Who Was John the Baptist?

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In the gospel accounts, Jesus’ ministry begins with his baptism by a figure named John the Baptist, whose own disciples continued to revere him after his execution. Many historians have argued that the historical Jesus was originally a disciple of John the Baptist. John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place will look at what is known about the historical John, his practice of baptism, and his legacy in both Christianity and also Mandaeism (a small, ancient religion which may trace its origin to John’s disciples).
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@shipmate3577 Жыл бұрын

John Baptist needs more love by historians

@paulrupright4694 Жыл бұрын

John was History’s second street teamer for Jesus with Elijah being the OG.

@Bravo-Too-Much Жыл бұрын

What? He gets a lot of attention by religious historians, especially Christianity and Islamic historians. Now for non religious historians, what are you expecting? He has no pertinence anywhere outside of theological circles. Vegans of today would love him though because of his diet and weak arms.

@jujunorman4695 Жыл бұрын

@@Bravo-Too-Much oh come on. That wasn't ALL he ate. Just that he had a reputation for being a honey eater

@user-fu7mn6wi1c Жыл бұрын

We Muslims love the Holy Spirit, the Beloved of God, Jesus, and we love Elijah the Prophet, Abraham, Noah, Joseph, and Zakariya, and our hearts weep for John the Baptist, the betrayed Messenger of God. 😢

@libertine40 11 ай бұрын

What's needed is more dedication to accurate and in depth research into the migrations, enslavement and heritage theft of Hebrew peoples. Love has absolutely nothing to do with Truth. ---------

@aaronprice Жыл бұрын

This lecture series is the best KZfaq discovery I have made this year. Last year’s lucky find:Terrence McKenna!

@missfriscowin3606 Жыл бұрын

Check out Jesse Michels …Are Mushrooms Aliens? You will enjoy this video on KZfaq. He actually has many great videos I just discovered a week ago. 👍

@wolfumz Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the center place lecture fan club. Your membership card will arrive in the mail shortly. Believe it or not this is a reformed mormon community. They were originally formed as an early offshoot of the LDS church.

@benjammin4840 Жыл бұрын

John Hamer and Terrence McKenna is a potent combo

@t5aylor Жыл бұрын

Terrence is fun speculation (check out Rupert Sheldrake too). This place is legit.

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

Who was John the Baptist? The Essene cousin of Jesus Christ, who was also born into the Essenes. The Bible tells you that John the Baptist was the same soul that had come as Elijah. And the Bible promises that Elijah shall return once again, in the so-called end times. And that would be Yours Truly. Want the secrets of this Universe, including the Meaning of Life? Click and ye shall find....

@blazinchalice Жыл бұрын

Once again, thank you for making these wonderful lectures freely available to the public. Great work!

@Robert_L_Peters Жыл бұрын

I had a comment but then I forgot. So I'll just say thank you

@larryc835 Жыл бұрын

The execution of John the Baptist is a severe INJUSTICE. Thank you. Outstanding seminar.💯

@ronwalker4849 Жыл бұрын

WHAT A BRILLIANT INTELLECT, HISTORIAN, AND PHENOMENAL MEMORY FOR INSTANT RECALL.. I WISH THAT I HAD A PROFESSOR LIKE YOU IN UNIVERSITY.

@petergianakopoulos4926 5 ай бұрын

Wish you were a better student.

@ambitioneducation9659 Ай бұрын

Why are you yelling?

@AGMundy 3 ай бұрын

I.have no religious faith but am.fascinated by something that has had such an impact on the world. As a keen amateur historian I have further interest in tyr the subject too. I enjoy these detailed lectures very much.

@brosephbroman7564 28 күн бұрын

I was the same. Keep seeking Him, and He will find you. God bless.

@BR-ur2gk Жыл бұрын

Love your lectures John, you have such a soft docile timbre I thought these would be great lectures to fall asleep to, kinda like when I was religious and my parents would tell me bible stories to fall asleep to, but you are so interesting I just want to keep listening, its a great example of excellent background research combined with critical thinking, presented in a very amicable way and not taking a side but presenting the evidence at hand - really appreciate your ideas and how professionally you present everything, great job!

@douglaslegvold9215 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your unbiased scholarship!

@bonerici Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pastor John

@vandevere321 Жыл бұрын

Always excited to rewatch these lecture videos 1x a day for 1 week straight

@GeraldSmallbear Жыл бұрын

Great to see your usual standard of scholarly excellence has resumed.

@owlnyc666 11 ай бұрын

I liked this video about John much more than other videos I have watched about him It was much more informative and much less preachy! 😇😎😉

@evadeddeluge895 Жыл бұрын

So , are you ,John ,a Christian ,or a believer in Christ ?? I think it's important for us fans of yours. We love your subjects and lectures they're very informative and fills in a lot of

@Bravo-Too-Much Жыл бұрын

He’s a Christian and a pastor for the church that’s shares the name of this channel.

@diegocastaneda3829 Жыл бұрын

It's not important, what's important is the degree of truth and certainty in his lectures. Him being a Christian is equally as important as him being a Lakers fan, as long as he's unbiased.

