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#John was dead in his mother's womb. | #John was dead in his mother's womb. | ||
#The | #The foetus had not moved for 6 months. | ||
#John was baptized with the Holy Spirit in his mother's womb at 6 months gestation. | #The baby came to life when Elizabeth heard the name of Jesus. | ||
#John was "baptized" with the Holy Spirit in his mother's womb at 6 months gestation. | |||
The question is: are these things true? | |||
==What does the Bible say= | |||
The only reference to the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth is in the Book of Luke: | |||
:''In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. '''And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb.''' And '''Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit''', and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:39–45.</ref> | |||
Further on in Luke chapter 1 is the following statement about John the Baptist's father: | |||
:''And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying...<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:67.</ref> | |||
With respect to John being baptized with the Holy Spirit, Luke states the following: | |||
:''And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:80.</ref> | |||
Contrary to what William Branham said that the Bible taught, it is clear that the Bible teaches the following: | |||
WMB said that John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Ghost in his mother's womb. The Bible says : "And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And ELIZABETH was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" It doesn't John received it--it says Elizabeth did! Also, it doesn't say the baby was dead inside her until that moment, it just said he leaped for joy. | WMB said that John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Ghost in his mother's womb. The Bible says : "And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And ELIZABETH was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" It doesn't John received it--it says Elizabeth did! Also, it doesn't say the baby was dead inside her until that moment, it just said he leaped for joy. | ||
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