Bible Dictionary: John: Mission of

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Greek

649. apostello -- to send, send away
... strongly connecting (His mission). This verb is used of closely connecting (the
sender) to the believers He personally commissions -- as with John the Baptist ...
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Matthew 17:11
And Jesus answered and said to them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
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Mark 1:2-8
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.
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Luke 1:15-17,76-79
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
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Luke 3:4-6
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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John 1:7,8,15,22-28,31-34
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
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John 5:32-35
There is another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true.
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Acts 13:24,25
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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Acts 19:4
Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
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Library

The Twofold Testimony of John - the First Sabbath of Jesus's ...
... Similarly, it is true what, in His mournful retrospect of the result of John's mission,
and in the prospect of His own end, the Saviour said of him, Elias is ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iii the twofold testimony.htm

Of the Account Given by Matthew and Luke of the Occasion when John ...
... Chapter XXXI."Of the Account Given by Matthew and Luke of the Occasion When John
the Baptist Was in Prison, and Despatched His Disciples on a Mission to the ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xxxi of the account given.htm

The Strong Forerunner and the Stronger Son
... Mark considers that John's mission is the beginning of the gospel. ... In Mark's
view, the first stage in the gospel is the mission of John. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the strong forerunner and the.htm

"He must Increase"
... temptation upon John. Though John's mission seemed about to close, it was still
possible for him to hinder the work of Christ. If he had ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 18 he must increase.htm

John the Baptist was Sent. From Where? his Soul was Sent from a ...
... to the people, to say, "Hearing, ye shall hear and shall not understand," and so
on; and that in the same manner John, the beginning of his mission not being ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/24 john the baptist was.htm

D. The Birth of John, and the "Benedictus. " Ch. 1:57-80
... four lines each; but there is a definite pause after the third of these stanzas
when the thought turns from the work of Christ to the specific mission of John. ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/d the birth of john.htm

Christ's Mission the Revelation of God's Love
... I. JOHN CHRIST'S MISSION THE REVELATION OF GOD'S LOVE. 'Herein is love,
not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His ...
/.../christs mission the revelation of.htm

Further Incidents of the Journey to Jerusalem - the Mission and ...
... Only, the need was now the greater for the failure of John's mission,
through the misunderstanding and disbelief of the nation. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter v further incidents of.htm

Imprisonment and Death of John
... John had been bitterly disappointed in the result of his mission. ... Aside from the
joy that John found in his mission, his life had been one of sorrow. ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 22 imprisonment and death.htm

Group --The Two Sons, the Wicked Husbandmen, and the Marriage of ...
... Knowing that if they should confess the divine origin of John's mission they would
thereby establish the Messiahship of Jesus to whom John had borne witness ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/groupthe two sons the wicked.htm

Subtopics

John: A Relative of Annas the High Priest

John: Affected Probably by the Doctrines of the Stoics

John: Baptizes Jesus

John: Character of

John: Herod Antipas Falsely Supposes Jesus to Be

John: His Influence Upon the Public Mind