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"If               John               the               Baptist               returned               to               denounce               the               sins               of               the               world,               they               would               cut               off               his               head               again."--               Jacoponi               da               Todi               (13th-century               friar)               (1)               "(John               the               Baptist)               was               a               good               man,               and               commanded               the               Jews               to               exercise               virtue,               both               as               righteousness               towards               one               another               and               piety               towards               God               and               so               to               come               to               baptism."--               Josephus               (1st-century               Jewish               historian)               (2)
               "John               appears               as               the               boundary               between               the               two               testaments,               the               old               and               the               new...

Thus               he               represents               times               past               and               is               the               herald               of               the               new               era               to               come."--               St               Augustine,               4th/5th               century               (3)
               Who               was               John               the               Baptist?
               Perform               a               Google               search               on               "forerunner               to               Christ"               or               "forerunner               to               Jesus"               and               one               name               emerges               as               the               clear               favorite:               John               the               Baptist.

In               both               searches,               23               of               the               top               25               returns               came               back               with               an               article               or               other               reference               to               John.

(The               others               were               Moses,               King               David,               and               two               links               to               an               international               evangelistic               web               site,               www.forerunner.com,               which               no               doubt               is               playing               on               the               typical               description               of               John.)               (4)
               While               his               official               church               "nickname"               may               have               been               "the               Baptist,"               the               man               in               the               Bible               who               baptized               Jesus               is               equally               as               well               known               in               church               circles               as               "the               forerunner"               to               Jesus               Christ.

Having               been               born               a               few               months               before               Jesus,               so               the               Bible               tells               us               in               Luke's               Gospel,               and               having               begun               his               own               public               ministry               before               Jesus,               John               was               in               fact               a               forerunner               at               least               in               the               chronological               sense.

Certainly,               though,               there               is               more               to               John,               and               more               in               fact               to               any               Biblical               character,               than               can               be               contained               in               a               few               words               of               short-hand               description.

Who               was               John               and               what               was               his               role               in               the               Gospel?
               John               in               Name               and               Numbers
               The               name               John               comes               from               the               Hebrew               name               Yochanan,               or               יוחנן,               meaning               "Yahweh               (God)               is               gracious"               (5).

The               name               John               was               a               bit               of               an               unexpected               one               for               the               extended               members               of               John's               family,               as               they               all               anticipated               he               would               be               named               Zechariah,               after               his               aged               father               of               that               same               name.

With               the               decision               to               name               him               John,               his               formal               name,               in               the               custom               of               the               time,               would               have               been               Yochanan               ben               Zechariah,               or               John               the               son               of               Zechariah.

(The               name               Zechariah               means               "Yahweh               (God)               has               remembered.")
               While               John               figures               prominently               early               in               the               story               of               Jesus,               he               is               also               referred               to               at               various               points               during               Jesus'               ministry.

Across               the               four               Gospels,               John               either               appears               or               is               mentioned               by               name               in               16               different               chapters               (see               Appendix               1),               as               well               as               once               in               the               book               of               Acts.

For               sake               of               comparison,               the               disciple               brothers               James               and               John               appear               together               or               individually               in               a               total               of               17               Gospel               chapters;               and               Mary,               the               mother               of               Jesus,               appears               or               is               referenced               in               seven               chapters.

Clearly,               at               least               from               this               most               simple               of               reckonings,               we               must               view               John               the               Baptist               as               an               important               part               of               the               Jesus               story.
               John's               Appearances
               John               makes               three               primary               appearances               in               the               Gospel               accounts.

In               a               story               found               only               in               Luke,               we               learn               of               John's               family               and               John's               birth.

In               all               four               Gospels,               there               is               an               accounting               of               John's               baptism               of               Jesus.

In               the               three               Synoptic               Gospels,               we               read               an               account               of               John's               death               at               the               hand               of               Herod               the               Tetrarch.

John's               death               is               alluded               to               in               the               Gospel               of               John,               but               it               is               not               directly               relayed.

There               are               also               instances               in               the               Gospels               in               which               John's               disciples               appear               before               Jesus               to               ask               him               pointed               questions               about               exactly               who               Jesus               is               and,               in               the               Gospel               of               John,               Jesus               uses               John               as               a               means               of               comparison               for               who               Jesus               is.
               John's               Family               and               Birth
               Told               only               in               the               Gospel               of               Luke,               there               are               many               important               similarities               and               contrasts               between               the               birth               of               John               the               Baptist               and               the               birth               of               Jesus.

