6. John the Only Witness of the Descent of the Holy Ghost.--I suppose that John the Baptist was the only one who was a witness of the Holy Ghost resting upon Jesus in the form of a dove. In all the accounts given of this event, except by Luke, the pronoun "he," referring to John, is used. While in Luke it is not said that anyone else saw it, but it is merely stated that "the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him." John's own testimony is as follows: "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost."--"The Gospel" (note), Roberts. 7. The Fate of Herod Antipas.--He was not allowed to enjoy his prosperity long. His nephew Agrippa having obtained the title of king, Herodias urged him to make a journey to Italy and demand the same honor. He weakly assented to his wife's ambitious representations; but the project proved fatal to them both. Agrippa anticipated their design; and when they appeared before Caligula, they {42} were met by accusations of hostility to Rome, the truth of which they in vain attempted to disprove. Sentence of deposition was accordingly passed upon Herod, and both he and his wife [Herodias] were sent into banishment and died at Lyons in Gaul.--Kitto. 8. The Sign of the Dove.--The Holy Ghost descended in the form of a dove, or rather in the sign of a dove, in witness of that administration [Messiah's baptism]. The sign of the dove was instituted before the creation of the world, a witness for the Holy Ghost, and the devil cannot come in the sign of a dove. The Holy Ghost is a personage, and is in the form of a personage. It (he) does not confine itself to the form of a dove, but in the sign of a dove. The Holy Ghost cannot be transformed into a dove; but the sign of a dove was given to John to signify the truth of the deed, as the dove is an emblem or token of truth and innocence.--Joseph Smith. REVIEW. 1. State what you can of the childhood of Christ. 2. What can you say of Nazareth? 3. What happened when Jesus was twelve years old? 4. Describe the Passover. (Note 2.) 5. What can you say of the fabulous stories related of the childhood and youth of Christ? 6. At what time did John the Baptist appear as a preacher? 7. Who were the parents of John? What their descent? 8. Relate all you can concerning John's birth and childhood. 9. What was the burden of John's message? 10. How did he treat the deceitful Pharisees and Sadducees? 11. As whom did some of the Jews regard John? 12. What was the extent of his pretensions? 13. What can you say of Elias? (Note 5.) 14. Relate the baptism of Jesus. 15. Tell the story of John's martyrdom. 16. What was the fate of Herod Antipas? (Note 7.) {43} SECTION IV.