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Testified that Jesus Christ is Son of God (Jn 1:29–34, 35–36). | Testified that Jesus Christ is Son of God (Jn 1:29–34, 35–36). | ||
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'''John the Baptist''' is the one who fulfilled the mission of Elijah by preparing the way for [[Christ]], God who came in the flesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A14&version=NIV |title=Matthew 11:14 |quote= }}</ref> He earned the title '''John the Baptist''' because he baptized many people, including [[Jesus Christ]], in the [[Jordan]] River.<ref name="침례">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+3%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Matthew 3:5–6 |quote= }}</ref> The name ''John'' is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3110.htm Strong's Hebrew: 3110. יוֹחָנָן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> which means [[Jehovah]] is gracious. He was son of Zechariah, a [[priest]] of Abijah division, and Elizabeth, a descendant of [[Aaron]] from the Levite.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A5%2C&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:5, 13 |quote= }}</ref> Elizabeth was a relative of [[Mary (Mother of Jesus)|Mary, the mother of Jesus]]. John was conceived about six months before Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A30-36&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:30–36 |quote= }}</ref> The New Testament states that Jesus [[Beginning of the Gospel|began His gospel ministry]] at the age of 30, following His baptism by John the Baptist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+3%3A21-23&version=NIV |title=Luke 3:21–23|quote= }}</ref> | '''John the Baptist''' is the one who fulfilled the mission of Elijah by preparing the way for [[Christ]], God who came in the flesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A14&version=NIV |title=Matthew 11:14 |quote= }}</ref> He earned the title '''John the Baptist''' because he baptized many people, including [[Jesus Christ]], in the [[Jordan]] River.<ref name="침례">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+3%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Matthew 3:5–6 |quote= }}</ref> The name ''John'' is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3110.htm Strong's Hebrew: 3110. יוֹחָנָן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> which means [[Jehovah]] is gracious. He was the son of Zechariah, a [[priest]] of Abijah division, and Elizabeth, a descendant of [[Aaron]] from the Levite.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A5%2C&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:5, 13 |quote= }}</ref> Elizabeth was a relative of [[Mary (Mother of Jesus)|Mary, the mother of Jesus]]. John was conceived about six months before Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A30-36&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:30–36 |quote= }}</ref> The New Testament states that Jesus [[The Beginning of the Gospel|began His gospel ministry]] at the age of 30, following His baptism by John the Baptist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+3%3A21-23&version=NIV |title=Luke 3:21–23|quote= }}</ref> | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
===Birth=== | ===Birth=== | ||
[[file:Bartolome murillo-san juan.jpg | | [[file:Bartolome murillo-san juan.jpg |thumb| 220px |''Saint John the Baptist as a Boy'' by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670]] | ||
John the Baptist’s parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were righteous people who faithfully followed all of [[God]]’s commandments and laws.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:6 |quote= }}</ref> However, they remained childless into their old age. One day, the [[angel]] Gabriel appeared to Zechariah, sent by God, and announced that he and Elizabeth would have a son named John. Gabriel revealed that John would prepare the way for Christ, [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who comes in the flesh]], fulfilling the [[The Mission of Elijah|mission of Elijah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A13-17&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:13–17 |quote= }}</ref> However, Zechariah doubted the angel’s words because he and his wife were advanced in age. As a result, he was struck mute and he could not speak until the child was born.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A20&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:20 |quote= }}</ref> | John the Baptist’s parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were righteous people who faithfully followed all of [[God]]’s commandments and laws.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:6 |quote= }}</ref> However, they remained childless into their old age. One day, the [[angel]] Gabriel appeared to Zechariah, sent by God, and announced that he and Elizabeth would have a son named John. Gabriel revealed that John would prepare the way for Christ, [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who comes in the flesh]], fulfilling the [[The Mission of Elijah|mission of Elijah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A13-17&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:13–17 |quote= }}</ref> However, Zechariah doubted the angel’s words because he and his wife were advanced in age. As a result, he was struck mute and he could not speak until the child was born.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A20&version=NIV |title=Luke 1:20 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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===Ministry=== | ===Ministry=== | ||
* '''Urging Repentance and Baptism''' | * '''Urging Repentance and Baptism''' | ||
In the fifteenth year of the reign of [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tiberius Tiberius] Julius Caesar Augustus, John began preaching in the Desert of Judea. At his powerful call to repentance—”Repent!”—many people turned from their sins. Many Jews, including tax collectors and soldiers, confessed their sins and received [[baptism]] from John as a sign of their repentance.<ref name="침례"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+3%3A3&version=NIV |title=Luke 3:3 |quote= }}</ref> | |||
{{quote5|내용=And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. '''The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem''' went out to him. Confessing their sins, '''they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.'''|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A4%E2%80%935&version=NIV Mark 1:4–5]}} | {{quote5|내용=And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. '''The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem''' went out to him. Confessing their sins, '''they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.'''|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A4%E2%80%935&version=NIV Mark 1:4–5]}} | ||
* '''Baptism of Jesus Christ''' | * '''Baptism of Jesus Christ''' | ||
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==The Mission of Elijah and John the Baptist== | ==The Mission of Elijah and John the Baptist== | ||
[[file:Cornelis van Haarlem - The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, 1602.jpg | | [[file:Cornelis van Haarlem - The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, 1602.jpg |thumb| 320px |''The Preaching of John the Baptist'' by Cornelis van Haarlem 1602: John the Baptist testified that Jesus Christ was the Savior.]] | ||
===Testify About the Messiah=== | ===Testify About the Messiah=== | ||
The [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]] foretold the coming of a prophet who would prepare the way for the [[Messiah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A1&version=NIV |title=Malachi 3:1 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A3-9&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 40:3–9 |quote= }}</ref> The [[The New Testament|New Testament]] identifies John the Baptist as the one who fulfilled this prophecy, preparing the way for Jesus, who came to earth as the Messiah. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi%203%3A1&version=NIV Malachi 3:1] states, “I will send My messenger [Elijah], who will prepare the way before Me.” This prophecy foreshadowed John the Baptist, who, before Jesus began preaching the gospel of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom]], called people to repentance and baptized them, preparing the way for Christ. | The [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]] foretold the coming of a prophet who would prepare the way for the [[Messiah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A1&version=NIV |title=Malachi 3:1 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A3-9&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 40:3–9 |quote= }}</ref> The [[The New Testament|New Testament]] identifies John the Baptist as the one who fulfilled this prophecy, preparing the way for Jesus, who came to earth as the Messiah. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi%203%3A1&version=NIV Malachi 3:1] states, “I will send My messenger [Elijah], who will prepare the way before Me.” This prophecy foreshadowed John the Baptist, who, before Jesus began preaching the gospel of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom]], called people to repentance and baptized them, preparing the way for Christ. | ||