No it isn't, Garee (please see my previous post with a link to the Lexicon giving you the definition).
Rhema
I have seen it . it means to wash used as a shadow of good things to come having nothing to do with literal water but does in respect to the water of the word as the doctrine of God it fall from above. A little water sprinkled dew or a shower the amount is not important .its what the water represent. .
We have little faith not of our own, unbelievers no faith. Again its not the amount but how it is received by what Power .
When Aarons two sons the first Levi's having a personal desire to join come under the ceremonial baptism they added there own personal touch called strange fire, In selfish false pride their bodies were consumed by fire the priestly garments untouched by the flame . They were worshiping shadows of the unseen work of faith
Again not the amount of water used. But the purpose behind unseen.
Deuteronomy 32 King James Version (KJV) 32 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the
words of
my mouth.
My doctrine shall drop as the
rain, my speech shall distil as the
dew, as the
small rain upon the tender herb, and as the
showers upon the grass:
The doctrine of God or water of the word, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit fell on the ears of the eunuch who, moved by the Holy Spirit replied , here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized. He was baptized as a member of the new priesthood .
Acts 8: 29-36 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
The place of the scripture which he read was this,
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip
opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is
water; what doth hinder me to be
baptized?
The baptism of the unseen Holy Spirt empowers us to believe . Water can get a person wet in order to show they desire to become a member and preach the gospel like the eunuch.
that word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
