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The outstanding salient features of John the Baptist which this book focuses upon include such things as his miracle birth, his disciplined and self-denial living, his challenging preaching to the multitudes, his practice of baptism from which he got his name, and his great delight in and devotion to Jesus Christ. Butler examines the life of John the Baptist in the following chapters: • ...

LUKE 1:5–7 THE APPEARANCE OF John the Baptist on the world scene was a very significant event. It signaled a monumental change in things. “The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached” (Luke 16:16). John’s coming heralded a new day. Shadow would become substance; prophecy would become fulfillment; the focus would shift from Sinai to Calvary; the Gospel, salvation, and the church would come front and center; and the Gentiles would be included
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