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F. The Prophecy
There is no prophecy in the Old Testament that speaks specifically of a "baptism in the Holy Spirit."
Joel 2:28-32 does prophesy of some of the things that happened on the day of Pentecost. He prophesied of the "day of the Lord" and of some things that would be evident during that time. He prophesied of the results of the baptism in the Holy Spirit rather than of the baptism. The baptism took place inside the house; whereas, what the people saw and heard took place outside the house.
Peter said to the people that what they saw was a fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy. The filling of the Spirit and the baptism in the Spirit are not the same thing. We still need a filling of the Spirit, even as Peter and the others did after the day of Pentecost (Acts 4:31).
The prophecies that were made by John the Baptist concerning the baptism by Jesus are of two different kind: >baptism in the Holy Spirit’ and "baptism in fire."
The baptism in the Holy Spirit and in fire are recorded by Matthew and Luke. In these instances John was speaking to both disciples and enemies of Jesus. The only place in the Bible that could describe a "baptism in fire" is in the 20th chapter of Revelations. There Satan and sinners are cast into the lake of fire. The "tongues like fire" in Acts 2 can not fulfill the prophecy of a "baptism in fire."
Mark and John record only a baptism in the Holy Spirit. In these instances John the Baptist is speaking only to or about disciples. Jesus promised only the baptism in the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:5, and He also was speaking only to disciples.