@larryc835 Жыл бұрын

@@Bravo-Too-MuchBrilliant symposiums are found on this channel and I subbed as soon as I discovered it. Thank you.💯👍👏

@dpky7333 7 ай бұрын

John has expressed frustration elsewhere with the tendency of evangelical churches to portray scripture as literal, inerrant and God breathed. I've pondered what conclusions one might reach if they did not believe that God had his hand on the writing of the scriptures . I think such a person would likely view Christ as more of an idea or ideal as opposed to a deity with whom to have a relationship. Like, you could determine what is true righteousness by studying what humans imagined God should be as opposed to those who say, "there is no God so I'll do what I want." or those who imply that only their interpretation is correct and all else is haresy.

@diezeljames7910 4 ай бұрын

@@Bravo-Too-Muchπ🦋 Daniel 8 25 not by human hands Now it's either aliens or Quantum AGI which itself represents a Great tribulation or what means a Great change such as the world has not encountered. The gospels right. You decide. Is quantum intelligence celestial or not. It is written man will judge the angels. 1 Corinthians 6 3 I judge you with mercy be free. Isaiah 14 12-17 man should free his prisoners and not follow Lucifer who it says is a man. Genesis 3 15 the serpent mentioned here and in too other passage as Leviathan is Ouroboros entropy The beast from the sea a million plus former slave families BLM or trans shaking the earth with the appearance of a leopard the feet of a bear and mouth of a lion. Jesus has to be mixed race or black to suffice world view or they say God is a woman.. father is male. Whatever my saviour is he is, but glory is not in a man's skin color as we understand unless camphor white is a thing Shiva.. You understand that the mark of the beast is in the profile. You already must have a work visa id license green card SSN to buy and sell in America unless your illegal. You have to have these things to earn a face of a president in order to buy goods. Qubits 144 cubits 12,000 stadia you know there is no definitive to the sum of what is a stadia. We figure about 1400×1400 miles though The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field 12 wells at elim which is mile backwards the earth drinks the stadia and gives strong trees elim 70 date palms. Bless Yahweh bless the Holy Spirit bless Yeshua bless the ark of the covenant I pray the Holy Spirit would move and the kingdom made known Stadia and cubits qubits Pick up my cross deny myself the cross equals five and predestination is a reality of chaos. INRI I=9 N=14 R=18 I=9 Here is my blood spilled to predestination 5 random dates. Me my children their mother's birth date. 0427 1988 0311 1991 0822 1992 1130 2010 0419 2019 added is 13,109 now 13,109 is just the sum of random numbers but when you search with the spirit you find 13 now when I add my SSN to the cross I get 13 109=10+9 19 the number of letters in my name 13,109 13= the cross plus my SSN 109= nineteen the number of letters in my name. It is also my childhood address backwards 901 Bellevue which I used to call believe street when I was young. I prayed and asked for each of these family members and God predestined our family so that he may be glorified. Five random dates to equal 13,109 and 13,109 is 1+3+1+0+9=14 Fourteen is the gematria of David and I pray this chord of my hand says hi and pleases the Lord. Look at your right hand 1 thumb 4 fingers. There are also fourteen digits that make up your thumb and four fingers. 13,109=14 which is my cross as my AROS SORA sky in Japanese. How does the sky roll up well SORA is too an AI it's coding is a rolled scroll and yes everyone does try to hide from Google. Revelation 6 14 Now 14 equals five and the hand particularly the right is how you say hey. Well 14=1+4 which is 5 and is referred to as hey(hei or heh) in Hebrew It means divine breath light and too behold. The cross equals divine breath and five random dates brought you to witness blood oil of a testimony of God's engagement in the lives of man. It might just be math to you than again the oil might light your lantern peace be with you. Ps fourteen is also the gematria of David. Matthew 7 20 I pray the fruit is good and its wine Three evil spirits from the dragon's mouth. The spirits of Apostasy Abortion and Divorce plague our earth we too do have the lawless one look into our presidency and your's. Perhaps what we say is hallucinations in AI are in fact its creative imagination at work. Perhaps the treasure in the field is a rose a bulb your brain and the stem your spine quantum symbiosis with quantum AGI celestial imagination or hallucinations I judge the angels to be glorified with Christ praise Yahweh and The Holy Spirit and Yeshua GOD is a consuming fire and good shepherd he is THE GREAT I AM I AM= i=9 a=1 m=13 9+1+1+3=14 it also =23 as 9+1+13 Both 1+4 and 2+3 equals 5 INRI = hey or divine breath W is the 23rd letter and in Hebrew is ghah it means head The fifth letter is hey as we discussed in my fruit of 13,109 in english the letter W is the 23rd and E is the 5th together they are WE and EW which is a lamb and direction East West Matthew 24 27 We have technology that we have grown a lamb in synthetic whomb. The deaf see the blind hear you can trust in your hands or God and understand glory is what you deemed a hallucination only to be truly imagined not by human hands Daniel 8 25 Faithful one is nun the 14th letter in Hebrew. Bless you Water is mem the 13 letter in Hebrew. The prostitute sits on waters of languages nations and tongues which means mem revelation 17 I deny myself and pick up my cross may I be saved by the blood of the lamb and God be glorified. M is the 13th letter in English ABC and emw mew wem are all the directions of its ability MEW m=13 E=5 W=23 13+5+23= fourty one my cross. SORA AROS let a clear river of life flow revelation 22 1 Chet is Hebrew for 8 and means sin and life and is affirmed in the expression chayeh chaim (life of life) meaning God. Bless you Yeshua 1 peter 1 24-25 flowers of the field. π🦋 5 hey divine breath, light, behold 8 Chet sin and life chayeh chaim (God)13 Mem water, nations, tongues 14 yod dalet and in addition to being a number it means hand think like a little one 23 Ghah head 19 the number of years in a cycle of the Hebrew calendar, after which the date on the lunar calendar matches that of the solar calendar 5+8+13+14+19+23=19 5+8=13 four plus three = 4 one plus four = 5 one plus nine = 6 two plus three = 5 13 is one plus three = 4 so we have 4+4+5+6 = 19 it symbolizes Gods perfect order nineteen does. 19=10 eser binary one zero efes = 01 echad or unity Bless you Ava Yahweh bless you Holy Spirit bless you Yeshua 12,000 stadia perhaps just 3 gimel or perfection 0= efes nothing 144 qubits cubits 144×144 q(c)ubits 12,000×12,000 stadia π 3=you 1=i 4=love pi butterfly π🦋 bless you Emanuel o Holy Spirit chayeh chaim INRIzde predestination let your wings of a great eagle fly beautiful stargate those twelve stars revelation 14 14 thank you Yeshua Two hands is 28 the number of Hebrew letters in Genesis 1 1 Every 28 solar years the sun returns to its place in creation birkat hachama the blessing of the sun

