The Lord Elohim, the Creator of the Universe, the Lord
YHWH, the Holy One of Israel, the Almighty Lord, created ex nihilo the Universe
by his Divine Word (Genesis 1:1). And the whole creation that he created in six
days was good (Genesis 1:1-28).
He put the first human couple called Adam and Eve in
the Eden Land, especially in the Eden Garden (Genesis 2). However, the first
human couple sinned because they did not obey to the Word of the Lord Elohim.
Thus, they were banished from the Eden Garden and they are deprived of the
Glory of the Lord Elohim (Genesis 3). And they experienced the death which is
the outcome of the sin. In addition, all descendants of the first human couple
have inherited the sin and they will all die (Genesis 2:17).
The Lord Elohim has established a Plan of Salvation for
the humanity through his Covenant with Adam (Genesis 3:15), Noah (Genesis 6:18
- 9:12), Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3, 15, 17:4-7), Isaac (Genesis 17:19; Genesis
26:24-25), Jacob (Genesis 28:14-15),
the Levites (Book of Leviticus; Jeremiah 33:21; Nehemiah 13:29; Malachi 2:4,8),
the King David (2 Samuel 7), Moses (Exodus 6:7 and 19-24), and the New Covenant
(Jeremiah 31:31) with the Messiah of Israel (Isaiah 9:6; Micah 5:2; St.Matthew
26:26; St.Marc 14:22-24; St.Luke 22:15-18). Thus, all people in the world who
believe in his Covenant of Salvation will be saved and they will inherit the
Kingdom of Heaven (St. John 3:16; Revelation 22). Those who do not repent and
not believe in the Salvation of the Lord Jesus-Christ will inherit the Hell
with the lake of fire and burning sulfure (Revelation 20:14-15).
The entry of the Patriarch Noah and his family in the
Ark of Noah was a prefiguration of the Baptism. The Patriarch Noah and his
family believed in the Divine Word of the Lord Elohim and they were saved from
the Global Flood (Genesis 6-9). Moreover, the Patriarch Noah and his direct
family, that is to say his wife, his three sons and their three wives, will
inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. All other humans outside the Ark of Noah, who
did not obey to the Lord Elohim, were all killed on the surface of the earth by
the Global Flood (Genesis 7:21-23) which is attested by many geological and
historical traces over the whole earth.
Then, the crossing over of the Red Sea, by the Twelve
Tribes of Israel under the conducting of the Patriarch Moses, was also a prefiguration
of the Baptism in the name of the Messiah of Israel. All families in the People
of Israel, adults with their children, who believed in the Divine Word of the
Lord YHWH, crossed over the Red Sea (Genesis 14:21). But the army of Pharaoh,
who pursued them, was killed by the sea return (Genesis 14:26-28). Thus, the
People of Israel was saved from the slavery of Pharaohs in Egypt, a symbol of
the deliverance from the slavery of Satan and the Evil.
Later, the Apostle St.John baptized many believers
with water in a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of their sins (St.Matthew
3:11; St.Marc 1:4). After that, the Messiah of Israel, born in Bethlehem-Ephrata,
Jesus of Nazareth, baptized the believers with the Holy Spirit and fire
(St.Matthew 3:11; St.Mark 1:8; St.Luke 3:16). The Son of the Lord YHWH, the
Messiah of Israel, Jesus-Christ, has ordered that all believers should be
baptized in the name of the Lord YHWH, the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit, for the remission of their sins and in order to inherit the Kingdom of
Heaven: “…And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is
given unto me in heaven and in earth. “Go, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age." Amen.” (St. Matthew 28:18-20).
The Baptism is a seal
by the Lord YHWH where all people who repent and believe in the Lord
Jesus-Christ are saved and come from the jog of Satan to the Kingdom of the
Lord YHWH. Moreover, the Lord
Jesus-Christ gives to them: regeneration, the life of the Lord YHWH, holiness, righteousness, adoption,
inheritance, and brotherhood with Christ.
The Baptism is a
sacrament of the New Covenant, instituted by the Lord YHWH, in the name of
Jesus-Christ, by him and for his Glory. The Lord Jesus-Christ has said: “…It is not you who has chosen me, but it is
me who has chosen you…” (St.John 11:25). Thus, he has instituted the
Baptism which is a divine act and a divine commandment. He has chosen all the
believers, and he has given the faith to them.
