John The Baptist Appears
When John saw the religious leaders, the Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his baptism he denounced them without
hesitation......
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"And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he
confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the
Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And
he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered,
No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we ...
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"And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he
confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the
Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And
he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered,
No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we ...
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John had a very special calling as the messenger of the
Messiah. He was given understanding by God about the
Messiah, and he knew something that most people didn`t
understand, that the Holy Spirit would be given to all who
believe, and their bodies would become the new Temple of
God. John said:...
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The people came from all around to hear John`s message,
confess their sins and get baptized. The Bible says they
came from Jerusalem, Judaea, and the region of the Jordan....
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The baptism of John was different than the baptism of
Jesus. People came to the Jordan River where John was
preaching, and they were baptized with water as they
confessed their sins, in preparation for the coming of the
Messiah. John`s message was to repent and do good for the
kingdom of heaven was at hand....
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John stood wearing a camel`s hair garment with a leather
girdle about his loins, similar to the prophet Elijah in
the Old Testament. John had nothing whatsoever to do with
the kingdom of this world and the worldly pleasures around
him, his only focus was on the kingdom of heaven and the
very King who was about to appear. He had nothing to do
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John the Baptist was born about 5 BC, and now about 26 A.D.
about the age of 30 he appears in the wilderness of Judea.
He was preaching to everyone that they should repent and
turn from wickedness and prepare themselves for the coming
of the Messiah. His message was a cry for repentance, that
the time was at hand for people to prepare for the ...
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The prophecies in the Old Testament were very familiar to
John. The Scriptures foretold that the Messiah would be the
Lord Himself, the glorious King, and he would come to lay
down his life for his friends. The forerunner or messenger
was actually a Herald who would run ahead and prepare
everyone for the King`s arrival. The main Prophecies abo...
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