John The Baptist

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Introduction

John the Baptist, was the forerunner of Jesus Christ. His mission was foretold in Isaiah 40:3vs: “The voice of him that Crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Malachi 3:1: “Behold I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before Me: and the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold he shall come, saith the Lord of host.”
John 1:6-8 “There was a man sent from God whose name was John”. “The same came to bear witness of the Light; that all men through him might believe”. “He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light”.


The Forerunner of Christ
By Mahaley Brown

The Story of John the Baptist was written for a purpose. The purpose was to testify concerning the ‘Light’, that is, the ‘Light’ of Jesus Christ. John came to prepare men’s hearts to receive the light: ‘the same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe”. (John 1: 7-8 Vs) John told the people that Christ, the Messiah was about to appear.
John the Baptist was the greatest and most powerful of all the prophets, yet he was not worthy to untie the shoes of the one coming after him: “I am baptizing you in water, but there is one to come that is greater than I. I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.” (Luke 3:1) John did great work. He was the last Prophet in the Old Testament.
The story of John the Baptist begins with his father Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. He was in the church praying when Gabriel, an angel appeared to him. The angel said to him: “Do not be frightened Zechariah; your prayers have been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son who you shall name John. You w...