The               two               stories               are               told               in               parallel               by               Luke.

The               story               begins               with               the               angel               Gabriel               appearing               to               Zechariah,               a               priest               who               is               well               advanced               in               years.

We               learn               that               not               only               is               Zechariah               a               priest,               but               his               wife,               Elizabeth,               is               also               a               descendant               of               the               priestly               line,               as               her               heritage               goes               back               to               Aaron,               the               priestly               brother               of               Moses.

Clearly               we               are               to               know               from               this               that               John               represents               the               way               of               law               and               of               the               priest.
               When               Zecheriah               is               informed               by               Gabriel               that               he               and               Elizabeth               are               to               have               a               child               at               their               advanced               age               -               reminiscent               of               the               story               of               Abram               and               Sarai               -               Zecheriah               questions               the               angel               and               for               his               impertinence               is               struck               dumb               by               Gabriel.

Compare               this               to               Gabriel's               announcement               to               Mary.

She               wonders               how               such               a               thing               could               happen               but               rather               than               question               it,               she               bursts               into               a               song               of               joy.

Zecheriah               does               later               burst               into               his               own               song,               after               the               actual               birth               and               arrival               of               his               son.

Mary               welcomes               the               angel's               news               with               joy,               while               Zecheriah               welcomes               the               news               with               skepticism               and               doubt.
               We               also               learn               in               Luke               1               that               there               is               a               relation               between               Mary               and               Elizabeth.

The               Greek               word               συγγενίς               is               used               here               to               describe               the               relationship.

Unfortunately,               this               word               is               a               little               ambiguous.

It               translates               as               "kinswoman"               (6)               but               there               is               no               definitive               answer               on               what               kind               of               kinswoman               this               refers               to               exactly.

Luke               1               is               the               only               place               in               the               Bible               in               which               the               Greek               word               συγγενίς               appears,               so               there               is               no               opportunity               to               compare               its               meaning               with               other               Biblical               usages.

Generally,               Jesus               and               John               are               considered               to               be               "cousins,"               even               though               the               exact               relation               of               their               mothers,               and               therefore               of               the               two               men,               is               unclear.
               While               Luke               points               out               the               priestly               connection               of               John               in               his               infancy               narrative,               Luke               points               out               the               relation               Jesus               has               through               the               line               of               King               David               (and               ultimately               all               the               way               back               to               Adam               and               then               to               God.)               Luke               presents               John               as               the               latest               in               the               long               line               of               prophets               and               priests,               while               Jesus,               at               least               in               Luke's               infancy               narrative,               is               immediately               cast               as               a               new               king.
               The               Baptism               of               Jesus               by               John
               In               each               of               the               Synoptic               Gospels,               the               story               of               John's               baptism               of               Jesus               is               preceded               with               the               same               reference               to               Isaiah               40:30:
               A               voice               is               calling,               
               "Clear               the               way               for               the               LORD               in               the               wilderness;               
               Make               smooth               in               the               desert               a               highway               for               our               God."
               Mark               also               includes               a               line               from               Malachi               3:1:
               "Behold,               I               am               going               to               send               My               messenger,               and               he               will               clear               the               way               before               Me."
               The               unusual               clothing               and               eating               habits               of               John               -               camel               hair               shirt,               leather               belt               and               eating               wild               locusts               and               honey               -               are               pointed               out               in               Matthew               and               Mark               only.

In               all               four               Gospels,               John               points               out               that               he               is               less               than               Jesus,               that               he               is               baptizing               only               with               water,               though               when               Jesus               comes,               he               will               baptize               with               the               Holy               Spirit.

In               all               four               Gospels,               John               makes               a               reference               to               not               being               worthy               even               to               untie               the               thongs               on               Jesus'               sandals.
               As               this               reference               to               sandals               appears               in               all               four               Gospels,               we               know               we               must               consider               it               as               being               of               particular               importance.

What               are               we               to               learn               from               this               sandal               reference?

Who               wears               sandals?

At               the               time               of               the               writing               of               the               Gospels,               just               about               everybody               wears               sandals.

Perhaps               that               is               exactly               the               point.

Jesus               is               a               man               who               wears               sandals,               just               like               John               and               just               like               those               who               have               gathered               to               listen               to               John.

In               the               three               Synoptic               Gospels,               after               John               baptizes               Jesus,               there               is               an               announcement               from               the               heavens,               witnessed               by               many               people,               that               Jesus               is               no               mere               man,               but               is               the               very               son               of               God,               in               whom               God               is               pleased.

