Yes
He preached repentance, and baptized people, and told them that the Messiah was coming, and they should prepare for Him.
To prepare the way of the Messiah.
AnswerThe answer is in the following: In the gospels, Jesus did not actually say John the Baptist was the reincarnation of Elijah - we should not hypothesise about words not credited to JesusAccording to the gospels, Jesus met Elijah at his Transfiguration - there is no suggestion that the person he was meeting was also John the Baptist.
He was seen as the new Elijah.
Because Jesus and John the baptist were first cousins.
John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus.
No. According to scripture, John the Baptist knew Jesus was messiah.
Some religious scholars say John was Elijah (Eli). Other scholars say John was not Elijah. You will have to read the Bible and figure it out for yourself.
They were first cousinsAnswerAccording to Luke's Gospel, John the Baptist and Jesus were second cousins, as their mothers, Elizabeth and Mary, were cousins. This information is not found outside Luke's Gospel, and the majority of New Testament scholars dismiss the story as unhistorical, with Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) saying that Elizabeth was a literary creation by the author of Luke's Gospel. So, on the scholarly view, John and Jesus were not related.AnswerThey were second cousins--though they didn't know each other very well.
John the Baptist saw Jesus become the Messiah, and he also bears witness to the spirit of a dove. John the Baptist also baptized Jesus.
He was a prophet whose work began about 875 BC from Tishbe of Gilead in the Northern Kingdom. Malachi promised God would send Elijah the prophet before the coming day of the Lord. John the Baptist was spoken of as the one who would go before the Messiah in the spirit and power of Elijah. Elijah appeared with Moses on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus.