Re-baptism

Today's thought will be interesting to Mormons. It may be interesting to christians, too honestly. And since this is to all people everywhere... Y'all Jews and Muslims can maybe find it interesting.

I was reading through the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible. You might have to be in a unique position to be interested in reading that, but I think it worthy of any person's attention. 

Here is a thought that I couldn't make sense of before reading Joseph's added translation:

"Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved."(Matthew 9)

Here is the JST:

"Then said the Pharisees unto him, Why will ye not receive us with our baptism, seeing we keep the whole law? But Jesus said unto them, Ye keep not the law. If ye had kept the law, ye would have received me, for I am he who gave the law. I receive not you with your baptism, because it profiteth you nothing. For when that which is new is come, the old is ready to be put away. For no man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles; else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." (JST Matthew 9)

He says "I don't accept your baptism because..when that which is new is come, the old is ready to be put away" or in other words "Your old baptism isn't valid because something new is happening".

So you have the Pharisees wondering why this new claimstobeaprohpet guy won't accept their baptism as valid. I can't help but put myself in their position. My church is prospering. We have great political ties, lots of money, people are converting, the temple is busy - God obviously loves us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have such great prosperity, right(speaking from the Pharisees' standpoint, obviously)? And THIS GUY thinks he can just barge in, claiming to be the Son of God, and have me believe that my baptism, an ordinance so treasured in my culture, is invalid? Get the hell out bro! 

Well those were my thoughts when I put myself in their shoes. 

But 2000 years later, here I am, not in their shoes, wondering why Joseph thought he ought to clarify this. Or better yet, if you'll believe it, why God would have, Joseph clarify it. And you have a group of used-to-be Mormons, or still-are Mormons, or otherwise -  claiming a similar message. And, interesting to me, is that I heard their message before I learned about this talk by Jesus in the JST. What am I to do then?   

Testimony of two? 

Hmm. If I told you my testimony on the subject, you would dismiss it; and by you, I mean all zero of my readers. But let me tell you, Zeroites, I think it is worth considering. Why did Jesus say this? Why did He have Joseph restore it? Why is this group claiming it today? No one else is. Not that I am aware of anyway.