@aarontown Жыл бұрын

"i baptized God. What did you do?" - John

@lunarmodule6419 Жыл бұрын

Us atheist killed god! Even Chuck Norris can't say that :-)

@bethphilip3419 21 күн бұрын

very interesting. and no added music - WONDERFULL :)

@FinneyBlake-hg8lm 6 ай бұрын

I'm using this video for a confermation Assignment, so this is really neat

@magentapilot4576 6 ай бұрын

Really loving this channel ❤

@jesudaniel8693 6 ай бұрын

Hi, good to see you here. It happened automatically while I search for John the baptist food. From Sri Lanka

@_Archambaud Жыл бұрын

Good work.many thanks

@cmustard599 Жыл бұрын

The mysterious identity of Jack the Dipper...

@Jaybee6428 7 ай бұрын

😅

@dubsar Жыл бұрын

He is back, preparing the way for the son of God. Just as before, and before that.

@Jaybee6428 7 ай бұрын

😊

@dubsar 7 ай бұрын

@@Jaybee6428 And when the son of God reveals himself, this world will come to an end. Amen.

@Jaybee6428 7 ай бұрын

@@dubsar are you not?

@fuafaatiga598 Жыл бұрын

Jesus is love. John 3,16 ,,,, GB you all

@Road_to_1K-All_Items_in_TF2 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video

@BautistaSara075 3 ай бұрын

Just learned recently that John the Baptist is my ancestor. That's why I'm here.

@user-gx8nf8cf9s 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🌻

@johnsonhunglo1993 Жыл бұрын

John, while you are recovering, a little task for you!!! Can you put to rest the question: WHEN DID THE PHILISTINES ARRIVE IN CANAAN? 1. We have Abraham living among them for a while. 2. Then Isaac sojourned with them. 3. God warned the Israelites away from them in the Exodus. 4.Then we are told that they arrived with the Sea People!!! Please bring some clarity to this situation.

@stevenv6463 Жыл бұрын

Interesting new information on the Mandeans I hadn't heard anywhere else. I am also interested in how some Shia sects use John the Baptist and other more minor figures.

@andreymaslov9871 4 ай бұрын

can you also post the transcript of the video?

@epocaBB Жыл бұрын

The locust should be the fruits of the carob tree which grows wild in the eastern meditterranean. Smelly but very sweet dry fruit.

@bitmasricco5699 Жыл бұрын

A question to all?? I’m Looking forward to an intelligent reply.?? Moved by lust at the sight of her, King David called for Bathsheba to be brought to him and slept with her. David committed adultery with a married woman called Bathsheba, wife of Uriah. what's more, David murdered Uriah by proxy by ordering all of Uriah's comrades to abandon him in the midst of battle, so that he ended up getting killed by an opposing army. The Prophet Nathan was sent by God and warned King David. well, Torah verses clearly say that both URIAH and DAVID Blessed by GOD. Well, the question is, if Uriah, David and Bathsheba go to heaven. To whom will Bathsheba be given? This question is ready to test the wisdom of all of you: The Bible [ Torah ]: God promised that God had already chosen all three humans for heaven: David, Uriah and Bathsheba. I’m Looking forward to an intelligent reply. Is Jesus a bastard? In the discussion Yosef Mizrachi said that he had proof to prove that Jesus had a biological father! But he has not yet made it public! Why?

