John: The Baptist Forerunner & Martyr
Overview
Enter the world of John the Baptist through the three main roles which he embodied: baptist, forerunner, and martyr. John paved the way for Jesus, baptized him, and eventually, died for his belief that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah. John’s whole life was wrapped up in Christ, and J. Elder Cumming’s volume captures this reality in its explanation of each event in John’s life—following the baptist from Elizabeth’s womb, through the desert, into the Jordan, and to the sword of Rome.
Top Highlights
“And the thought in the power of which John lived was deep conviction of the sin of Israel in the sight of God and their total want of preparation for the coming of Messiah. He was at hand, even at the door; He would find them utterly unready to receive Him; and what would befall Israel then? It was that which drove John into the solitudes and the austerities of his desert life.” (Page 31)
“name itself an indication that he belongs neither to the past nor the future, but is a solitary link between the two.” (Page 23)
“only five of the men of Scripture, the others being our Lord Himself, Ishmael, Isaac, Josiah, and the son of Isaiah” (Page 16)
“orders from heaven as to the name by which he is to be” (Page 16)
- Title: John: The Baptist Forerunner & Martyr
- Author: James Elder Cumming
- Series: The Keswick Library
- Publisher: Marshall Brothers
- Print Publication Date: 1898
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: John, the Baptist, Saint; Christian saints
- Resource ID: LLS:JOHNBPFRMR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:09:46Z