Matthew 3:11 - E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Bible Study & Commentary

Verse 11

with. Greek. en. The literal rendering of the Hebrew ( Beth = B). Matthew 7:6 ; Matthew 9:34 . Rom 15:6 . 1 Corinthians 4:21 , &c.

shoes = sandals.

worthy = fit or equal. Not the same word as "meet for" in Matthew 3:8 .

bear = bring or fetch. Mark: "stoop down and unloose". Luke: "unloose". Probably repeated often in different forms.

He shall baptize. "He" is emph. = He Himself will, and no other. See App-115 . See Acts 1:4 , Acts 1:5 ; Acts 2:3 ; Acts 11:15 .Isaiah 44:3 . Compare Ezekiel 36:26 , Ezekiel 36:27 . Joel 2:28 .

baptize . . . with. See App-115 .

the Holy Ghost = pneuma hagion, holy spirit, or "power from on high". No Articles. See App-101 .

fire. See Acts 2:3 . Note the Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ) = with pneuma hagion = yea, with a burning (or purifying) spirit too, separating the chaff from the wheat (Matthew 3:12 ), not mingling them together in water. "Fire" in Matthew 3:11 . Mat 3:35 symbolic (see Isaiah 4:3 . Ma Matthew 1:3 , Matthew 1:1-4 ; Matthew 4:1 . Compare Psalms 1:4 ; Psalms 35:5 .Isaiah 17:13 ; Isaiah 30:24 ; Isaiah 41:16 . Jeremiah 51:2 .Hosea 13:3; Hosea 13:3 ). In Matthew 3:12 , the "fire" is literal; for destroying, not for purging. Note the seven emblems of the Spirit (or of pneuma hagion) in Scripture. "FIRE" (Matthew 3:11 .Acts 2:3; Acts 2:3 ); "WATER" (Ezekiel 36:25 .John 3:5 ; John 7:38 , John 7:39 ); "WIND" (Ezekiel 37:1-10 ); "OIL" (Isaiah 61:1 .Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 1:9 ); a "SEAL" (Ephesians 1:13 ; Ephesians 4:30 ); an "EARNEST" (Ephesians 1:14 ); a "DOVE" (Matthew 3:16 ).

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ethelbert William Bullinger AKC (December 15, 1837 - June 6, 1913) was an Anglican clergyman, Biblical scholar, and ultradispensationalist theologian.He was born in Canterbury, Kent, England, the youngest of five children of William and Mary (Bent) Bullinger. His family traced their ancestry back to Heinrich Bullinger, the Swiss Reformer.His formal theological training was at King's College London from 1860-1861, earning an Associate's degree. After graduation, on October 15, 1861, he married Emma Dobson, thirteen years his senior. He later received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1881 from Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury who cited Bullinger's "eminent service in the Church in the department of Biblical criticism."Bullinger's career in the Church of England spanned 1861 until 1888. He began as associate curate in the parish of St. Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey in 1861, and was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1862. He served as parish curate in Tittleshall from 1863-1866; Notting Hill from 1866-1869; Leytonstone, 1869-1870; then Walthamstow until he became vicar of the newly established parish of St. Stephen's in 1874. He resigned his vicarage in 1888.In the spring of 1867, Bullinger became clerical secretary of the Trinitarian Bible Society, a position he would hold till his death in 1913. Bullinger was editor of a monthly journal Things to Come subtitled A Journal of Biblical Literature, with Special Reference to Prophetic Truth. The Official Organ of Prophetic Conferences for over 20 years (1894-1915) and contributed many articles.... Show more

The Companion Bible is popular among Christians who want to understand God's Word in the trusted and familiar language of the King James Text. The Companion Bible is sometimes touted by proponents of the KJV as a free and compelling Study Bible that remains immune to the trends of modern Study Bibles and translations.... Show more

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