Lesson 11~ The Testimony of John the Baptist

The testimony of John the Baptist                         
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John 2:19-37


The Jewish people wondered who John the Baptist was. Some thought that he was Ellijah, others thought that he was the Christ, or a prophet, but no one was sure. So they sent some priest and levites to ask him who he was. John told him that he was not any of these, but that he was calling to people to prepare for the Christ.


Then they ask him why he was bsptising people if he wasn't any of these above. He told them that he was only baptising them with water, but the Christ who stands with you in the crowd will baptise you with the Holy Spirit. Then he went on to tell them that he, John was to low to be good enough to even ties the Christ's shoes.


The next day, John saw Jesus walking towards him, and proclaimed to all who stood around, "Look, the Lamb of God, He takes away the sins of the World!" Then John went on and explained what had happened when he had baptised Jesus. Then he told them all, 'He is the Son of God."


With that pronoucement John had fulfilled his job of pointing people to Jesus. John even had some of his followers leave him and start following Jesus.