Excerpt from The Public Ministry of Jesus This time had come, said John; the crisis was close at hand. Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees; every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but the Strong One that fol lows me shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire, whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor and he will gather his wheat into the gamer, but. The chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. The fierce zeal of the Jewish people was deeply stirred by his preaching; from all parts of the country they poured down to the J ordan: in throngs to listen to the appeals of the desert. Preacher, and thousands accepted his baptism of repentance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.