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begotten spiritual Son that he was also anointed
with God's spirit and so became the Messiah or
Anointed One . At Nazareth he declared this fact,
saying : "Jehovah's spirit is upon me, because he
anointed me ."-Luke 4 :16-18, NW.
9 That water baptism of Jesus was only a symbol.
It was not the main baptism for him . He must
undergo a baptism into death, by which he proved
his complete integrity, obedience and faithfulness
to God to the limit and by which also he laid
down his human life as a ransom sacrifice for
condemned mankind . Three years after his water
baptism he said : "I have a baptism with which to
be baptized, and how I am being distressed until
it is finished!" Luke 12 :50, NW A half year
later it was finished in his death at Calvary . But
a person baptized is raised up to a future course
of life, and likewise Jesus was raised up to life,
but not to human life again . He had forever
sacrificed that in behalf of mankind. If he had
taken it back on the third day after dying, he
would have sacrificed it for only three days, and
mankind would not be entitled to enjoy perfect
human life forever . But at Jordan river he had
been begotten of God to be a spiritual Son and
had heavenly promises set before him . So when
he was raised from death he was resurrected an
immortal spirit Son of God . That is directly
stated : "Christ died once for all time concerning
sins, a righteous person for unrighteous ones, that
he might lead you to God, he being put to death
9 . What main baptism did Jesus undergo? How was he
raised from it?