I have some questions about this chapter.
Verse 7: Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Why John said the multitudes that came out to be baptized as brood of vipers? Are some of them the hypocrites, the ravenous wolves wearing in sheep’s clothing, come into among God’s sheep and try to weaken the faith of true believers? If they really are, they appear often within our church. How should we do to those?
Mat 13:30 'Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."' "
In my Opinion that we need not to scold them, but to pray for them and to beware of them. Judgment is not committed by us but by Lord Jesus. God does not give us the authority to judge someone. God will show his justice on his way until his coming.
Another question:
Verse 16: …He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Is the baptism with fire the fire of brimstone, which means the judgment in revolution?
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When we compare in Mathew "7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptising, he said to them: You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" it maybe is clearer why he said it. As you assumed he saw some people who maybe did not only come to get baptized or who were not ready to repent and were proud of their origin and very sure that they will get saved. This might be the reason for his harsh words.
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