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Peter points out that the flood was a "type" (prefigure) for baptism in 1 Peter 3:20, 21:
who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us-baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, [NKJV]
The passage of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage (compare to "slaves of sin" - Romans 6:6 and 17) through the Red Sea also prefigured baptism.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe only even that comes to mind that could be representative of baptism in the Old Testament is what is referred to as Noah's Flood, many scholars and historians believe that this "flood" was depicting the need for "man's" salvation and the "cleansing" of their sins.
It wasn't until the birth and death of Jesus. Before the Crucifixion, there was no need for baptism. The atonement for man's sin was in the form of a sacrifice made by the High Priest, up until after the Crucifixion, man could not atone for his own sins.
Jesus Christ being the ultimate "sacrifice" died for all of the worlds sin, the curtain in the temple was torn as a representation that Man could now atone for his own sins through prayer, salvation, and baptism, the cleansing of the soul through water in the name of Christ.
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Who is prefigured by the Old Testament personages and is proclaimed in the New Testament?
Jesus Christ!
What is the difference between baptism of the old testament and the new testament?
People were not baptized in the Old Testament. Instead, there was circumcision of males at 8 days of age.
What Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled at John's baptism of Jesus?
I believe it was Isaiah 42:1 and Isaiah 40:3-5
Is Isaiah in the old testament or new testament?
The Old Testament.
How old is Baptism?
Christian baptism is approximately 2000 years old.
Is all who baptist in the New Testament are all christians?
Yes. In the Bible the baptism referred to is a believersbaptism that is baptism of some body who is a christian
Was Baptism was prefigured in the Flood of Noah and in the Exodus of the Jewish people crossing the Red Sea?
All morality is traced back to God, who is the source of all goodness
Is the baptism of the holy spirit a separate experience from being baptized in water?
There are many different teachings about baptism, but most recognize that they are entirely distinct from each other. The word baptitso in Greek means to dip. In the Bible we recognize these two baptisms: The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at the moment of conversion, and is an act by the Holy Spirit of joining a believer to "the body of Christ" - 1Corinthians 12:13,- the entire chapter deals with this baptism. Water baptism is a symbolic ritual of a convert identifying with Christ in His death burial and resurrection. - Romans 6:4 There is also John's baptism that often adds to the confusion - Acts 19:3, but that's an Old Testament thing as John was the last of the Old Testament prophets.
Is Abraham in the new testament or Old Testament?
Abraham is first mentioned in the Old Testament.
Is wisdom in the Old Testament or the New Testament?
Wisdom is found in both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible. In the Old Testament, books like Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job contain teachings on wisdom. In the New Testament, wisdom is also discussed in passages such as James 3:13-18.
How did people know about baptism before Christ?
Because the Old Testament existed, and many prophets and leaders came before Christ. Christianity is just an evolved form of Judaism.
Where does it say in the Catholic Bible that baptism can be done by sprinkling?
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is only a Bible, the Bible used by the Catholic Church is the entire New Testament and the entire Old Testament. The only thing that makes it a "Catholic" Bible is the guarantee in the front of it that it conforms to the Bible as accepted by the Church since the fourth century. And, no, nowhere in the Bible does it say anything about sprinkling for baptism.
