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Who Was John the Baptist?
In short
John the Baptist was the prophet who prepared the way for Jesus, calling people to repentance and baptizing them in the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus Himself.
Humble to the end, he pointed away from himself and toward Christ: 'He must increase, but I must decrease.'
“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29 · King James Version (public domain)
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