1:33 who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament anticipated the time of redemption as the time when the Spirit would be poured out on God’s people. Paul refers to Jesus as the second Adam who became “a life-giving spirit,” (1 Cor. 15:45 note). It is after Jesus returns to heaven that He sends this heavenly Helper to dwell with His people on earth (14:26; 16:7). The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs with the new birth that constitutes helpless sinners as sons and daughters of God (vv. 12, 13; 1 Cor. 12:13). This baptism also empowers them for Christian service (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8).