The Gospel Of John The Baptist

We are often searching for answers to find out who Jesus was or what His teachings really meant. John includes eight different situations in which Jesus gives what are known as the “I Am” statements. Instead of continuing to simply wonder about who Jesus is, we can take an in depth look into the “I Am” statements that Jesus made while He was here on earth. Conclusions can be drawn by looking at the statements Jesus makes and looking into what they mean. He uses an emphatic “I Am” to bring out important teachings about his person. Most of these statements are known by Christians.

Elizabeth conceives, and she hides for five months glorifying God for enabling her to conceive. God sends angel Gabriel after six months to a virgin called Mary in the city of Nazareth. The angel tells her to rejoice since she was highly favored and would bear a son named Jesus.

John the Baptist was an obedient follower of Christ and was known for his remarkable lifestyle. His main audience was unbelievers and new Christians, therefore, he had a huge responsibility to preach about repentance and the coming of the Savior. When it came to confrontation, John did not hold back from speaking truth into a person's life. He was fearless and and believed that standing for the truth was most important. People were attracted to the teachings of John, because he spoke the truth and that baptism was a symbol of their repentance. John was appointed by God to announce the arrival of Jesus Christ. In John 3:28, he says, "You yourselves know how plainly I told you, 'I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for Him.”

When Jesus taught the Samaritan woman at the well, it was the first time he plainly declared his divinity and it was the first instance that John tells us that Jesus gave an aretology statement. This story comes right after John the Baptist testifies of Christ. He says that “I am not” and it is Jesus who is the “I am”.

The book of Revelation, written in c. 95 A.D. by John the apostle, was written to Christians who were facing increasing hostility from the Roman Empire, which was beginning to enforce the cult of emperor worship. John had been exiled to the island of Patmos for his activities as a Christian missionary. The book of Revelation is considered apocalyptic literature, a kind of writing that is highly symbolic, but the book itself provides a number of clues for its own interpretation. There are several purposes of the book of Revelation, including encouraging believers by showing the final outcome of God 's plan, showing the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, and revealing Christ in all his glory. John writes to encourage the faithful to resist the demands of emperor worship and hold fast to God 's promises: that the final showdown between God and Satan is imminent, the believers are sealed against spiritual harm and will be vindicated when Christ returns, the wicked will be forever destroyed, and God 's people will enter an eternity of glory and blessedness. In this vision that John receives, he is shown many things about the final judgment to come and the establishment of the Messiah 's kingdom. The vision begins with Jesus giving a command for John to write letters to seven churches addressing problems that are common to most churches across the world (chapters 2-3). Chapter 5 introduces a book, or scroll, with seven seals that represent seven judgments. This begins the

In the old testament Isaiah speaks about John, and how he will prepare the way for the Lord. He will show the glory of the Lord, and all the people will see it. So does this mean that John is going to make a difference? Certainly yes, it says that their faithfulness will be like the flowers of the field. John was the right man for the Job, and he was going to succeed in preparing the way of the

Miraculously, John was born to an old priest Zachariah and a pious, old, barren mother named Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7, 57). Indeed, John’s birth indicated the inception of God’s promised program to redeem His people. At last, God sent the last of the Old Testament prophet to Israel to break the four hundred years of silence. As God promised, John appeared in the role of a prophet proclaiming the coming Messiah, but he was introduced as John the Baptist. John’s ministry was associated with baptism, so baptism became his identifying sign and caused John to be known as John the

The central theme of the Book of John is “Jesus is the divine Son of God who reveals the Father, providing eternal life to all who believe in him” (Strauss, 2011, 6749). John highly emphasizes Jesus’ identity by providing extensive reports of Jesus’

He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world” Here John makes it clear who precisely John the Baptist was.

In addition, John claims Jesus to be God’s Son making him equal to God. However, there are other titles and identities that John subscribes to Jesus. Firstly, and quite famously, John refers to Jesus as “the word” (Jn. 1:1). Words are used to communicate, so Jesus is God’s communication with people.

One question that I had after reading this section was: how did John the Baptist know that God would be so much mightier than him? How did he recognize Jesus?

The Gospel of John begins with a profound and beautiful prologue that makes huge claims about who Jesus is and his cosmic significance. This prologue also gives us a significance revelation that John wants to visualize through his writing. There are ten theological truths that John introduced in this important text: - The pre-existence of the Word: I think the key phrases here are "In the beginning" and "before the world began" (1:1-2; see also 17:5) - God/Father and the Word/Son as distinctive but yet one (1:1; 17:21-22) - Jesus as God: the truth that "the Word was God," and Thomas expression after he saw Jesus "My Lord and my God" shows that Jesus is God. (1:1, 18; 20:28) - Everything exists because of Him (1:3): John's prologue described the fullness character of Christ’s work. In 1:3, we can see the expansion of the activity of the Word in creation.

John the Baptist was mentioned many places in the Bible, whether it’s a prophecy, the account of his life, or what Jesus said about him. It’s safe to say John the Baptist’s name is written a good bit of times in the Bible. I am going to discuss what Jesus told others about John the Baptists between the chapters of Luke 1, Malachi 3 and 4, and Isaiah 40. I will also later review the similarities and differences between John the Baptist and Elijah.

John’s cohort of disciples included Andrew and Simon Peter, who later became disciples of Jesus after his baptism. It was John’s proclamation of Jesus as the “Lamb of God” which thrust both brothers into following the Messiah. This speaks volume into the role John the Baptist played in the lives of his disciples. Even after the death of John, Scripture states that his disciples continued to disciple others (Acts 18:24-25; 19:1). In Ephesus, there were disciples of John the Baptist who had little or no knowledge of Jesus.

We know that John has been working in the wilderness and that people have been seeking him out but is that enough to relate to our own experience of the wilderness today? What if our wilderness is too extreme for us to find John the Baptist in the midst? As John describes his work and the nature of his baptism, he makes one thing clear - his baptism will be nothing compared to the baptism of the one who is to come. People may be getting baptised by John with water right now, but soon the Messiah will baptize them in the fire of the Holy Spirit. This ties to his general message as he tells people it is not about him, but instead about Christ, the one they are waiting for. The solution to our own wilderness is not found by seeking out John the Baptist because John himself tells us that it is Christ who has more power and authority. What does Christ tell us about the diverse arena of our wilderness? In the following verses, Christ goes to John to be baptized in the wilderness. This is the message to our mixture of emotions during Advent: Christ will find us in the wilderness. This means we do not have to be feeling a particular or proper way during Advent. While it may be common to celebrate and experience joy, Christ reminds us