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John the Baptist was set apart, for life, to be a Nazarite even before his conception (Luke 1:15). His miraculous birth, occurring just six months ahead of Jesus', took place in the late February to early March time frame (at the same period of God's Feast Days known as Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread) in 5 B.C.
John the Baptist had an effective and popular ministry which drew the attention not only of the average person but also of Priests, Pharisees, Sadducees, Herod Antipas (Roman ruler of Galilee and Perea) and others (John 1:19, 24; Matthew 3:7, Mark 6:16 - 19, etc.). He also drew his share of disciples. The first two people Jesus called to follow ...
John the Baptist, after the marriage of Antipas and Herodias, began to openly condemned their union on the grounds it was both adulterous (Leviticus 20:21) and incestuous. Leviticus 18:7 - 15 labels as sinful any sex between a person and their relatives (e.g. mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, etc.) which includes intercourse with the wife of a brother or half-brother.
John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, was Jesus' cousin through Mary (Luke 1:36). His life was planned to be unusual, even before his conception, as God had declared he would be a Nazarite all his days. Prior to his conception, an angel was sent to Zacharias to announce that he would soon bear a son.
Jesus was baptized in the fall of 26 A.D. when he was about thirty years old (Luke 3:23). This event is pivotal in the Bible, as it is the starting point for Christ's three and one-half year earthly ministry that will end in the spring of 30 A.D. Soon after his face-to-face meeting with John the Baptist, he was tempted by Satan for forty days ...
It is the place where John the Baptist, for the past six months, has been calling for people to repent of their sins and be baptized (John 1:19 - 27). Interestingly, John does not know in advance who exactly is the Messiah (John 1:31, 33). God has told him, however, to look for a special sign denoting who is His only Son.
John the Baptist Is Born. Mary leaves Elizabeth and travels back to Nazareth (Luke 1:56). Elizabeth then gives birth to John between February 27 and March 11, six months before the arrival of Jesus (Luke 1:26, 36). Zacharias, on the day his son is circumcised, is able to again speak after he writes down that his name should be John (Luke 1:59 ...
The closing words of the angel Gabriel, sent by God to inform Mary she will miraculously give birth to Jesus, reveals the family relationship between her and Elizabeth. Now behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman (Greek suggenes, Strong's #G4773) has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren (Luke 1 ...
The disciples who lived near each other were James, John, Matthew, Andrew, Peter and Philip. It is also interesting to note that in the New Testament there are four separate lists of Jesus' first twelve disciples. Three of these lists are found in the Gospels (Matthew 10:1 - 4, Mark 3:13 - 18, Luke 6:12 - 16) while the fourth list (which ...
The Emperor Domitian reigned as Roman Emperor from 81 to 96 A.D. He likely banished John to the island of Patmos, in 95 A.D., with the hope that he would die on the island. Patmos itself is near the coast of Asia Minor and the city of Ephesus. Domitian's successor Nerva, who ruled the world empire from 96 to early 98, likely released him in 96 ...