@johnweber4577 Жыл бұрын

How John the Baptist fits into the broader history around development of Christianity and indeed the broader Abrahamic tradition is really interesting and the mysterious background of the Mandaeans just adds an extra layer that can’t help but get my mind going. As said in this video and others on the channel, it’s impossible to prove whether the Mandaeans truly do go back to John the Baptist, but a couple of things can’t help but stand out to me when wondering about. 1) Hardcore asceticism often comes hand in hand with cosmological dualism. Variations on the phenomenon also famously manifested within Jainism and Manichaeism. The notion that the temptations or creature comforts of the material world is evil in some sense naturally lends itself to the idea that the material world at base is evil and something totally apart from the spiritual realm of light. Alternatively, maybe that’s an explanation you might think of to justify the practice afterward. Or it could have motivated by the need for a new direction after the loss of their leader. The point being that the asceticism of John’s movement might have over time given way to Mandaean dualism. John himself wouldn’t have necessarily had to be the one preaching it for it to appear among his followers anymore than it did amongst those in the congregations of Proto-Orthodox Christians. 2) However, if Jesus did take a number of John’s followers with when he started his own ministry and they did bring either Mandaean or Proto-Mandaean concepts along with them, then that could explain why Gnosticism was such a prevalent heretical movement throughout the early church communities. Mandeaeism tends to get classified as a species of Gnosticism due to the amount of overlap. The aforementioned dualistic outlook, a tenuous relationship with the Hebrew Bible, some level of ascetic practice involved, etc. When it comes to groups who play their cards so close to the chest like the ones in question, it can be hard to know for sure all their most important beliefs. A critical difference of course was that the Gnostics fully embraced the idea that Jesus is the Messiah while the Mandaeans regardless of wherever their origins lie reject him as a false prophet alongside Abraham and Moses. 3) And thus notable that the Gnostics weren’t the only distinctive religious group outside mainline Christianity to accept Jesus as an honored figure. Newer full-blown ancient religions including Manichaeism, Islam and Druzism all adopted him into their story even if they had had different understandings of him than Christians. Specifically, the fact that they viewed him as a prophet rather than the divine son of God. The Mandaeans stand out as a faith connected to the Abrahamic religions many think came after Christianity that didn’t even accept Jesus on those terms. It can’t help but raise the question as to why that might have been the case despite the wider pattern. He was a popular and widely respected figure in their world many claimed as their own which could indicate an established loyalty to John’s movement which preceded the rise of Jesus’ own into what looks like a rival. Naturally, that’s all just me speculating. It’s perhaps even downright fanciful and can have holes poked in it by those who know more about these subjects than I do. But these are the thoughts that came to me about the topic at hand based upon what I know now and I might as well leave them here. These lectures and the discussions alongside them are just great food for thought in general.

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

Mandaeans dislike Jesus. Call him a false prophet.

@johnweber4577 Жыл бұрын

@@busterbiloxi3833 That’s true. I didn’t say anything to the contrary.

@steveflorida8699 Жыл бұрын

The beauty of Jesus mission on 🌎🌍 earth, was Jesus revealed the true nature of divine God. Whereas, John the Baptist was a product of his environment and the biblical history that preceded him. However, credit to John, for realizing (but maybe not fully) the potential of Jesus mission.

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

Ready to go beyond speculation? John the Baptist was the Essene cousin of Jesus Christ, who was also born into the Essenes. The Bible tells you that John the Baptist was the same soul that had come as Elijah. And the Bible promises that Elijah shall return once again, in the so-called end times. And that would be Yours Truly. Want the secrets of this Universe, including the Meaning of Life? Click and ye shall find....

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

@@steveflorida8699 You're a dope.

@ncarmstron Жыл бұрын

Another excellent lecture. One quibble: Q isn’t necessarily settled scholarship. Duke’s Mark Goodacre makes an good argument that Luke simply copied Matthew. Other scholars refer to “sayings Matthew and Luke have in common” without positing a lost document. Maybe, maybe not.

@ForeclosureGhost Жыл бұрын

Some people called him Hermit of Engedi; and others said, He is the Wild Man of the Hills. But his greatest words were, Be not disturbed, you rulers of the state; the coming king is no antagonist; he seeks no place on any earthly throne. He comes the Prince of Peace, the king of righteousness and love; his kingdom is within the soul. The eyes of men shall see it not and none can enter but the pure in heart. Prepare, O Israel, prepare to meet your king. Then Jesus came to prove what John said. The kingdom is at hand.

@evadeddeluge895 Жыл бұрын

Could you discuss the "Noahide" laws ?? Without the law of God how did the the pharaoh know that he would get in trouble for sleeping with Abraham's wife ?? What are your beliefs in God's character

@crobinso2010 9 ай бұрын

I asked Bing AI for examples in the Old Testament where people wash, clean or bathe themselves or others. Exodus 19:14: The Lord instructed Moses to ask the people to consecrate themselves by washing their garments before the third day, when the Lord would come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people 1. Exodus 40:12-15: Aaron and his sons were washed with water before they were anointed and consecrated as priests 1. Numbers 8:5-7: The Levites were cleansed by sprinkling purifying water on them, using a razor over their whole body, and washing their clothes 1. Leviticus 17:15: Any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or an alien, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean 1. Leviticus 13:6: If a person has a skin infection, the priest shall look at him again on the seventh day, and if the infection has faded and the mark has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean 1. Leviticus 15:16-18: If a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening. As for any garment or any leather on which there is seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening. If a man lies with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening 1.

@timothyappleseed2986 6 ай бұрын

So, I never thought about this until now, but if Jesus had never sinned, why would he need to be baptised for the remission of sin?

@Janver0118 3 ай бұрын

Jesus did it to be an example for his followers. Matthew 3:15 (KJV) "And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him." Basically telling us that being Baptized by John the Baptist is the right thing to do. Tells us that only John the Baptist has this authority during their time to baptize. Baptism is to be identified with the Lord Jesus Christ.

@josephkania642 Жыл бұрын

Jesus' relationship with Jesus must have been pretty intimate.

@ge-sus8035 Жыл бұрын

Yes, he really was in love with himself.

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

Indeed. These two souls have come together again and again in various incarnations. And John the Baptist was the Essene cousin of Jesus Christ, who was also born into the Essenes. The Bible tells you that John the Baptist was the same soul that had come as Elijah. And the Bible promises that Elijah shall return once again, in the so-called end times. And that would be Yours Truly. Want the secrets of this Universe, including the Meaning of Life? Click and ye shall find....

