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Hi Anusha, Welcome to EnglishForward. ' It is John the Baptist speaking of the coming of Jesus Christ. The idiom now means that a person who has been 'baptized by fire' has had a new experience in the most extreme way.
- Hi Anusha, Welcome to EnglishForward.
- ' It is John the Baptist speaking of the coming of Jesus Christ.
- The idiom now means that a person who has been 'baptized by fire' has had a new experience in the most extreme way.
- For instance, if I am learning to scuba dive, and my tank runs out of air several fathoms down, I have been baptized by fire into the dangers of scuba diving.
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Hi Anusha,
Welcome to EnglishForward. The idiom comes from the Bible:
'Luke 3:16 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire...'
It is John the Baptist speaking of the coming of Jesus Christ.
Welcome to EnglishForward. The idiom comes from the Bible:
'Luke 3:16 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire...'
It is John the Baptist speaking of the coming of Jesus Christ.
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