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He preached repentance, and baptized people, and told them that the Messiah was coming, and they should prepare for Him.
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∙ 8y agojohn the baptist preached about the coming of the messiah by teaching and talking to the crowds of people
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Where did St. John preach?
St. John the Baptist preached in the wilderness of Judea, urging people to repent and prepare for the coming of the Messiah. He baptized many followers in the Jordan River as a sign of their repentance and commitment to God.
How can you be like saint john the Baptist?
Live in the desert, survive on bugs and honey, preach Jesus' coming and redemption through baptism. IE your not John the Baptist, nor will you or anyone else ever be.
How are Elijah and John the Baptist different from the messiah?
Jesus is God. John the baptist and Elijah are not.
When did John the Baptist go preach in the public?
the church
What did one have to do to be baptised by John the Baptist?
The baptism of John the Baptist was a baptism of repentance for Jews. John was preparing the way for Messiah. The Jews believed that Messiah was going to set up His kingdom on earth as written in the Old Testament. Messiah was the coming King, who would defeat Israel's enemies. John was calling the Jews to repent, meaning to renew their commitment to The Law and prepare for Messiah. This made John's baptism both personal and national in nature. To be baptized, one had to be a Jew, or prepared to convert to Judaism, to acknowledge the Law as the guiding principle for life and to submit to the coming Messiah.
What is St. John the Baptist noted for?
John the Baptist is noted for living off the land in the desert and wearing coarse clothing. His mission was to prepare the way for the coming public ministry of Our Lord and preach a baptism of repentance.
Who told people to prepare for the coming of Jesus?
John the Baptist announced that Jesus was the Christ (ie the "Messiah"[Hebrew] or "Christ" [Greek]), as also foretold in Old Testament prophecies.
What was the mission of St John the Baptist?
To prepare the way of the Messiah.
Who did John the Baptist help prepare a path for the lord?
John the Baptist was baptizing in obedience to God. God had commanded John to perform what's referred to as a "baptism of repentance," to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. In effect, John was "helping" God, the Jews, and Christ as well.
What did john say was his relationship with the messiah?
Because Jesus and John the baptist were first cousins.
Who was chosen by god to be the forerunner of the messiah?
John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus.
Who is John the Bapist?
St. John the Baptist was Our Lord's Cousin, & a very Holy Prophet, who prepared His Way. He was beheaded by Herod Antipas, when he criticized him for taking Herodias away from his brother.
