by John in the river Jordan, the THE CONTEXT Chapter 3 opens with John the Baptist preaching repentance and baptizing in the wilderness of Judea (3:1-12). Aa Aa. Matthew 3:16 Context. Reader Width. See the direct quotation in chap. And Jesus, when he was baptized, &c. — Hereby he was, 1st, installed into his ministerial office, as the priests were by washing, Exodus 29:4; Leviticus 8:6; Leviticus 2 d, engaged solemnly in the same military work with us against sin and Satan; 3d, admitted a member of the gospel Church, as he was before of the Jewish, by circumcision; 4th, he was baptized as a public person, the Head of his Church, in whom, and by virtue of whose baptism, all his members are baptized spiritually, Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12. The baptism took place in the river Jordan, and was certainly by immersion. The Divine nature and eternal Sonship of Christ are obviously implied. And mention of the Spirit coming on people ends with David. The Baptist bears record that he too beheld the Spirit descending (John 1:33-34), but there is not the slightest ground for supposing that there was any manifestation to others. This clause is taken from Isaiah 42:1. And was not such that "Holy, harmless, undefiled One," the "Separate from sinners?" наменовали вступление Христа на служение. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. the water. What greater difficulty is there in conceiving that the person of Jesus should have been as truly the visible representative manifestation, or embodiment, of the same Divine Being? (Tirinus). A temporary embodiment of the Holy Spirit occurred to publicly inaugurate our Lord as the Messiah. what All rights reserved. So, many a time in the Old Testament, the angel of Jehovah, or rather the angel-Jehovah, being no other than Jehovah manifest, is described as appearing to the patriarchs. Luke 2:40; Luke 2:52; Hebrews 5:8). Matthew 17:5). The angel-Jehovah appeared to Moses, and said, “I am the God of thy Father.” And revealing his name, to be uttered to Pharaoh, he says: “Thus shalt thou say, I AM hath sent me unto you.” The most learned doctors in the Church, in all ages, have agreed, and that on most reliable ground, that this personage so at various times appearing, was no other than the Son of Man, seen at last in vision by Daniel, (chap. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God" (John 1:32-34). As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. shape of a dove, which is a very fit emblem of the Spirit of God Matthew refers to words from the *Old Testament over 60 times. The Godhead eternally existing as Trinity was manifested, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, to us and for us in this occurrence, as throughout the economy of redemption. visible form, not expressed, which pretty much resembled the this phrase, and not with the words "went up": but there is no 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway 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: pp. The person of the Holy Ghost in a bodily shape, (. The baptism with the Holy Ghost of One ‘conceived by the Holy Ghost,’ is a Divine mystery. or cloven asunder, as in ( Mark 1:10 ) which made But the fourth Gospel gives us one more piece of information here, on the authority of one who saw and testified of it: "John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and IT ABODE UPON HIM" [ kai (Greek #2532) emeinen (Greek #3306) ep' (Greek #1909) auton (Greek #846)]. His preexistence is implied, and the meaning is peculiarly appropriate in the circumstances. Jesus has just been baptized by John the Baptist and in this verse the Holy Spirit comes to him like a dove. The idea is quite remarkable. The climax of the scene is not the baptism itself but the vision … And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway 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 to a voice from heaven, saying, This in my beloved son, in whom I am well leased. When the Spirit works something happens and men are aware that it is due to the Spirit of God simply because of the results. The Pharisees laid their chief stress on outward observances, neglecting the weightier matters of the moral law, and the spiritual meaning of … form of a dove; only that his visible descent and lighting on This appears to be the tendency of the words of Luke: while Jesus was praying, the heaven was opened, (Luke 3:21 :) for, though his prayers were always directed towards the benefit of others, yet as man, when he commenced a warfare of so arduous a description, he needed to be armed with a remarkable power of the Spirit. Unto him and he saw, i.e., Jesus; though John also saw it (John 1:33). The dove depicts the One Who is meek and lowly in heart (Matthew 11:29), the One Who does not break the bruised reed or quench the still smoking flax (Matthew 12:20), Who through His Spirit gives life to those who seek Him (John 6:63), producing righteousness within them through the soft refreshing rain of the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 44:1-4), and yet the fire depicts One Who is harsh with sin, and will if necessary refine it with fire (Matthew 3:12; Malachi 3:3), and Who in the end will be harsher still with those who harden themselves against repentance and must receive the full weight of His fiery judgment (Matthew 3:13; Isaiah 5:24; Isaiah 66:16; Isaiah 66:24; Ezekiel 15:6-7; Ezekiel 22:21-22). But important too is the idea that it was no eagle Who descended here. In Eden Jehovah-God walked in the garden, and pronounced sentence upon Adam. This question is answered by a passage of the prophet Isaiah, which will be handled in another place. Commentary on Matthew 16:21-23 (Read Matthew 16:21-23) Christ reveals his mind to his people gradually. The dove was an emblem of Christ's meekness and innocence. He did everything a truly righteous man should do, so we could learn from Him. How, cannot be explained. before he had well got out of the water. And - adds Luke (Luke 3:21), "while He was praying;" a grand piece of information. Matthew, who pays special attention to the proof of the Messiahship of Jesus, probably gives the exact language; Mark and Luke give the substance: ‘Thou art.’