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Originally Posted by Sam
How many people saw the dove at that baptism? (ref John 1:29-34)
How many people heard the voice that said, "thou art my beloved son in whom I am well pleased"? (ref Mark 1:11)
Did the disciples who had been baptized by John and then left him to follow Jesus ever get rebaptized by Jesus or by His disciples? I'm speaking of those who were disciples of Jesus during His earthly ministry, not that bunch of Baptists who were rebaptized by Paul in Ephesus 23 years after the crucifixion (ref Acts 19:1-7) |
Uh Sam, no one saw a dove because there was no dove.
Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
It describes how the Spirit descended, not in the form but in the manner. There was no dove, only the Spirit.
It is describing the attributes of how the spirit descended. It was peaceful, not warlike perhaps like a eagle, it was gentle, not harsh, etc.