‘He Confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, ‘I am not the Messiah.^‘ And they asked him, ‘What then? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ John 1:20-21

What might we learn from the questions to John the Baptist? What might we learn from the three questions he is asked? The questions are asked in descending order, from the hopes of a Messiah down to an unnamed prophet and each time John explains he is not such a person.

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