And while being in their company and eating with them, He (Jesus Christ) commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised, Of which [He said] you have heard Me speak. For John baptized with water, but not many days from now you shall be baptized with (placed in, introduced into) the Holy Spirit.
The reason why I call this as "greater baptism" is because our Lord and Saviour Himself has compared here "John's baptism of repentance" and the "His baptism in the Holy Spirit"
John's Baptism
Baptizer: John the Baptist
Element: Literal Water
Baptisand: Repented (penitent) sinner [forgiveness of sin is on the basis of repentance only not dipping into water]
Holy Spirit Baptism
Baptizer: Jesus Christ
Element: Third Person of Triune God, Holy Spirit
Baptisand: Convicted, Repented, Forgiven, people ready for mission
Matt. 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:30-33; John 16; Luke 24:47-49
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