i need to know where in the bible can i find these answers
2007-06-08 05:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Sheena J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
John the Baptist was sent to spread the word of Christ.
Many "conventional" people thought he was a prophet. Others thought he was crazy.
Matthew 3:1-6
1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea 2and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." 3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
"A voice of one calling in the desert,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.' "[a]
4John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
2007-06-08 05:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by mekelbee04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think John the baptist was steadfast in his purpose!
Read Matthew; Mark;Luke and John in the New Testiment.
John eat honey and locust. He preached about the coming of the Lord. He prepared the way for His coming!
2007-06-08 05:14:17 · answer #2 · answered by Betty A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People thought he was a loon, and probably still would today. He ate locusts and honey according to the bible, and had a real wild look about him. He also "baptized" people-- something new-- dunking them under water. Can you imagine if you had no conception of what baptism is and someone came up to you and was like "Hey, come here, let me literally wash away your sins!" You would freak out. So he was a nut. He preached to all kinds of people. Search the beginning of each gospel for his story. Just remember-- basically a crazed loon with a wild, prophet-like, traveled look in his eye, and oh yeah, he was most likely NOT WHITE. peace
2007-06-08 05:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by Gwen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check out Matthew chapter 3 in the bible.
John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
John the Baptist's message was for the people to repent, and to turn away from their sins, because the Messiah (Jesus) was coming. He shouted:
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near. This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
"A voice of one calling in the desert,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.' "
2007-06-08 05:06:03 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John the Baptist is a key figure in the Biblical stories of Jesus Christ. According to the Gospels, John's role was to announce the coming of Jesus: in John 1:23 he tells interrogators, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord.'" According to Matthew 3:4, he wore clothing made of camel's hair and ate locusts and wild honey, and baptized people in the river Jordan. (It was after being baptized by John that Jesus was led to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.) John later was executed by the ruler Herod; as told in Matthew chapter 14, Herod granted the demand of Salome to "give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."
In the Catholic Church, his feast day is June 24th... John the Baptist is a different person from the apostle John, for whom the Gospel of John is named... In speaking of Jesus, John said: "I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the holy spirit"... According to Luke, John was the son of Zechariah (or Zachary) and his wife Elizabeth, a relative of Jesus' mother Mary, and was born roughly six months before Jesus.
2007-06-08 05:08:31 · answer #5 · answered by football7712002 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Type in ASK.COM and when they come up, type in SEARCH ENGINE and on it, type in JOHN THE BAPTIST and you will get all the info you probably can use. Good luck.
2007-06-08 05:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by hillbilly 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