Then, the Lord YHWH, in the name of Jesus-Christ, has
reinforced the Infant Baptism in his Divine Word through the Apostle St.Paul: “…Believe in the Lord Jesus-Christ and you
will be saved, you and your household…” (Acts 16:31). Next, the Apostle St.
Paul has written about a jailer who has received the Salvation of the Lord
Jesus-Christ: “…and he was baptized and all
his household immediately…” (Acts 16:33). After, the Apostle St.Paul has
also said: “…Moreover, I also baptized
the household of Stephanas…” (1 Cor. 1:16). Thus, all adult who repent and
believe in the Salvation of the Lord Jesus-Christ will be saved with their whole
family, that is to say with their wife and children.
We want to remark that, in following the prophecies in
the Tanakh, the Messiah of Israel, born in Bethlehem-Ephrata, Jesus of
Nazareth, next the Apostles (St. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 16:31), then the
Fathers of the Church (St. Justin, St. Ireneaus[1],
St. Tertullian, St.Cyprian, St.
Hippolytus of Roma[2], St.
Origene[3],
St.Gregory of Nazianz[4],
St.John Chrysostom,…etc), followed by St.Augustin, William Tyndale, and later
the Reformers Dr. Martin Luther and Dr. John Calvin, Doctors of Theology, practiced
the Infant Baptism or the Pedo-baptism[5].
Through the Infant Baptism or the Pedo-Baptism, with
one parent who believes in Jesus-Christ, the Lord YHWH, the Holy One of Israel,
has forgiven the original sin and has given also the Holy Spirit, the life of
the Lord YHWH, and the Faith to their children. They become Children of the
Lord YHWH, neither of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but of
the Will of the Lord YHWH (cf. St.John 1:13).
The Lord YHWH has said that whoever indeed shall keep
all the law, but shall stumble in one point, he has become guilty of all
(St.Jacob 2:10). Thus, the great majority of the Churches in the world, such as
many Baptist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatical Churches, which do
not accepted the Infant Baptism, should repent (Revelation 2-3) if they want to
inherit the Kingdom of Heaven because they are not in the true biblical
doctrine of the Lord Jesus-Christ[6].
May the Lord Elohim, the Creator of the Universe, the
Lord YHWH, the Holy One of Israel, the Almighty Lord, always bless all of you,
in the name of Jesus-Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords!
Antananarivo, Pessah, April 01, 2018.
HRH the Prince Dr. Ndriana RABARIOELINA,
Doctor of Theology, PhD, ThD,
Founding-President of the International Royal Academy of
Theology.
[1] IRENAEUS (c.189 AD), “…He
(Jesus) came to save all through himself; all, I say, through him are reborn of
God: infants, and children, and youths, and old men,…”, in Against Heresis
2:22:4.
[2] HIPPOLYTUS OF ROMA (c.215 AD), “…Baptize
first the children. And if they can speak themselves, let them do so. Otherwise,
let their parents or their relatives do for them…”, in Apostolic Tradition,
21:16.
[3] ORIGENE (c.248 AD), “…Every
soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sins. In
the Church, baptism is given for the remission of sins, and, according to the
usage of the Church, baptism is given even to infants…”, in Homilies on
Leviticus 8:3;”…The Church received the
tradition of giving baptism even to infants…”, in Commentaries on Romans
5:9.
[4] CHRYSOSTOM, John (388 AD), “…You
see how many are the benefits of Baptism, and some think that its heavenly grace consists only in the remission
of sins. But we have enumerated ten
honours. For this reason, we baptize even infants, so that they may be given to them holiness, righteousness, adoption,
inheritance, brotherhood with Christ, and that they may be his (Christs’s)
members…”, Baptismal Catecheses in Augustine, Against Julian, 1:6:21.
[5] LUTHER, Martin (Dr.), Concerning
Rebaptism, in Works, Volume 40, 1528; CONCORDIA, The Lutheran Confession, FC, SD, XII: 7-8; CALVIN, John (Dr.), Institution of the Christian Religion,
Book 4, Chapter 16: SCHUERMANN, Michael (Rev.), The Anabaptists, Lutheran Reformation 2017, LCMS,
LutheranReformation.org, July 13, 2016, in the website: https://lutheranreformation.org/history/the-anabaptists.
[6] RABARIOELINA, Ndriana (Prince Dr.), Message of the Lord Jesus-Christ to All Churches about the Baptism,
manuscript, Antananarivo, October 2017, 01 page.
