The Life of John the Baptist.

The baptism of John was not Christian but Jewish. The only faith it had concerning the Messiah was that His coming was close to come. Whoever confessed and repented of their sins and were baptized by John were obedient to his call to "prepare the way of the Lord." Christianity begins with John the Baptist and he stands right from the beginning in the light of God's plan of redemption. John is himself a part …

…was kept informed on how God's Word was being spread without him. John remained in prison about ten months, the length of stay could not have been very agreeable to Herodias. Then, with the second Passover approaching, we have the murder of John the Baptist, the feeding of the 5000 and the sermon on the bread of life. John was executed about the time of the journey of the apostles. The whole nation grieved his death.