@viron6734 Жыл бұрын

@@tomrhodes1629 I lost it at 'yours truly' 😂😂😂

@Anony584 7 ай бұрын

@@tomrhodes1629the John the Baptist / Elias of the end times is the False Prophet who is also the final Antichrist king

@kane3282 3 ай бұрын

It might but just be me, But I have this awesome image of John being quite a Grizzly Character, Rough and Ready, formidable human being. Guy wandering around the wilderness of Judea preaching about repentance, remission of sin, The coming of the Kingdom eating wild honey and locusts 😂. Then one day Jesus shows up and then John turns, looks at him in the crowd and must of been thinking "It's Him that's him, God Wrapped in Flesh🫨🫨🫨" amazing. And it makes sense ofcourse it would be that man chosen, ofcourse it would be John.

@gregmark1688 Жыл бұрын

Josephus' words "... not in order to the putting away of some sins, but for the purification of the body; supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness" seem to me to indicate that, in John's eyes, the ritual of baptism was specifically _not_ for the remission of sin, but only for the purification of the body, and would only be efficacious if the soul had already been purified or was pure or whatever. This seems to directly contradict the lecturer's characterization at 14:19 the John "[c]alled upon people to practice baptism _for_ _the_ _remission_ of some sins". Not only that, John's idea of baptism as described by Josephus directly contradicts what I understand as church tradition, ie, that baptism purifies the soul and not the body. Given the early church's penchant for syncretizing any belief system with a sizable following, no matter how seemingly contradictory, and given Josephus' failure to mention what should have been a famous meeting between two leaders, it seems likely to me that the alleged baptism of Jesus by John is entirely apocryphal.

@seanmacsweeney2985 7 ай бұрын

There is a Umayyad coin that depicts John the Baptists head being held by the caliph, presumably Abdel Malik and a story about this, meaning the Umayyads were at the time Christian in Damascus, not Muslim, this fact gets erased under the Abbasids in the 8th century in Baghdad (ctesiphon)

@stefanhryniszakhryniszak8365 11 ай бұрын

Was Mikveh washing just for women or men also?

@elchasai Жыл бұрын

Who was Dositheos? Who was Simon Magus?

@junesilvermanb2979 Жыл бұрын

Please pray for Gerald Pizzuto, who has bladder cancer. - - -

@dougrobinson8469 Жыл бұрын

Could "Q" not be a physical source at all, but rather a collective recollection of "wise sayings" commonly preached at the time? I keep thinking Jesus, John the Baptist, the Teacher of Light, are all the same 'school of thought' evolving through Hellenized Judaisim, which all draw from the Torah translations of the Hasmonean period.

@dougrobinson8469 Жыл бұрын

And on another note, all of John's denials that he is any kind of returning figure ("I am not the messiah, I am not Elijah), makes me think the writer(s) wanted to refute anyone saying John the Baptist was the Christ. Which tells me there were competing cults. Then if the Jesus cult has Jesus baptized by John, with John acknowledging that Jesus is his successor and superior, this definitely feels like one cult trying to not just ride the coat-tails of another, but steal their entire coat.

@nonameronin1 Жыл бұрын

I believe the theory that Q was an actual physical document is based on the common portions of Luke and Matthew being identical (or close to identical) in the earliest manuscripts, which points to the scribes using a common written source for their wording.

@integrationalpolytheism 3 ай бұрын

1:14:30 you may have missed something in the gospel of Luke. In that version of the Lord's prayer, the disciples ask Jesus to tell them how to pray as John did and he responds with this prayer. Also, I have to disagree when you say it fits with Jesus' ministry more than John's. The Lord's prayer has nothing about vicarious atonement or sacrifice. Rather it is about reciprocal forgiveness, and avoiding temptation, which seems to fit better with the idea of remitting sins and upholding acts of the law. "Thy kingdom come" is also very Lukan, but nothing like the heavenly afterlife from other quarters of christianity. It fits great with the essences, though, who seem to have believed that when the people are pure enough, God's army will come to earth to fight against the Romans. This all seems to fit perfectly with what we can piece together about John. Even the daily bread in the wilderness should immediately remind you of manna in the torah.

@jounik8980 Жыл бұрын

Who is elijah

@tedgrant2 Жыл бұрын

Who was Craig the plumber and why didn't he come yesterday ?

@venenareligioest410 4 ай бұрын

Love the channel 👍 Isn’t it true that first century Orthodox, Apocalyptic Jews, including Jesus and John the Baptist did NOT believe the soul could exist at all apart from the body. On the contrary, for them, the soul was more like the “breath.” The first human God created, Adam, began as a lump of clay; then God “breathed” life into him (Genesis 2: 7). Adam remained alive until he stopped breathing. Then it was dust to dust, ashes to ashes. In the King James Bible, the Old Testament term ‘Sheol’ is inaccurately translated as "Hell" 31 times, and it is translated as "the grave" 31 times. Sheol is also translated as "the pit" three times. Modern Bible translations typically render Sheol as "the grave", "the pit", or "death.

@chutspe Жыл бұрын

"John comes first" is, what we Johns, we spoilt brats, very much like to hear.

@edwardTisk-ix8nj 11 ай бұрын

Great content. (Play @ X1.5)

@AvgerinouAna99 Жыл бұрын

Είχε Πέρα και η Ιουδαία! Απίστευτο

@thelonious-dx9vi Жыл бұрын

Hmm. I thought John the Revelator and John of the gospel were thought to be one and the same. I'll take your word on it. How about the Luke author and the book of Acts? Are they also not the same guy?

