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Matthew 3:11 KJV - 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: In this passage it can be seen baptism is more than just a water baptism. John baptized with water, but Jesus was said to baptize without water. Jesus is talking to Israel in this passage, not unto the church, the body of Christ. Jesus said he would baptize believing Israel with the Holy Ghost; this can be seen below: John 20:22-23 KJV - And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. Jesus himself imparts the Holy Ghost to the believing disciples, and empowers them to remit sin. Notice that this power was given not to the church, the body of Christ, but only to the remnant of Israel disciples. Acts 1:5 KJV - For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Jesus said the twelve apostles would be baptized with the Holy Ghost (Acts 1:2). Acts 1:8 KJV - But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Jesus was sending the apostles out to preach the gospel of the kingdom. Acts 2:4 KJV - And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. I see only the twelve apostles as being filled with the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues. The baptism of fire is that of judgment: Isaiah 4:4 KJV - When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. Zechariah 13:9 KJV - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. 1 Peter 1:7 KJV - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: These verses are for Israel, not the church of God, the body of Christ. The church today has one Spirit baptism: 1 Corinthians 12:13 KJV - For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Paul preaches the death and resurrection as payment for our sins in his gospel. Luke 18:32-34 KJV - For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. How could they preach the that Christ died for our sins and rose again when this was hid from them?

Matthew 3:10 KJV - 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. Israel had to be fruitful to enter the kingdom on earth, to be a priesthood and reign with Christ on earth. Jesus spoke similar language to Israel: Matthew 7:19-20 KJV - Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Israel, not us, would recognize a believer from an unbelieving Jew by their fruit.

Yes the gospel of God is progressive however the gospel given to Israel was different in content and is not what we are to believe for eternal life.....Paul's gospel is the faith in Christ's payment for our sins through his death and shed blood and that he was raised for our justification. Peter and the twelve did not preach the cross for eternal life, they preached believing on the name of Jesus, that he is Christ, Son of God (John 20:31).

Kingdom #1 is on earth. Isaiah 60:21 KJV - Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. Genesis 13:15 KJV - For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. Israel will inherit the land forever. Psalm 22:28 KJV - For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. Christ will rule the nations on earth. Revelation 5:10 KJV - And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Israel is a priesthood (Exodus 19:5-6) on earth Kingdom #2 is heavenly 2 Corinthians 5:1 KJV - For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Where is the body of Christ found in the OT? Where is the one new man, neither Jew or Gentile, found in the OT? Where is our position in heavenly places found in the OT?

Ok what is the gospel that saves today?

Paul was given stewardship over the gospel he was given to preach. Peter did refer to grace, Israel could not keep the law and Christ redeemed the sins of Israel so they could serve him: 1 Peter 2:24 KJV - Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Galatians 3:8 KJV - And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. The gospel was preached to Abraham, but it was not the gospel found in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.....it says what gospel was preached..."In thee shall all nations be blessed."

No one has ever been saved by works, however I would not say it is not by faith....how do you reconcile that with these verses? Habakkuk 2:4 KJV - Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Matthew 9:2 KJV - And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. Romans 1:17 KJV - For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

I am in total agreement here.

Gentiles were strangers from the covenants, they had to become proselytes...Exodus 12:48 KJV - And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. Yes Abraham was uncircumcised when he believed God and righteousness was imputed. I was only saying that Jesus came to shed his blood for the sins of Israel, it was not revealed until Paul that it was for the whole world.

I can only say what the Bible says....Gentiles could become proselytes ........Exodus 12:48 KJV - And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof...... Acts 13:43 KJV - Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. Gentiles could bless Israel to be blessed....Genesis 12:3 KJV - And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Gentiles could believe on the name of Jesus .....John 3:16 KJV - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Gentiles could believe the preaching of Peter.....Acts 10:45 KJV - And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Yes, God was going to save the Gentiles....this could be seen in prophecy, in the law and prophets: Genesis 18:18 KJV - Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Isaiah 49:6 KJV - And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Before Paul, Gentiles could only be saved through Israel however. John 3:16 however, is, while the most popular verse, is not the best verse to give.....it was given to Israel who only had to believe on the NAME of Jesus, not the redemptive work of his cross. Consider the following verse: John 3:18 KJV - He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

I think we are done here, unfortunately, by your proclamation, if I have taken it correctly. I have answered and addressed your comments as best I could...I could not address everything because of time and not understanding what you were trying to convey to me.....for that I regret. I responded to what I prioritized and understood. In you saying "Paul did not teach a new dispensation that stood separate or apart from all others." I offer scripture that is at variance to your assertions, but you say I am finding "holes" or whatever. I am offering scripture to uphold my understanding and to address our narratives, one last time: 1 Corinthians 9:17 KJV - For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. Ephesians 3:2 KJV - If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: