The story of Jesus Christ begins with the words, "In the beginning" (John 1:1). The Old Testament prophets paved the way for Jesus Christ. They spoke of His coming. According to John 1:45, Jesus Christ is "Him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote." When we come into the New Testament, we find that the first preacher is not Jesus the Saviour. It is John the Baptist. John was the forerunner of Christ. He was the last in a long list of men sent from God to prepare the way of the Lord. John was not the Son of God. He was the Lord's messenger, pointing his hearers to the Son of God. John was not the Lamb of God. He was the preacher who directed attention to the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).
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This is the first post in a series on John 1:19-51.