In               the               Gospel               of               John,               the               order               is               reversed               in               that               Jesus               is               identified               as               being               part               of               God               and               then               John               the               Baptist               makes               his               comment               about               sandals.

John's               sandal               comment               identifies               Jesus               as               being               a               regular               man,               while               the               word               of               God               from               Heaven               identifies               Jesus               as               being               divine.

Comments               presented               in               the               Gospels               from               both               man               and               God               clearly               identify               for               the               reader               the               two               natures               of               Jesus               -               Jesus               is               a               man               and               Jesus               is               God.
               The               Death               of               John
               According               to               accounts               in               the               Synoptic               Gospel,               John               ran               afoul               of               King               Herod               and               was               arrested.

Following               an               unsavory               story,               at               least               by               modern               standards,               in               which               an               overheated               King               Herod               promises               anything               she               asks               for               after               his               stepdaughter               performs               a               dance               for               him               and               his               key               men,               Herod               -               Herod               Antipas,               the               son               of               Herod               the               Great               who               played               a               key               role               during               the               Jesus               nativity               --               is               tricked               by               his               wife               and               stepdaughter               into               ordering               the               beheading               of               John               the               Baptist.

This               account               does               not               appear               in               the               Gospel               of               John,               but               John               does               include               a               reference               to               the               arrest               of               the               Baptizer.
               This               account               of               the               beheading               of               John               the               Baptist               warrants               several               comments.

All               three               of               the               Synoptic               Gospels               mention               that               John               was               beheaded               at               the               order               of               Herod,               though               Luke               provides               little               detail.

John               makes               no               direct               mention               of               John's               death.

In               both               Matthew               and               Mark,               John               is               arrested               for               calling               out               Herod               for               the               tetrarch's               inappropriate               marriage               to               his               brother's               wife.

Still,               Herod               is               presented               as               being               somewhat               afraid               of               John               and               interested               in               his               teachings.

It               is               Herod's               wife,               Herodias,               who               wants               John               dead,               Ultimately               at               his               wife's               request,               through               the               actions               of               her               daughter,               Herod               orders               the               beheading               of               John.

In               Matthew,               John's               disciples               come               and               take               the               Baptizer's               body               and               burry               it.

Mark               says               the               disciples               laid               him               in               a               tomb.

In               all               four               Gospels,               it               is               clear               that               once               John               is               dead,               he               has               departed               from               the               scene.

Though               he               is               referenced               after               his               death               in               all               four               Gospels,               John               never               appears               again.

John               dies               and,               as               is               the               normal               order               of               things,               stays               dead.

John               is,               after               all,               just               a               man               -               unlike               Jesus,               who               was               a               man               who               was               also               God.
               It               is               worth               noting               that               in               each               of               the               Gospels,               there               is               discussion               about               exactly               who               this               man               Jesus               is.

In               each               Gospel,               there               are               at               least               some,               including               even               Herod,               who               wonders               if               he               is               somehow               John               come               back               to               life.

In               each               case,               the               answer               is               clearly               that               Jesus               is               not               John               -               this               wouldn't               make               much               sense               anyhow               as               Jesus               and               John               were               clearly               contemporaries.

While               it               is               clear               here               that               Jesus               is               not               a               reincarnated               or               a               resurrected               John,               the               fact               that               at               least               some               were               wondering               if               he               could               possibly               be               so               indicates               that               the               idea               of               a               resurrection               was               something               that               had               at               least               been               talked               about               before               the               passion               and               death               of               Jesus.
               Scriptural               Questions               and               Comments               about               John
               Sometime               after               baptizing               Jesus,               but               before               being               arrested,               both               Jesus               and               John               are               working               separately,               but               not               far               from               each               other               in               the               countryside.

John               is               asked               to               settle               an               argument               about               what               is               going               on               in               the               baptism               John               is               providing,               as               compared               to               that               of               Jesus.

John               is               pointed               and               clear               in               his               response:
               To               this               John               replied,               "A               man               can               receive               only               what               is               given               him               from               heaven.

You               yourselves               can               testify               that               I               said,               'I               am               not               the               Christ               but               am               sent               ahead               of               him.'               The               bride               belongs               to               the               bridegroom.

The               friend               who               attends               the               bridegroom               waits               and               listens               for               him,               and               is               full               of               joy               when               he               hears               the               bridegroom's               voice.

That               joy               is               mine,               and               it               is               now               complete.

He               must               become               greater;               I               must               become               less...

The               Father               loves               the               Son               and               has               placed               everything               in               his               hands.

