John's statement, “Baptize yourselves with the Holy Spirit and fire,” has an undertone that is connected to a theme supported by intertestamental Jews. This idea was not directly related to the Holy Spirit and the work He would do at the baptism of Jesus or in the ministry of Jesus. A question like: why would an unrelated belief have a connection to the Holy Spirit who would come in the baptism of Jesus? This belief was the idea that a period of affliction or distress would occur before the coming of the messiah. This was called the birth pang of the Messiah. A reference used to support this comes from the prophet Daniel, where in one of his visions he refers to the war being waged against the saints and until the coming of the ancient of days there will be judgment on the saints (Dan. 7:21 - 22). The fire that John speaks of could be a fire of judgment for the people as well as a fire that would purify the saints. Various Old Testament prophets confirm this idea of ​​the judgment of fire (Amos 7:4; Mal. 4:1) that people would experience. Another reference to fire as judgment 2 Peter 3:6-7 where fire is stored up for the heavens and the earth until the day of judgment. The image of this fire in the baptism of Jesus is seen as a river or stream of fire (Dan. 7:10). Another element of this original vision of the fire of Jesus' baptism also had a dual purpose in its nature. Since fire would destroy the wicked, it would also cleanse and purify the righteous. These references to fire help clarify the possible understanding of the differences between the baptism of John and that of Jesus. This was not the only purpose of His baptism; was preparing the way (Matthew 3:3) for Jesus. One way in which Jesus' baptism could be seen,......in the center of the card......action. The first temptation, when Satan told Jesus to turn stones into bread (Matthew 4:3), focused on Jesus' hunger. Forty days passed from being led by the Spirit into the wilderness to this first temptation, and Jesus had not eaten Nothing. His physical need at that time was sustenance, he was hungry and his body needed nourishment. Once again, parallel to Jesus, another reference is made to Israel. The Israelites cried out to God because they had no food to eat in the wilderness, so God sent them manna for food. While the Israelites complained to God and did not trust Him, Jesus did the opposite and did not succumb to His human frailty but trusted in God and put His dependence on food. Work cited The Holy Bible. New international version. [Colorado Springs]: Biblica, 2016. BibleGateway.com. Network. January 3. 2016.