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John 1:33

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33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

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In 1 Kings 1:41 and Matthew 22:10, 11, this signifies the affection of good or of evil. It can also signify one who is a hypocrite, counterfeiting the spiritual life when he is merely natural. (Arcana Coelestia 6916, Apocalypse Explained 195[11])