Who is John the Baptist?

Answer 1

John the Baptist was the cousin of Jesus Christ. His mother Elizabeth was Mary's sister. He was chosen to be the announcer that the Messiah Jesus Christ had come. He called himself "A voice crying in the wilderness." He introduced Christ to the world as "The Lamb of God that taketh away all sin."

John the Baptist was the son of the Priest Zachariah husband of Elisabeth, cousin of Mary mother of Christ. Like Jesus, John the Baptist was also conceived miraculously.

Luke 1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Saint John the Baptist (lat. Sanctus Io(h)annes Baptista, heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, Arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Yohanoun) (died c. 30)[1] was a preacher and ascetic who according to Christian tradition, attracted large crowds on the banks of the Jordan River, suggesting repentence and baptism in view of the imminent coming of the Kingdom of God.[2] Jesus was one of those whom he baptized. He was killed by Herod Antipas, whom John had denounced for his (incestuous) marriage.[2] Jesus' own ministry followed John's, and some of Jesus' early followers had previously been followers of John.[3] John, like Jesus, preached at a time of political, social, and religious conflict, and he prophesied that fire was coming to destroy the wicked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist