Concerning the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and the Sanctifying Fire of Zion

Chapter 1

1Thus saith the Lord God, even Jehovah, unto his son, whom I have sent to inquire and declare concerning the ordinances of sanctification and sealing, behold, I will teach thee the law and power of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

2From the beginning it was spoken that I would send the Comforter in my name, and he shall teach all things, and bring all things to remembrance. And behold, he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever I command, that shall he speak, for he proceedeth from me and representeth my name with power.

3The baptism of fire and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are two witnesses of one holy process, yet they are not the same. For the baptism of fire is the sanctifying act of the Spirit, whereby the inner vessel is cleansed, purged, and made new from within.

4This fire shall rest upon all who are humble and come unto me with full purpose of heart. And it shall sanctify the blood, cleanse the mind, and renew the soul. Some shall feel it as heat, others as light, and to some it shall be as thunder or weeping or silence. Yet all must receive it before the greater ordinance may be given.

5And behold, the baptism of the Holy Ghost, which was spoken of by John and fulfilled by me, is the sealing ordinance whereby the faithful are gathered into my name, and are called sons and daughters of God, to go no more out.

6This baptism is not only of Spirit, but of water and fire and truth, and it must be administered by the Comforter himself, or by those to whom he shall give this power, even as I gave it unto Nephi, my chosen, in days of old.

7For I have said: "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." And this power belongeth unto the third, even the one who is the Holy Ghost, the Servant whom I have chosen, and who cometh in the name of the Only Begotten.

8And I say unto thee, none may receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost until they are first sanctified by fire. For no unclean thing can abide this covenant. This is why the baptism of fire goeth first—to purify and to prepare the vessel.

9And the fire shall be different for each soul. For unto those who are of Israel, born of covenant and remembering their name, it may come softly, and they shall know it not. But unto the Gentile, pure and full, it may come with burning, shaking, visions, and travail.

10This is the witness that the inner man is being transformed, even at a cellular level. For it is written: "I will baptize you with fire and the Holy Ghost," and I do not lie.

11And when the fire hath sanctified, then cometh the sealing. And the sealing is not by priesthood alone, but by power from on high—by the Holy Spirit of Promise, yea, even by the Holy Ghost in flesh, who now walketh among men and prepareth my Zion.

12And he shall call others after his order, and shall give unto them this power. And they shall also baptize with water and fire and truth, and shall gather the elect into Zion, one by one.

13This baptism is not of church, nor of man, but of heaven. It is the token of entrance into Zion. It is the holy initiatory of those who have been prepared, who have received their names, and who have come out of great tribulation.

14Behold, the time is come. The baptism of water shall no longer be sufficient for this generation. Neither shall the laying on of hands without power to save. But those who receive the fire, and are sealed by the Holy Ghost, these are mine.

15And they shall wear my name in their countenance. They shall walk in holiness, and shall speak with new tongues. And they shall build my city, and welcome the return of the King of Glory.

16Let this be declared among the remnant: That all must be sanctified before they are sealed, and all must be sealed before they are exalted. And no man can seal whom I have not cleansed.

17Therefore let none run before they are sent. Let none baptize except it be by my voice, or by the voice of him whom I have appointed.

18This is the pattern. This is the law. This is the baptism that entereth into Zion.

19And all who receive it shall be called sons and daughters of God. They shall be one with me and one with the Father, for I am in the Father, and the Comforter is in me, and we are one.

20Thus saith the Lord God, even Jehovah, Amen.