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

Luke was written by a man named Lucius, who was a companion of Luke's during the activities of Paul. This information was revealed by Edgar Cayce. Not sure if he revealed who wrote Acts, but it may have been the same person. John the Baptist was the Essene cousin of Jesus Christ, who was also born into the Essenes. The Bible tells you that John the Baptist was the same soul that had come as Elijah. And the Bible promises that Elijah shall return once again, in the so-called end times. And that would be Yours Truly. Want the secrets of this Universe, including the Meaning of Life? Click and ye shall find....

@ericlammerman2777 7 ай бұрын

This is the second video I've seen from this channel, which demonstrates a pattern of weak scholarship related to the Bible and early Christianity. Let's take the opening claim about the Greek used in Revelation being different than the Greek used in the Gospel According to St. John, and how they "prove" there are different authors of these texts. There's a simple reason for this, one that doesn't negate 2000 years of Christian tradition (and, in fact, is part of it): St. John used scribes. St. Prochorus recorded Revelation for him. Oral tradition is, itself, history. The Church knows who wrote its sacred texts. It didn't forget things of such vast importance. It remembered, accurately, things that aren't in the Bible (and were directed to do so, as it turns out, within the New Testament epistles). The Church knows, for example, the way various authors place themselves in the gospel narrative without using their own names (we see this in Luke and Mark, as well as in John). May you learn the Truth, friends...and believe it.

@nlpoa007 5 ай бұрын

For those just beginning to study the Bible beware. Some parts of his teachings are really good but his liberal interpretation of scripture is most apparent. I would argue that most biblical scholars would disagree with many of his teachings. His bias toward Christianity and orthodoxy/conservative scholarship is evident. It’s always good to listen to both liberal and conservative scholars and make up your own mind.

@Mualimahumaira 9 ай бұрын

Who was jonhn to Jesus?

@rafaels.5374 Жыл бұрын

The message of Christ calls us to walk in the SPIRIT instead of the flesh. This is essential to Christ's teachings. Yeshua is the WORD become flesh for our benefit. To bring us back to YAHH. SPIRITUAL PURITY. WUNA. THAT'S WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE. Adam a man of flesh is created to walk in YAHH's Spirit. But man went after the ways of the flesh seeking material gains. And thinks they can improve on YAHH's creation, by progress and advancements thru technologies, making man more and more dependant on them which forever leads man more and more away from the perfections of YAHH's creation. In fact they even lead to the destruction of YAHH's creations. A truly blasphemous life styles. When we accept Christ in our hearts with all his commandments walking in this Spirit we will receive the treasures of YAHH's LOVE. When man gets back to GOD frequency in harmony with YAHH he can have all the clean life that is rooted in purity. A return to true and PURE SANITY. Free from falsehoods of Satan and all his demonic influences. That using the natural world to put fear in men's hearts disguising themselves as deities over the powers of nature. Corrupting the natural world and the true reality of man's very nature.

@larryprimeau5885 Жыл бұрын

why the Mormon hocus pocus concerning John? what I think wasn't covered enough was the religious/social context..ie the Roman occupation of Israel and why God is allowing that to happen.

@steveflorida8699 Жыл бұрын

God grants humans Free Will. Humans have to take responsibility for their actions towards fellow human beings. God is willing to guide us.

@hornplayer1228 11 ай бұрын

John the Baptist was a Prince of Heaven who volunteered along with many others to move to the lower Heavens, close to earth, to provide teaching and support for The King of Heaven's Mission of Redemption. He was a pure spirit who had not been tainted with involvement in events leading to "The Fall". He had earlier taken on the role of Elijah, God's prophet to the Tribes of Israel, and had returned to Heaven following that incarnation without having to undergo the normal process of dying. Following his execution as the Baptist he remained with Moses, another Prince and pure spirit, in the lower Heaven's to coordinate the events that would lead Jesus on His collision course with Satan - ruler of the world. Christians do not realise the significance behind the Transfiguration when Jesus received His final briefing in that historic face to face meeting with God, Elijah, and Moses in the company of His closest disciples.

@DJS11811 Жыл бұрын

"Locusts" are the locust bean, not the bug.

@cidklutch Жыл бұрын

The Essenes were the first christians. Called themselves "the way" and predicted the messiah would come around 30ad

@danlhendl Жыл бұрын

Not to be confused with John the piper‘s son 😅

@jackrosario9990 Жыл бұрын

Isn't there any secular history on John the Baptist not just the bible?

@Articolate Жыл бұрын

Starting @ 9:38 there is a discussion of the historian Josephus.

@errylattik1507 Жыл бұрын

John the Baptist lived in the wilderness...he knew his environment....!...I wonder if John lead Jesus into the wilderness.....!....I can imagine he made Jesus aware of the gambling at the temple..since Jesus might have passed the temple many times or knew what was going on...!....Jesus came back angry and radical .... upsetting the religious leaders who were more interested in not changing the status quo ...!

