VERSE:
Acts 1:4-5
4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
LESSON:
Holy Spirit - Baptized again
This verse recounts some of the last interaction that Jesus had with his Disciples before he ascended into Heaven. Jesus had one final task to perform before his work on earth was complete. He needed to insure that the Disciples were waiting for, and ready to accept, the arrival of the Holy Spirit. This had been promised before. It was now time for the Holy spirit to fill the Disciples to help and support them in their missions. As Jesus said, the receiving of the Holy Spirit was similar to the baptism by water, but would be instead a baptism by spirit.