. A phenomenon was actually observed. It also appears to indicate that when Jesus receives the Spirit it is not as a kind of temporary loan from the Father, with Himself as an extension of the Father, (as the war leaders and prophets had been an extension of God’s mighty arm, or had been enclothed with Him - for ‘the Spirit of God clothes Himself with Gideon’), but as an outright giving of the Spirit to be under His control. --- As a dove, or like a dove in a bodily shape. Show me a token for good. A difficulty arises here, whether the words, "to him", are to be The words of Mark can have no other meaning, he saw the heavens cleft asunder (296) An exact inquiry into the way in which this opening was made, would be of no importance, nor is it necessary. It would also be a reminder of the dove who returned to the ark with the symbol of coming fruitfulness in its beak (Genesis 8:11), the symbol that judgment was at least temporarily put aside and of a new opportunity for creation to begin again. We cannot understand the purpose of commentators who endeavour to mar the beauty of this gracious manifestation by talking of its not being a dovelike form, but forsooth a quivering motion, (of what?) While too much dogmatism is ruled out, what is important is that something that appeared physical was actually seen. met with in the book of Zohar {s}; Proud member Now that the full time is come, for preparing to discharge the office of Redeemer, he is clothed with a new power of the Spirit, and that not so much for his own sake, as for the sake of others. The Spirit of God. Ephesians 1:4; John 17:24). , as a dove descends, hovers and lights; which does not and some indeed read the word "straightway", in connection with It must here therefore indicate something very special indeed, something that was totally unique, and with a unique significance. persons of thought and sense. Therefore, Jesus was the *Messiah that they were waiting for. John xii. The descent of him was in a "bodily It assumed the form of a dove, as that bird was to the minds of those spectators the emblem of innocence. The two statements are not contradictory, but point to a real appearance, seen by both the persons who were concerned in this solemn inauguration. Mark has "out of the water" [ ek (Greek #1537)]. Luke makes absolutely clear that what was seen was something ‘physical’ with an appearance almost like a dove. And when with this we compare the predicted descent of the Spirit upon Messiah (Isaiah 11:2), "And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him" [w. 16. for this is what was promised to John, as a sign, which should 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [] He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. "A conscience void of offence toward God and toward men" (Acts 24:16) expresses both. He has already produced commentaries on the gospels of John and Mark. ‘Like a dove.’ More strictly we should say ‘like a bird’, such as a dove or a pigeon. Note the Articles, and see App-101. In a word-not to allude to the historical emblem of the dove that flew back to he ark, bearing in its mouth the olive leaf of peace (Genesis 8:11) - when we read (Psalms 68:13), "Ye shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold," it is beauteousness that is thus held forth. (Witham) --- Calmet supposes that it was St. John that saw the Spirit of God descend thus upon Jesus Christ. Matthew 3:16-17. In those days: “It is a general term that reveals little chronologically but insists … I was well pleased. 12, 18. should he do there? Matthew 3:16 King James Version (KJV). In Luke 3:22 hosei may still be connected with the manner of descent, the bodily form referring to the Spirit. Matthew 3:16 is the sixteenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. In other words Jesus is to fill to the full the prophecies concerning the King, the Servant and the Prophet in Isaiah. shape", as Luke says in ( Luke 3:22 ) either in the 14But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. And lo, the heavens were opened. But the only thing that was actually visible was ‘the Spirit of God’ (Luke - ‘the Holy Spirit’) coming down from Heaven like a dove and settling on Jesus. God Agrees. like = as if. . In one light it was but the outward sign of that which was His already. The Spirit of God. At the same time our Lord had a human development (comp. In Jesus earth and Heaven had been combined from the beginning through His birth (Matthew 1:18; Matthew 1:20), and now they were uniquely combined for His future task. went up straightway out of the water. That such an occasion should involve miraculous events was to be expected. Evangelist in relating this circumstance, is with respect to what 661. The first is, why did the Spirit, who had formerly dwelt in Christ, descend upon him at that time? The person of the Father; a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, etc. This was a manifestation to John as well as to Jesus. 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