John the Baptist

Who is John? What was his purpose on earth? How did he come to know Jesus? John is known as John the Baptist and is related to Jesus through Jesus and his mother. John was born on earth for a purpose and his purpose was to help bring those people who does not know about God, come to know him. Not only that, but also John was to help prepare the people and be ready for God when he return to earth. John and Jesus both were born on earth for a reason and had a mission to do on earth to help spread…

The Last Supper created in 1495-98[1] and Raphael’s, La Belle Jardinière created in 1507[2]. In both cases, these masterpieces depict famous religious figures, The Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Some of the secondary religious figures include John the Baptist and the 12 disciples. Both masterpieces have held major significance and acclamation, not only in the religious realm, but also in History, especially Art History. Both of these works would be categorized as sacred works due to the…

How is this possible? That whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:15, 16 Yeah, so? Well, here 's the thing: Believing leads to everlasting life. But only believing is not enough. If one believes in God, they would believe what Jesus said when He stated, I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye…

nations and Christ ancestor witness Christ saving all nations. Noah, who God made a covenant with not to destroy the world with water again, and who also preached righteousness, now witness the ultimate goal of listening to God's instruction. John the Baptist, is represented in the painting as a witness to both Christ's Life and Death, he acknowledged Christ as the Lamb of God. Mt. Calvary in the background of the painting, also known as Golgotha, the place of skull was where Christ was…

Mark portrays a definitively more dynamic Jesus in his Gospel than the familiar teacher Matthew presented to us.The Gospel of Matthew was structured around his big sermons. The Gospel of Mark is structured as to make an action hero of Him. This Gospel uses the word “immediately” an astounding 42 times, especially near the beginning (1:10, 12, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43; 2:8, 12; 3:6; 4:5, 15, 16, 17, 29; 5:2, 29, 30, 42; 6:25, 27, 45, 50, 54; 7:25; 8:10; 9:15, 20, 24; 10:52;…

1/9 Matthew 1-12 Matthew 3:4-17 teaches the ministry of Jesus by describing Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. John the Baptist is described as a grizzly, wild-like man who is baptizing many people, even the Pharisees and Sadducees who are more conservative in their Jewish beliefs. Jesus wishes to be baptized by John because of his holiness, going against the traditional Jewish orders. Upon being baptized, God the Father and God the Holy Spirit both appear as the trinity in the same scene.…

Gospel of Matthew and John the Baptist The Book of Matthew is the first gospel of the New Testament; although the author is unknown many believe it was written by one of Jesus’ twelve apostles, Matthew. Matthew means “gift of the Lord” and the gospel Matthew means “good news for the Jews”. The book of Matthew was written to prove to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah. The first four gospels of the New Testament all tell the same story because each book was written for different groups;…

St John the Baptist preaching was painted by Mattia Preti in the mid17th century. The artist was born in Taverna Italy on 24th Feb 1613 and died 85 years later on the 3rd Jan 1699 in Malta. He was religious and a dedicated catholic with most of his work done on churches or having a religious theme. In the end, he became a knight of the church after joining the order of the St. John in Malta which was the main inspiration in this painting. The works of Mattia Preti are some of the pieces of work…

worked up, they want to know who is at fault for betraying their Lord. The next three: Judas, Peter, and John, concern me. While the men to their right (our left) look appalled, this group looks more gossipy and guilty. Judas is shadowed and holding something silver, he is the only person in the picture to be holding something. Peter looks as though he might possibly be trying to console John, who looks like he is beyond ready to pass out at any moment. To Jesus’ immediate left is: Thomas, James…

Jesus sent John the Apostle to the churches in Laodicea. John wrote letters to seven churches there. Jesus heard what was happening so he came to Laodicea to talk to them. The Lord Jesus Christ told them that their church makes him sick. Jesus also tells them that he knows their works. Their works are neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm; consequently Christ is about to spew them out of his mouth. The church did not provide a refreshing spirituality or a therapeutic one. The church needs both of…