Jesus is God. John the baptist and Elijah are not.
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.
The first person to recognize Jesus as the Messiah was 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.
John the Baptist was a prophet who baptized Jesus and prepared the way for his ministry. He was a cousin of Jesus and recognized him as the Messiah.
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.
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.