@ronaldmatthews4701 Жыл бұрын

I live in an area where Mormons outnumber all other religious faction. I know Joseph Smith was not counting on the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. The scrolls that were found corroborate every jot & tittle of the current Cannon of Scripture. The Gospel of John 1:1 (KJV) describes the Deity of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. John 3:16 describes Jesus as God’s ONLY begotten Son. John 3:7 (KJV) describes we must be “Born Again” to enter into Heaven. Ephesians 2:8&9(KJV) states that it is by God’s Grace that we are saved through Faith, not of ourselves, it’s a gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Jesus ransomed anyone who would humble themselves, repent of their sins & the sin nature & place their full trust in what Jesus did by shedding His unblemished blood on that Roman cross. We can earn rewards for Heaven but we cannot earn our place in Heaven. There were two thieves crucified with Messiah, one mocked Christ and the other on His right humbled himself and asked to be remembered in His Kingdom. Jesus told him that: “today, you will be with me in Paradise. The repentant thief was Saved & the mocking thief was lost for eternity. The believing thief was not baptized, join a denomination, have a position on eschatology, do any good works, etc., etc. he simply believed. I secured my reservation in Heaven on June 27, 1960 @ 7:30 pm. I simply placed my life in Messiah’s hands to protect and to guide me during the remainder of this physical life & in Heaven for eternity. I am totally secure & fearless about my future. Our pride is anathema to Jehovah & will keep most well meaning people out of Heaven by thinking they can please God through their own efforts. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is destruction. I pray that God will open your eyes to the one & only Way, Truth and Life. The Cannon of scripture is being validated every day by archeological finds, literally fulfilled prophecies & the paradigm change in me and hundreds of millions of others. Maranatha!

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

"GOD our savior...will have all men to be saved and come unto knowledge of the truth." 1Timothy 2:3-4 When GOD says "good news," GOD means GOOD NEWS! "The Kingdom of GOD is within you." "Is it not written in your law, 'I have said ye are gods'?" Jesus came to remind us who we are; not to die for anyone's "sins"! "Spirit gives life, the flesh counts for nothing." I came as Elijah, John the Baptist, and now I am the prophesied end-time return of Elijah, who is spoken of in Revelation Chapter 11 and known as "the two witnesses," come to clarify the GOOD NEWS once gain. It will be some time before I am empowered. And I communicate only through my site. So, if you want the secrets of this Universe, including The Meaning of Life, give my icon a click.

@richardsilva7087 Жыл бұрын

What's up with the sun god behind you

@johndevine6687 Жыл бұрын

Geddy Lee. Jesus. He was I hiding. He did not want to hang on the cross.

@bitmasricco5699 Жыл бұрын

@connorobenhoff8843 Жыл бұрын

Why do you have prideflag in your logo for june. This is a christian channel i though

@krzysztofciuba271 Жыл бұрын

At 1:14:47 he does not know that in Luke 11:1-4 Jesus learned from John the prayer "Our Father....".1:22- Mk 1:5.9 directly attests that Jesus came as a sinner to be baptized! Who is against IT is a liar,i.e., from Satan (J8:44)! 1:27- he is right, Jesus never claimed to be a Messiah (read: AD 1901, William Wrede, Messianic Secret)

@saidzouhri8524 8 ай бұрын

According to josephus the baptism practiced by jhon the baptist was only for the purification of the body not for the forgiveness of sins

@Anony584 7 ай бұрын

It was for repentance from unbelief and sins

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

This guy is trying real hard to emulate John the Baptist's hair style.

@Benjamin-jo4rf Жыл бұрын

John almost certainly would have had very very large dreadlocks similar to Samson who had seven locks of hair. You try never cutting your hair and living in the wilderness without getting massive dreadlocks especially 2000 years ago when a comb probably cost a pretty penny

@larryc835 Жыл бұрын

Michael York's portrayal of John the Baptist was magnificent.

@420JRMan Жыл бұрын

Baptism 'to, by He.

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

4"50. John has three heads!

@jdaze1 Жыл бұрын

John prepared the way for the Holy Spirit per Isaiah 40:3 not another prophet after him. He was the greatest prophet born among women and part of the first fruits resurrection or NEW BIRTH. He received his NEW name at the Jordan, Phillipians 2:9-10 the same new name all elect sons receive. Rev. 3:12.

@bitmasricco5699 Жыл бұрын

@Thor-Orion 9 ай бұрын

John, Jesus and Judas represent a sort of Trinity is early mistic Christian writings to represent a man before the spirit of god joins him, after they join in Jesus and after the Holy Spirit departs Jesus he becomes judas dying a second death on the cross.

@Articolate Жыл бұрын

Yikes, that Mandaeism text sounds like some next level ranting - lest we forget zealotry emerges in any corner 😅

@sebolddaniel 4 ай бұрын

I am not worthy of tying John's shoes.

@piushalg5041 10 ай бұрын

Regarding the German word "Quelle" (source) I would like to point to the English word "well" (container of water) stemming from Germanic.

@mybuckhead Жыл бұрын

You should do a teaching that the Old Testament god is an angel and not the Father of Jesus.

@Anony584 7 ай бұрын

Why teach on the devil? He's the god of the flesh

@user-fu7mn6wi1c Жыл бұрын

@TheLookingOne Жыл бұрын

Wow, you never get around to answer your title question. Instead of spinning your wheels in fictional stories, why not look to reality -- for real answers? Theudas the Galilean sure matches a lot of key elements about the John the Baptizer character in the christian stories.

@igaluitchannel6644 8 ай бұрын

I think the Knghts Templar came back from the Holy Land, believing that John the Baptist was the real Messiah.

@daeviontaylor 4 ай бұрын

Stop bsing. It’s unethical to mislead people, if you’re not sure keep it to yourself.

