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John the Baptist was set apart, for life, to be a Nazarite even before his conception (Luke 1:15). His miraculous birth, occurring just six months ahead of Jesus', took place in the late February to early March time frame (at the same period of God's Feast Days known as Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread) in 5 B.C.
John the Baptist, after the marriage of Antipas and Herodias, began to openly condemned their union on the grounds it was both adulterous (Leviticus 20:21) and incestuous. Leviticus 18:7 - 15 labels as sinful any sex between a person and their relatives (e.g. mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, etc.) which includes intercourse with the wife ...
John the Baptist had an effective and popular ministry which drew the attention not only of the average person but also of Priests, Pharisees, Sadducees, Herod Antipas (Roman ruler of Galilee and Perea) and others (John 1:19, 24; Matthew 3:7, Mark 6:16 - 19, etc.). He also drew his share of disciples.
John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, was Jesus' cousin through Mary (Luke 1:36). His life was planned to be unusual, even before his conception, as God had declared he would be a Nazarite all his days. Prior to his conception, an angel was sent to Zacharias to announce that he would soon bear a son.
This made their children, Jesus and his six half-siblings and John the Baptist, second cousins! "Though Elisabeth (Elizabeth) was, on the father's side, of the daughters of Aaron (v. 5), yet on the mother's side she might be of the house of David, for those two families often intermarried . . ."
Interestingly, John himself wondered why Jesus came to him to be baptized! All four gospels record this momentous event (Matthew 3:13 - 17, Mark 1:9 - 11, Luke 3:21 - 22 and John 1:28 - 34), with both Matthew and John writing the most details. Before we directly answer your question, however, we need to cover the relationship between John and ...
It is the place where John the Baptist, for the past six months, has been calling for people to repent of their sins and be baptized (John 1:19 - 27). Interestingly, John does not know in advance who exactly is the Messiah (John 1:31, 33). God has told him, however, to look for a special sign denoting who is His only Son.
According to the Catholics, Justin Martyr also referred to John as an apostle of Jesus who lived in Ephesus. St. Irenaes, Eusebius and still others, again according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, all agree that John left the isle of Patmos where he was banished for preaching the gospel (see Revelation 1:9).
The apostle John records who were the first five people called to follow Jesus. John and Andrew were the initial two people called to be disciples by Christ (John 1:35 - 39). Then came Peter (also called Simon or Simon Peter, verses 40 - 42), followed by Philip (verses 43 to 44) and then Nathanael (Bartholomew - verse 45).
John the Baptist is at the Jordan river preaching repentance and offering baptism to those in Jerusalem, Judea and the surrounding area who came to hear him (Matthew 3:5). Although some came out of a sincere desire to hear the truth, others came for selfish reasons (verse 7 - 8).
