Acts 19:4

"And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus"With the baptism of repentance" "John's baptism is frequently described as. 'baptism of repentance'. John came to make ready. people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17). John did not want to make disciples merely for himself; he wanted them to believe on 'the one that cometh after me' (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:17; Luke 3:16; John 1:15)" (Boles p. 299). The fact that John came with. message of repentance (Matthew 3:2), inferred that the kingdom of God was. spiritual kingdom, not. physical kingdom. When John came preaching, he did not say, "The Romans are going to get it, God is soon going to avenge us of our enemies". Rather, he called upon God's own people to repent! Wrath was coming upon the Jewish nation because of her sin (Luke 3:7). "That they should believe on Him that should come after him" This was the main thrust of John's preaching. The one coming was mightier by far (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:15; John 1:26). "That is, on Jesus" "It seems to be clearly implied that these twelve disciples of John at Ephesus had not accepted Jesus because they did not know of Him, for in accepting John's baptism, they had pledged themselves to receive the Messiah when He came" (Reese p. 670).