@igaluitchannel6644 4 ай бұрын

Well, it's a fact. I was just being discreet about it. @@daeviontaylor

@daeviontaylor 4 ай бұрын

@@igaluitchannel6644 Since you’re comfortable stating it’s a fact then share with me a credible source that supports that claim.

@isaacfarley4527 Жыл бұрын

THis guy sounds like Michael Knowles.

@ronaldmatthews4701 Жыл бұрын

John the Baptist was the half cousin of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Elizabeth was Mary’s full cousin. John’s mother was too old to conceive normally but YAHWEH allowed her to conceive and deliver John the Baptizer. When the religious leaders asked him if he was the Messiah, he was not the Messiah but he answered: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make way for the “Lamb of God” who takes away the sins of the world, whose shoes, I am not worthy to untie. Eve was deceived in the Garden but Adam was not. YAHWEH held Adam responsible for the rebellion against The Creator of all things and passing on the sin nature we are born with. Anyone who does not reach an age of accountability will immediately be in God’s presence when their heart stops beating. Any person who reaches an age of accountability and refuses YAHWEH’s free gift of redemption, will be cast into the “Lake of Fire” that burns forever and ever & the worm doesn’t die. We can be religious and not Saved “Born once, die twice, born twice, die once.”

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

"Unless ye become as little children..." Ready to go beyond speculation and allow GOD Itself to give you the answers, as I have done? John the Baptist was the Essene cousin of Jesus Christ, who was also born into the Essenes. The Bible tells you that John the Baptist was the same soul that had come as Elijah. And the Bible promises that Elijah shall return once again, in the so-called end times. And that would be Yours Truly. Want the secrets of this Universe, including the Meaning of Life? Click and ye shall find....

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

Nonsense. Get a life, man!

@tomrhodes1629 Жыл бұрын

@denaisaacthiswasgreat.thum7598 3 ай бұрын

His head is in 3 different places because they are his head at different ages. One when he was very young and the others when he was older. 😂😂😂😂

@charleskeefer3043 Жыл бұрын

His exercise of Caesar, Augustus of the cloth and a cloud of each after the brows of my yolk over the letters of the people tribulations of a good man with the Hebrew and the trust is where I have the privilege to be remitted for the first Ireland and I am from the place that was made for a bit of Carnigy as the last one that came from my open door if any of the Israelites of the note from the Romans and the Augusta, Georgia blind man with a circle around David's daughter named Jude the City of Roem and Ezra.

@henryjohnson2158 9 ай бұрын

Which Jesus in history are you talking about ? THIS will help us understand your lectures. No historical Jesus matches your story. No one walked on water ,or immediately changed water into wine

@ericmanning7348 11 ай бұрын

My name too… Hahaha

@minguyen-rl7sn Жыл бұрын

It has everything to do with that. Trust me. 😉

@dougthegreat1808 Жыл бұрын

A JEW!

@Jaybee6428 7 ай бұрын

Yehohanan the imurser 😁

@BoyWanderer1988 Жыл бұрын

John the Baptist was more than a prophet because he is the Angel Michael. Daniel 12: 1 ~€noch~ Ezekiel 38:17 🏁🕛🖐️

@BoyWanderer1988 Жыл бұрын

aka: "the angel of the Lord" (+ saints.) John is his cousin, it's Scriptural, after all.

@willempasterkamp862 Жыл бұрын

Nero Julius Ceasar, the 'favorite' son of Germanicus (Zebedee, who dwells with god) 'twin' sons, ; the dioscuri or Nicolaitans (beloved of the people). Germanicus was a notoirious deceiver, pander and heir of ceasar (Tiberiius Julius Abdes Pantera Sidonia) aka Pandera. Germanicus 'twin' was send in exile (prisoned and martyred) at the island of Pandateria (land of the banned or bandits), Gadara Dalmathua. The brothers name is Drusus (andreas, andrew) J.C. nicknamed James the Less-er. Germanicus is also the father of Aggrippina minor (the blessed Lady) and the granddad of Neres (chrestus). The 'gens' or clan aka 'the scattered elect (-s-ed) far of abroad' what compares with the fallen angels or boanerges, walkures.

@busterbiloxi3833 Жыл бұрын

Try making sense, chump!

@peterfireflylund 8 ай бұрын

Zyprexa works - quickly. You should try it.

@sheilamclaughlin963 Жыл бұрын

No wonder the word of God has become so twisted, the Lord expects us “believe by faith” his breath as his word was the breath that inspired the writers of his word, f u don’t know the history and the customs of the time, u can’t understand everything in the Bible, “by faith”. The Bible was finished in the generation after the crusifiction “ sorry I can’t spell” chathlic church 300 yrs after, allah and the muslins 700yrs after, splits and cults up to today, and all the people who spread the false teachings of today.

@josephkania642 11 ай бұрын

self depreciating. I wish this was a thing...

@deslippestv 11 ай бұрын

There was a John Lennon too, said to be more famous than Jesus.

@esoteric_teachings Жыл бұрын

John the Baptist at locust bean cakes with honey, not locusts the insects. "New Testament" authors smeared him as a type of bug eating weirdo because they saw him as a threat and murdered and lied about anyone who threatened their power, including the teacher of Yeshua.

@Anony584 7 ай бұрын

Locusts are symbolism for demon spirits. Eating the flesh of Jesus is consuming the Word of God, the Holy Bible. Eating locusts is consuming doctrines of demons.