(John               3:27-30,               35)
               Earlier,               John               had               been               even               more               direct               about               whom               he               saw               Jesus               as:
               "Then               John               gave               this               testimony:               "I               saw               the               Spirit               come               down               from               heaven               as               a               dove               and               remain               on               him.

I               would               not               have               known               him,               except               that               the               one               who               sent               me               to               baptize               with               water               told               me,               'The               man               on               whom               you               see               the               Spirit               come               down               and               remain               is               he               who               will               baptize               with               the               Holy               Spirit.'               I               have               seen               and               I               testify               that               this               is               the               Son               of               God."               (John               1:32-34)
               If               John               offers               clear               testimony               about               Jesus               during               the               baptism               narratives,               hears               God's               comment               about               Jesus               during               the               baptism               ceremony               and               then               offers               the               testimony               above               in               John               3,               what               then               are               we               to               make               of               a               question               he               sends               from               prison               to               his               cousin,               his               fellow               baptizer,               his               Christ?

In               Luke               7               and               particularly               in               Matthew               11,               we               read               about               a               delegation               of               John's               disciples               who               come               to               Jesus               to               ask               a               question               on               behalf               of               the               imprisoned               John:               "Are               you               the               one?"               This               is               a               confusing               passage.

It               comes               after               John               said               he               was               unworthy               even               to               untie               Jesus'               sandals.

Why               then               are               John's               disciples               coming               to               ask               if               Jesus               is               the               one,               or               if               they               are               to               wait               for               another?

Is               John               having               second               thoughts               in               his               dark               prison               cell?

The               motives               for               John's               questions               are               not               clear.

In               both               Matthew               and               Luke,               Jesus               does               provide               the               same               response               to               the               question,               almost               verbatim:
               "Go               back               and               report               to               John               what               you               hear               and               see:               The               blind               receive               sight,               the               lame               walk,               those               who               have               leprosyare               cured,               the               deaf               hear,               the               dead               are               raised,               and               the               good               news               is               preached               to               the               poor.

Blessed               is               the               man               who               does               not               fall               away               on               account               of               me."               (Matthew               11:4-6).
               We               are               given               no               indication               of               how               John               responded               to               this               answer.

Was               this               enough               for               John               to               know               that               Jesus               was               the               one?

Why               did               John               question               after               what               he               had               earlier               seen               and               heard?

Did               even               John               experience               a               time               of               doubt               and               possibly               even               "backsliding?"               We               are               left               to               our               own               guesses               as               to               the               answers,               but               we               can               draw               a               likely               conclusion.

In               the               Luke               baptism               of               Jesus               story,               John               is               clearly               preaching               a               type               of               social               justice               message.

John               is               calling               for               those               who               have,               to               share               with               those               who               do               not.

When               Jesus               then               sends               back               his               reply,               not               to               worry,               the               sick               are               being               healed               and               good               news               is               being               given               to               the               poor,               we               can               surmise               that               John               in               fact               rejoiced               at               this               news.

This               was               the               very               message               he               had               previously               been               preaching               and               now               Jesus               is               bringing               these               things               to               pass!

Surely,               John               would               conclude,               that               Jesus               must               be               the               one               from               God.

We               may               not               know               the               reason               for               the               question,               but               the               answer               is               very               satisfying.
               There               is               no               ambiguity               whatsoever               in               Jesus'               comments               about               John.

Jesus               clearly               thinks               very               highly               of               John,               though               Jesus               knows               that               there               is               a               limit               to               John's               role:
               "But               what               did               you               go               out               to               see?

A               prophet?

Yes,               I               tell               you,               and               more               than               a               prophet.

This               is               the               one               about               whom               it               is               written:               "'I               will               send               my               messenger               ahead               of               you,               who               will               prepare               your               way               before               you.'               I               tell               you,               among               those               born               of               women               there               is               no               one               greater               than               John;               yet               the               one               who               is               least               in               the               kingdom               of               God               is               greater               than               he."(Luke               7:26-28)
               Indeed,               Jesus               says,               though               John               was               a               special               prophet,               Jesus               is               far               more               than               what               John               was:
               "John               was               a               lamp               that               burned               and               gave               light,               and               you               chose               for               a               time               to               enjoy               his               light.

I               have               testimony               weightier               than               that               of               John."               (John               3:               35-36)
               Historical               John
               One               question               that               Biblical               researchers               often               face               is               if               Biblical               characters               actually               existed               or               if               they               were               merely               a               creation               of               the               author.

