Which passage is identified as a prophecy about the Holy Spirit baptism?

• A. Isaiah 28:16
• B. Joel 2:28-32
• C. Ezekiel 37:14
• D. Malachi 3:1

Answer: (B)

This passage is the clearest prophecy about the Holy Spirit’s pouring and empowering work. It explicitly describes God pouring out His Spirit on all people, with visions, dreams, and prophetic utterances happening across different groups—young and old, men and women, even servants. This language is the most direct way the Bible portrays the Spirit’s baptism as a widespread, empowering experience that enables believers to prophesy and serve in God’s power, which is exactly what Spirit baptism denotes in the Church of God understanding.

Other passages touch on related themes but not the specific outpouring of the Spirit in the sense of baptism and empowerment for all people. For example, one speaks of a foundation and safety for Zion rather than the Spirit’s outpouring. Another uses the image of life being breathed into dry bones to symbolize revival, which is related to the Spirit’s role but not the explicit prophecy about the Spirit’s widespread pouring. The last focuses on a messenger preparing the way rather than on the Spirit’s baptism itself.

So the passage that describes the Spirit’s outpouring in a way that aligns with Spirit baptism is the one that promises God’s Spirit poured out on all flesh, with accompanying signs and prophetic empowerment.