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Why didn't John the Baptist join Jesus in his ministry?
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<blockquote data-quote="dóxatotheó" data-source="post: 76001492" data-attributes="member: 434678"><p>It’s unclear exactly when John first consciously knew that Jesus was the Son of God, whose way he had come to prepare. The Apostle John quotes him as saying, “I myself did not know him” (John 1:31) around the time he baptized Jesus. What is clear is that when the revelation came it was an overwhelming experience for John. That day, when Jesus approached him at the Jordan near Bethany, John couldn’t contain the shout: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” With awe and trembling hands he had baptized his Lord. And then saw the Spirit descend and remain on him.</p><p>That day had also marked the beginning of the end of his ministry. From that point he had joyfully directed people away from himself to follow Jesus. And they had. His time was over after he rebuked the King, he was sent to prison and later executed if he had a choice to appear with Jesus during his conquest, I am sure he would.</p><p></p><p>There had been false messiahs. What if Jesus was just another? So far Jesus’ ministry wasn’t exactly what John had always imagined the Messiah’s would look like. Could this imprisonment be God’s judgment?</p><p>It felt as if God had left him and the devil himself had taken his place. He tried to recall all the prophecies and signs that had seemed so clear to him before. But it was difficult to think straight. Comfort just wouldn’t stick to his soul. Doubts buzzed around his brain like the flies around his face.</p><p>The thought of being executed for the sake of righteousness and justice he could bear. But he could not bear the thought that he might have been wrong about Jesus. His one task was to prepare the way of the Lord. If he had gotten that wrong, his ministry, his life, was in vain.</p><p></p><p> Although Jesus and John the Baptist were related and their work seems to overlap, the Bible's gospel accounts do not show them together often so I am pretty sure that affected him exquisitely.</p><p></p><p>John disciples were apart of the old ministry, which some scholars say is based upon water baptism, and repentance the trusted disciples of also the two disciples aren’t named yet, we’re going to find out in a minute that one of them is Andrew, one of them is Simon Peter's brother; the other disciple who is unnamed, scholars have speculated as to his identity; many scholars actually think that this is the first reference to the author of the Gospel of John himself, to the beloved disciple St. John, who will frequently refer to himself in the third person, and will not always identify himself explicitly. Is there any way to prove that? No, we don't know for certain. One of these is an anonymous disciple, the other one is Andrew but, in either case, they point out the fact that John the Baptist had disciples. So in that context then, he's ministering and he sees Jesus and he tells his disciples behold, in other words, “Look…” (ide in Greek) “…Behold the Lamb of God!”</p><p>BTW what sect did the disciples follow after Jesus appeared to them after the Crucifixion, im pretty sure they was doing the Great Comission after the appearance of Christ.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dóxatotheó, post: 76001492, member: 434678"] It’s unclear exactly when John first consciously knew that Jesus was the Son of God, whose way he had come to prepare. The Apostle John quotes him as saying, “I myself did not know him” (John 1:31) around the time he baptized Jesus. What is clear is that when the revelation came it was an overwhelming experience for John. That day, when Jesus approached him at the Jordan near Bethany, John couldn’t contain the shout: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” With awe and trembling hands he had baptized his Lord. And then saw the Spirit descend and remain on him. That day had also marked the beginning of the end of his ministry. From that point he had joyfully directed people away from himself to follow Jesus. And they had. His time was over after he rebuked the King, he was sent to prison and later executed if he had a choice to appear with Jesus during his conquest, I am sure he would. There had been false messiahs. What if Jesus was just another? So far Jesus’ ministry wasn’t exactly what John had always imagined the Messiah’s would look like. Could this imprisonment be God’s judgment? It felt as if God had left him and the devil himself had taken his place. He tried to recall all the prophecies and signs that had seemed so clear to him before. But it was difficult to think straight. Comfort just wouldn’t stick to his soul. Doubts buzzed around his brain like the flies around his face. The thought of being executed for the sake of righteousness and justice he could bear. But he could not bear the thought that he might have been wrong about Jesus. His one task was to prepare the way of the Lord. If he had gotten that wrong, his ministry, his life, was in vain. Although Jesus and John the Baptist were related and their work seems to overlap, the Bible's gospel accounts do not show them together often so I am pretty sure that affected him exquisitely. John disciples were apart of the old ministry, which some scholars say is based upon water baptism, and repentance the trusted disciples of also the two disciples aren’t named yet, we’re going to find out in a minute that one of them is Andrew, one of them is Simon Peter's brother; the other disciple who is unnamed, scholars have speculated as to his identity; many scholars actually think that this is the first reference to the author of the Gospel of John himself, to the beloved disciple St. John, who will frequently refer to himself in the third person, and will not always identify himself explicitly. Is there any way to prove that? No, we don't know for certain. One of these is an anonymous disciple, the other one is Andrew but, in either case, they point out the fact that John the Baptist had disciples. So in that context then, he's ministering and he sees Jesus and he tells his disciples behold, in other words, “Look…” (ide in Greek) “…Behold the Lamb of God!” BTW what sect did the disciples follow after Jesus appeared to them after the Crucifixion, im pretty sure they was doing the Great Comission after the appearance of Christ. [/QUOTE]
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