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John the Baptist

c. 5 BC – c. 29 AD · Israel bible · Prophet, Forerunner of Christ
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John the Baptist (Ivan Krstitelj) was the forerunner of Jesus Christ, the last and greatest of the Old Testament-style prophets. Son of the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth (relative of Mary), his birth was foretold by the angel Gabriel. He preached repentance and baptism in the Jordan River, drawing massive crowds from all Judea. He baptized Jesus and identified Him as "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Jesus said of him: "Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist" (Matthew 11:11). He was beheaded by Herod Antipas.

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Prophecies & Visions (3)

He Will Baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire
27 AD — Jordan River
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John proclaimed: "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." (Matthew 3:11-12). Fulfilled at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended as tongues of fire on the apostles (Acts 2).
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Behold the Lamb of God
28 AD — Jordan River
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When John saw Jesus coming toward him, he declared: "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me." (John 1:29-30). John identified Jesus as the Messiah and sacrificial Lamb — the central prophetic declaration of the New Testament, fulfilled in Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.
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He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
28 AD — Aenon
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John's disciples told him that Jesus was also baptizing and everyone was going to Him. John replied: "He must become greater; I must become less. The one who comes from above is above all. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life." (John 3:30-36). This was both prophecy and submission — John's ministry decreased as Christ's grew, exactly as foretold.
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