John the Baptist is the forerunner of the Lord Jesus Christ, and son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, was born about six months before Jesus Christ. His birth, name and office for foretold to his father Zacharias, when he was performing his functions as a priest in the temple of Jerusalem. Zacharias was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elisabeth, was of the Daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). Because of this descent, John held the priesthood of Aaron, giving him the authority to perform baptisms of God.
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| - John the Baptist is the forerunner of the Lord Jesus Christ, and son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, was born about six months before Jesus Christ. His birth, name and office for foretold to his father Zacharias, when he was performing his functions as a priest in the temple of Jerusalem. Zacharias was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elisabeth, was of the Daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). Because of this descent, John held the priesthood of Aaron, giving him the authority to perform baptisms of God.
- Saint John the Baptist was a Human of the Jewish faith that lived on Earth between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. According to Christian tradition, John baptized Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's last painting St. John the Baptist. The painting was found among the relics in Kathryn Janeway's da Vinci holodeck program. (VOY: "Scientific Method")
- The analogies are too sweet and too obvious to be sullied about here.
- John was in the possession of one of the Staves of Eden, which he used to start his ministry. After him, Saint Peter would take the Staff and use it to spread the religion of Christianity. During the Renaissance, the famed polymath Leonardo da Vinci painted a portrait of John the Baptist, modeled after his apprentice, Salaì. A few other paintings of John were displayed in Ezio Auditore da Firenze's painting galleries, often depicting him with Jesus.
- John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל, Yo-hanan ha-matbil, Arabic: يحيى Yahyá or يوحنا Yūhannā al-mamadan, Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ Yokhanan) was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of Baptism at the Jordan River. John was an historical figure who lived until the year 36 CE and followed the example of previous Hebrew prophets, living austerely, challenging sinful rulers, calling for repentance, and promising God's justice. John is regarded as a prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism.
- John the Baptist was a preacher sent by God to prepare the people of Israel for the coming of Jesus Christ and to witness and verify Him as the Messiah. He was born to Zechariah and Elizabeth, despite their both being past the age of reproduction. As an adult, John lived the life of a recluse, preferring the wilderness to life in the city. He war rough garments and ate the food found in the wilderness. But, when he spoke, crowds flocked out hear him.
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| - patron saint of French Canada, Newfoundland, Puerto Rico, Knights Hospitaller of Jerusalem, Florence, Turin, Porto, Genoa, Jordan, Xewkija and many other places
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| - Church of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem
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- John the Baptist baptizing Christ by Francesco Trevisani
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| - *Baptist
*Forerunner and Announcer of the Messiah
**Symbolic Reincarnation of Elijah
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