What Does the Bible Say About John the Baptizer #3?

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In this third episode, Arnie and Glenn continue discussing what the Bible says about John the Baptizer. We begin by noting that John, according to Jesus, was come to fulfill all righteousness. Part of that work was to identify Jesus as the Christ or Messiah. There are two sections of scripture that tell us of the duration of John's baptism. We discuss both of those sections which is very important to know. John's background, his birth and early life is what is noted next. John had righteous parents, and it is noted that his father, Zacharias, was a priest who served in the temple and his mother, Elizabeth, was a daughter of Aaron. Zacharias had been praying for his wife to have a child and was visited by the angel Gabriel while he was serving in the temple. Gabriel told him that Elizabeth would have a child, told him the name to call him and a number of other important facts that we discuss. Jesus' mother Mary was Elizabeth's cousin, and she went to visit her. We look at that visit and what occurred. This episode closes with John's birth, his naming and Zacharias's prophesy. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.