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WHAT WAS ​THE ROLE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST? (ISAIAH 40:3-5; MALACHI 3:1; 4:5-6; LUKE 7:20-35.)

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​THE ROLE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (ISAIAH 40:3-5; MALACHI 3:1; 4:5-6; LUKE 7:20-35.)

  • John the Baptist was the link between the Old Testament and the New Testament.
  • He prepared people for the Messiah’s coming by asking them to repent and be baptized.  He baptized people in the Jordan.
  • John held a prophetic ministry and it is believed he had the power and spirit of Elijah (Luke 1:16 – 17.)
  • He had similar characteristics to Elijah e.g. he lived an austere life of fasting and praying,        ate honey and locusts, and wore camel skins.
  • He preached to the people about Jesus, the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world John 1:29.
  • He introduced Jesus Christ to the people of Israel as the Messiah.
  • John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.  God revealed that Jesus was his son through the descent of the Holy Spirit and proclamation by his voice.
  • John the Baptist condemned evils that were being carried out in Israel by Herod.
  • He condemned the Pharisees for hypocrisy and the pagan Roman authority.
  • John the Baptist broke the prophetic silence that had lasted over 400 years between Malachi and himself.
  • He ushered people to the Messianic age.
  • Jesus referred to John as the greatest of all the Israelite prophets (Luke 7:20 – 25).
  • He foretold that the coming Messiah was greater than him.
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