John The Baptist Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement Who was John the Baptist and were his teachings about the nearness of God’s final Judgement?

Introduction
This Biographical study of John the Baptist will closely look at the life of John the Baptist, his teachings, birth and childhood, ministry, and death. John the Baptist as a preacher and his teachings of the nearness of God's final Judgment. He advised people to turn from their wicked ways and baptized them in the name of the Lord. John was the first to recognized Jesus as the Messiah, the King of the Jews (John 1:29). All the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), the Acts of the Apostles, comprises the only point of information about the life of John the Baptist.

Birth and Childhood

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John did not remain silent and spoke out about the King breaking God’s law by marrying his half-brother’s wife. He also denunciated the king adulterous and incestuous wife Herodias, who was also the wife of his half-brother Philip. Because of the denunciation, Antipas arrested John and imprisoned him at Machaerus Fortress, which was located on the Dead Sea (Luke 3:18-20). Also, Herodias was angry and upset by the condemnation too. So, Herodias had her daughter, Salome, performed a dance for Antipas, which impressed him, and he vowed to grant her any wish. Herodias instigated her daughter, Salome to ask for the head of John the Baptist (Matt. 14:1-12).
Conclusion
In Conclusion, the scriptures of the bible tell us that John the Baptist was ordained by God to be a forerunner to the Messiah, Jesus Christ (John1:29). All the four Gospels also confirmed his role. However, Christians expected a prophet by the name of Elijah, instead of John. At first, the disciples did not accept John because they were looking for the profit Elijah instead of John. But many discovered quickly that John the Baptist came in the person of