Acts 1:5

for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. "

1. Baptism of John - There are many ways the baptism of John are similar to the baptism of the great commission. Both baptisms involve a) Immersion; b) In water; c) For the remission of sins; d) Repentance; e) Faith in Christ. (NOTE: The baptism of John involved a faith that Jesus would come and die. The faith in the great commission baptism was a faith in the fact that Jesus had come, died and been raised.)

2. Baptism - The word means "immerse, submerge, dip, plunge, overwhelm. The word is used literally about John's baptism and baptism into Christ. The word is also used in a figurative sense - where some were "immersed" in some other element.

3. There are 7 baptisms mentioned in the New Testament

1. John - Luke 3:2-6

2. Jesus - Matthew 3:13-17

3. Suffering - Matthew 20:22

4. Fire - Matthew 3:11-12

5. Holy Spirit - Acts 1:5

6. Israel - 1 Corinthians 10:1-2

7. Commanded - Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38

4. Not many days from now - Just 10 days of waiting.