He says the identity of Jesus—this is the point that John’s making here in this section—the identity of Jesus as the Word of God and the true light (that’s who he’s presenting this person to be) captures the mission of Jesus, which is to reveal God the Father so that people might believe and become children of God. This identity of Jesus constitutes the purpose for which John the Baptist arrives on the scene. But more generally and more comprehensively, it is in fact the purpose for why the Gospel