Summary
In fact he was so great that Jesus says there was no greater prophet, born of women than John the Baptist. And this chapter that we enter into today, this chapter is entitled Advent and Disappation, the Baptist and Beyond, Advent and Disappation, the Baptist and Beyond, the season of Advent is a short season, but it is a long expected and long looked forward. The good news, God's word unfettered that you are indeed forgiven, that the light has come into this world, that the light Jesus Christ, God in the flesh entered into creation and lived his life perfectly and lived fulfilling every single promise that was prophesied by the great prophets of old, giving sight to the blind, making the deaf to hear, comforting those who are poor in spirit, bringing joy to all who are in darkness. We know already that the light indeed has entered into the world and we know that we have forgiveness not because we in our darkness can climb out of the darkness into the light but because the light has shined on each and every one of us and has called us forth. When Jesus says that there is no greater profit than John the Baptist and yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than He, note that He says of John the Baptist that John the Baptist is greater than those who are born of woman. John the Baptist the great prophet came proclaiming the darkness so that people would turn to the light in Advent, in Advent we turn to the light that has already come to the world and we prepare knowing that He will come again and that we will be in His glory and His light from now through all of eternity.
Video citations
- "Greater Than" 11-30-25 — Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets. These prophets, great prophets of old Jeremiah, Elijah, Elijah, Micah, Isaiah. They came prophesying oftentimes a very…