Several               factors               point               to               the               authenticity               of               John.

First               we               have               the               fact               that               he               appears               in               a               variety               of               settings               in               all               four               Gospels               and               the               Book               of               Acts.

In               addition,               John               appears               in               some               passages               that               can               be               a               bit               puzzling.

Why               include               a               fictional               character               if               he               does               anything               to               muddy               the               waters?

These               varied               appearances,               reported               by               multiple               authors,               give               us               a               high               degree               of               confidence               that               there               was               a               man               named               John,               known               as               The               Baptizer,               in               1st               Century               Judea.
               John               also               makes               an               appearance               in               a               key               non-Biblical               source,               the               Jewish               Antiquities               by               the               ancient               Roman               historian               Flavius               Josephus,               who               was               born               within               a               half               dozen               years               or               so               after               the               crucifixion               of               Jesus.
               In               his               history,               Josephus               includes               this               passage               about               the               arrest               and               beheading               of               John               by               Herod               Antipas:
               Now               some               of               the               Jews               thought               that               the               destruction               of               Herod's               army               came               from               God,               and               that               very               justly,               as               a               punishment               of               what               he               did               against               John,               that               was               called               the               Baptist:               for               Herod               slew               him,               who               was               a               good               man,               and               commanded               the               Jews               to               exercise               virtue,               both               as               to               righteousness               towards               one               another,               and               piety               towards               God,               and               so               to               come               to               baptism;               for               that               the               washing               [with               water]               would               be               acceptable               to               him,               if               they               made               use               of               it,               not               in               order               to               the               putting               away               [or               the               remission]               of               some               sins               [only],               but               for               the               purification               of               the               body;               supposing               still               that               the               soul               was               thoroughly               purified               beforehand               by               righteousness.

Now               when               [many]               others               came               in               crowds               about               him,               for               they               were               very               greatly               moved               [or               pleased]               by               hearing               his               words,               Herod,               who               feared               lest               the               great               influence               John               had               over               the               people               might               put               it               into               his               power               and               inclination               to               raise               a               rebellion,               (for               they               seemed               ready               to               do               any               thing               he               should               advise,)               thought               it               best,               by               putting               him               to               death,               to               prevent               any               mischief               he               might               cause,               and               not               bring               himself               into               difficulties,               by               sparing               a               man               who               might               make               him               repent               of               it               when               it               would               be               too               late.

Accordingly               he               was               sent               a               prisoner,               out               of               Herod's               suspicious               temper,               to               Macherus,               the               castle               I               before               mentioned,               and               was               there               put               to               death.

Now               the               Jews               had               an               opinion               that               the               destruction               of               this               army               was               sent               as               a               punishment               upon               Herod,               and               a               mark               of               God's               displeasure               to               him               (7).
               Knowing               that               John               was               a               true               historical               figure               adds               imperative               that               we               understand               what               his               role               was               in               relation               to               Jesus.
               Gospel               Accounts
               As               discussed,               John               the               Baptist               appears,               to               varying               extents,               in               all               four               Gospels.

In               all               four               accounts,               he               is               portrayed               as               a               man               of               God,               who               is               preaching               and               baptizing               in               the               Judean               countryside.
               In               Mark,               John               the               Baptist               has               a               relatively               compact               role.

In               Mark               1,               he               opens               the               Gospel,               utters               his               line               about               sandals               and               says               that               Jesus               has               a               special               gift               of               the               Holy               Spirit.

John               does               not               speak               again               in               this               Gospel,               but               we               do               get               the               account               of               his               beheading               in               Mark               6.

In               Mark               8,               in               discussion               between               Jesus               and               Peter,               Jesus               asks               Peter               who               people               say               that               Jesus               is.

Peter               replies               that               some               say               Jesus               is               really               a               resurrected               Elijah               or               John               the               Baptist.
               In               Matthew,               we               see               both               more               similarities               between               Jesus               and               John               and               a               clear               distinction               between               the               two.

Both               Jesus               and               John               are               introduced               by               saying               the               same               phrase               as               the               introduction               to               their               ministry,               "Repent,               for               the               kingdom               of               heaven               is               near."               Even               though               their               message               is               the               same,               John               identifies               himself               as               being               lesser               than               Jesus.

In               Matthew,               John               the               Baptist               is               clearly               identified               as               the               Old               Testament               prophet               Elijah.

