Matt 3 11"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."John says that Christ will baptize the saints with the Holy Spirit. The fire is the outward evidence. The Spirit rested on the saints in tongues of fire and they did wonders. It could be speaking in other languages or being empowered while they are speaking the word.Luke teaches in Acts that Christ was baptized by the Spirit as a seal to begin His ministry. Christ sent the Spirit to baptize the saints. So Christ gives us the Spirit in an experiential way.Matt 3 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."Jn 1 32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God." The Psalmist teaches that Gods works are wonders of God. John is teaching that the testimony of that Christthe eternal Lord who performed the wonders in Israel is the one who will baptize the saints with the Spirit of the testimony. The Spirit testifies about Christ. The Spirit testifies with our spirit.23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' "John is testifying that Christ is the fulfillment of the Prophet who spoke the law, covenants,curses, statutes, promises and decrees.Christ was baptised with the Spirit as a testimony The ot prophets spoke the axioms in order to perform the wonders of God. But Christ was the fulfillment of the axioms. He is the creator of all things. He prophesied perfectly. He simply spoke the axioms and it was accomplished.jn 20 22And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Christ appear to the disciples after the resurrection. Christ gave them the Spirit as a testimony. Luke says in Acts that the disciples began to meet for prayer. Christ gave the Spirit in orderto empower them to terry until the Spirit fell upon the church. Then they get empowered again on the day of Pentecost.We have been empowered in prayer because Christ baptizes us with the Spirit. The apostles testifies that was empowered by the Spirit in his missions.