Like walking on the strait and narrow path, in the following ancient Chinese oracle drawing, people should enter into a covenant with our Lord first, and this covenant is baptism in the name of Jesus Christ(Mosiah 18:10), and then, if they kept the commandments, they would be cleaned by the blood of the Only Begotten.
“That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory”(Moses 6:59)
The following picture shown "the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost", where the fire came from. The bottom drawing is the ancient drawing of "giving the gift of Holy Ghost".
Two pictures of fire under a man's (a Holy Priesthood holder) both hands, shown "And to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving of the Holy Ghost"(D&C 20:43).
Following drawing is a man kneeing down with a fire on his head, shown he was "receiving the Holy Ghost".
This was shown unto us “For by the water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are sanctified”(Moses 6: 60).
Nephi urged us to repent and be baptised, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel”(2Nephi 31:13).
(All the drawings are from the oracle database)
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