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Do we know the significance of John the Baptist?

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God's 1st century history, which some call 'in the year of our Lord', is not without colorful characters. The coming of Christ was preceded by a soul of many colors, namely John the Baptist. Matthew spoke of him thusly: John was the man the proph... read more

John's name means"God shows grace", a name given to him by the angel Gabriel. John's mother and Mary the mother of Jesus are assumed to be cousins, but the Greek word in Luke’s gospel is not very specific and indicates only that they were kinswomen. John Baptist’s parents were Zacharias and Elizabeth. read more

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