B The Baptism of Christ - Luke 3 15-22 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. ” What a baptism! What an extraordinary event! The key question is how could the vast majority of Jews never picked up Our Lord's message – their upgrade! 80% of Jews are not Christian today. They are still waiting for the Messiah There were dozens perhaps hundreds of prophesies both describing and announcing the Messiah - culminating in Isaiah 43:1-7 He was announced like no other prophet John the Baptist was a major prophet There were dozens, perhaps hundreds of signs or miracles. John’s Gospel, originally called the Book of Signs documents 10 great signs He prophesied of his own death and resurrection although incredible were true Looking back, we know that ...