According               to               the               account               of               the               Transfiguration               of               Jesus               in               Matthew,               after               witnessing               the               Transfiguration,               the               disciples               ask               Jesus               why               the               teachers               of               the               law               say               that               Elijah               must               come               before               the               arrival               of               the               Messiah.
               Jesus               replied,               "To               be               sure,               Elijah               comes               and               will               restore               all               things.

But               I               tell               you,               Elijah               has               already               come,               and               they               did               not               recognize               him,               but               have               done               to               him               everything               they               wished.

In               the               same               way               the               Son               of               Man               is               going               to               suffer               at               their               hands."               Then               the               disciples               understood               that               he               was               talking               to               them               about               John               the               Baptist.

(Matthew               17:               11-13)
               In               Luke,               the               Gospel               writer               uses               the               story               of               John's               birth               to               set               up               and               contrast               the               story               of               Jesus'               birth.

As               discussed               above,               Luke               also               makes               a               distinction               of               the               priestly               heritage               of               John               and               the               kingly               heritage               of               Jesus.

As               in               Matthew,               there               is               a               similarity               in               message               between               the               two:               John               instructs               the               people               to               comfort               the               afflicted;               Jesus               in               fact               heals               them.
               In               John,               the               Baptizer               is               identified               chiefly               as               "a               witness               to               testify               concerning               that               light,               so               that               through               him               all               men               might               believe.

He               himself               was               not               the               light;               he               came               only               as               a               witness               to               the               light"               (John               1:7-8).

John               is               used               to               help               teach               us               about               the               ultimate               teacher               himself,               Jesus.
               In               Acts,               we               have               one               final               comment               about               John,               this               time               from               the               resurrected               Christ.

In               Acts               1:5,               Jesus               tells               the               disciples               to               stand               fast               and               prepare               themselves,               for               John               only               baptized               with               water,               but               in               just               a               few               days,               the               disciples               would               be               baptized               by               the               Holy               Spirit               (at               Pentecost).
               Synthesizing               John
               Each               of               the               Gospel               writers               uses               the               story               of               John               the               Baptist               in               a               different               way.

There               is,               however,               a               constant               theme               that               develops               with               John.

Key               to               this               phrase               is               John's               statement               about               Jesus'               sandals               and               John's               exclamation               at               seeing               the               arriving               Jesus               -               "Behold               the               Lamb               of               God               who               takes               away               the               sin               of               the               world"               (John               1:29)               -               and               God's               pronouncement               in               the               Synoptics               about               Jesus               at               the               conclusion               of               John's               baptism               of               Jesus.

The               sandals               and               the               exclamation               are               the               key               to               unlocking               the               role               of               John.
               John               serves               as               the               primary               and               first               witness               to               the               fully               human               nature               of               Jesus               -               as               one               who               wears               sandals               -               and               to               the               fully               divine               nature               of               Jesus               -               the               Lamb               of               God,               beloved               by               God               the               Father.
               John               is               preaching               and               baptizing               in               the               wilderness,               as               was               foretold               in               the               Hebrew               Scripture.

He               is               performing               the               traditional               role               of               the               prophet.

John,               it               turns               out,               is               the               last               prophet,               the               last               one               come               to               make               straight               the               way               for               Jesus.

He               is               the               final               Elijah,               come               to               prepare               things               for               the               arrival               of               the               Messiah.

John               is               the               bridge               between               the               old               way               and               the               new               way,               between               the               old               covenant,               the               system               of               the               prophets,               and               the               new               covenant,               the               system               of               the               Messiah.

As               quoted               above               by               St.

Augustine,               John               both               "represents               times               past               and               is               the               herald               of               the               new               era               to               come."               (8)
               John,               then,               is               the               true               forerunner               of               Christ.

He               represents               that               which               has               come               before,               that               which               has               been               done               previously               to               prepare               for               Jesus.

He               links               the               Testaments,               links               the               Covenants.

John               the               Baptist               is               the               link               that               connects               the               promises               made               to               Abraham               and               Noah;               the               law               given               to               Moses;               and               the               prophets               who               spoke               God's               truth               with               the               new               promise               made               through               Jesus.

John               the               Baptist               =               John               the               Forerunner               =               John               the               Link               between               Old               and               New.
               Appendix               1
               Appearances               by               or               references               to               John               the               Baptist               in               the               New               Revised               Standard               Version               of               the               Bible,               by               chapter.
               Matthew               chapters               3,               11,               14,               16               and               17
               Mark               chapters               1,               6               and               8
               Luke               chapters               1,               3,               7               and               9
               John               chapters               1,               3,               5               and               10
               Acts               chapter               1
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