John the Baptist John the Baptist was a great and mighty prophet. His birth was foretold to his father, Zechariah, by the angel Gabriel. It was a miracle that Elizabeth, John=s mother, was able to give birth, since both of his parents were past the child-bearing years. John entered this world, with his parents knowing that great and powerful things were to come from their son. Although John was a tremendous prophet, he is rarely mentioned in our Christian teachings or in the Bible (Greenhough 71). Gabriel foretold John's birth in Luke's gospel. His parents were godly people, Aupright in the sight of God, observing all the Lor....

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