In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Confessing their sins even Im sure it was awkward for them due to he was not an high priest...to a man wearing camel's hair etc...and out of the ordinary and very criticized by the so called righteous which were so blind and they lacked in their faith for they had put God into a limited box to their idea of what His Law and Word Meant...hence even John saw it in v9...and so on
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits MEET for REPENTANCE:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the ROOT of the TREES: therefore every tree which bringeth NOT forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water UNTO repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose SHOES I am not worthy to BEAR: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
The SHOES a very important aspect for OUR feet is SHOD with the PREPARATION of the Gospel of PEACE, In this Case Jesus CHRIST Shoes were THE FULL GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST the GOD of ISRAEL...That is WHY John was NOT able to BEAR them...That is Why Moses and Joshua and so on removed their shoes when they were standing on HOLY GROUND...Also in the Law the action of the Shoes represent the Kinsman-Redeemer in Deuteronomy 25:5-10
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. 6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; 9 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. ---This Occurrence happens with Ruth the Gentile Boaz Marries the Gentile and gives evidence of being the Kinsman-Redeemer which as well is a reflection of the Jesus Christ Marrying the Church and the GRAFTING in of the GENTILES is exactly what Ruth Represents here...by Boaz's shoe...A Law given by GOD to the People of WHOM He said He would be their GOD to the JEWS only...but WAIT this happened before the GRACE Period...for RUTH Vowed and BECAME a JEW that second...Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. ...you take the same VOW when you GET the HOLY GHOST...in this instance Jesus Wears the Shoes showing you how to walk away from all EVIL for they step on it and is lower than his Footstool, only His enemies is the reminder of where they are which is His footstool...King David had this down, God's shoes could only be worn by Him but by the Holy Ghost and the Baptism you ARE...I John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. So WE NOW turn and walk away from evil and shun it...such as putting away such as this Passage shoes the wicked shoes of the world, and what must be put away in Colossians 3:7-8
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also PUT OFF ALL THESE; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. --- TITUS 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, DENYING ungodliness and worldly lusts, WE SHOULD LIVE SOBERLY, RIGHTEOUSLY, AND GODLY, IN THIS PRESENT WORLD;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
---True hearts search and long for His return to go Home with Him in perfection where there is no pain, nor tears, nor fear just perfect Love as in the manner of Angels Not in the flesh by no means but far greater than one can imagine...So in verse 14 it SHOWS what GOD DID with Ruth, for God Loveth the Church and laid down His life for it...also purified it and expresses the Kinsman-Redeemer...
14 Who GAVE himself FOR US, that HE MIGHT REDEEM US from all iniquity, and PURIFY unto himself a PECULIAR people, ZEALOUS of good works. 12 Whose FAN is in HIS hand, and he will throughly PURGE HIS FLOOR, and GATHER His wheat into the Garner; BUT HE will BURN UP the CHAFF with unquenchable FIRE.
The Fan is like "Wind Winnowing" it is as a fork fan...and glean the land thoroughly and Purge the Floor to be perfect for the next and beautiful wheat ... per Wikipedia... "Wind winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Threshing, the loosening of grain or seeds from the husks and straw, is the step in the chaff-removal process that comes before winnowing. "Winnowing the chaff" is a common expression In its simplest form it involves throwing the mixture into the air so that the wind blows away the lighter chaff, while the heavier grains fall back down for recovery. Techniques included using a winnowing fan (a shaped basket shaken to raise the chaff) or using a tool (a winnowing fork or shovel) on a pile of harvested grain.Winnowing can also describe the natural removal of fine material from a coarser sediment by wind or flowing water, analogous to the agricultural separation of wheat from chaff." So the FAN is IN HIS HAND and HE IS GOING TO CLEAN and SEPERATE the BAD WHEAT from the GOOD WHEAT for they grow together...and the CHAFF it burned...His Floor is Always being purged for and to take to the NEXT level because the good and bad grow together...
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have NEED to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, WHEN HE WAS BAPTIZED, went up straightway out of the water: and, LO, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and LIGHTING UPON HIM:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
