after reading this chapter you can truly see that God is in full comand of everybody that he knows exactly when ,what ,and how things are goining to happen to you it might be days or years before it does . Rembering that both zacharias and Elizabeth have been praying for a child for years ,it also shows the power of God too .First that he can answer prayers and he can also punish to people that question his ablities .
The birth of John is the person that started the work of the Lord before Jesus by babptising the Isralights and including our Lord Jesus.
Elizabeth was worried about the insults but she did not give up untill the Angel appeared to Zacharia.
The people at that time was aware that a Messiah will becoming,no time was giving
John the Baptist was to prepared the way for Christ, so that is why when He was Bapting they people in the river they chiefs contacted and said,are you they Messiah.
Luke starts Jesus` story with the prediction of the birth of John the Baptist. According to Luke, what did the angel Gabriel predict as the future role of John the Baptist?
According to Luke, the angel Gabriel predicted that John the Baptist will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother`s womb. He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God. He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, `to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, ` and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.`` There will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. Luke started Jesus` story with the prediction of the birth of John the Baptist. By: Manoj Thomas - September 21, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
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The joyous answer to their prayesr
And likewise he will bring announce more joy - leaping out of joy in his mother`s womb when recognising the other fruit of a miracolous birth. John will be strong and powerful filled with the Holy spirit. And his strong guiding hand will drive many to the Lord - bringing new friends to the Friend. By: Alessandra Parrini - September 16, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
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According to Luke, the angel gabriel predict the future role of jonh the baptist, he will be great in the sight of the lord and will be filled with the holy spirit, he will turn many of the children of the children of israel to the lord, their God, he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.John the baptist will prepare the way of jesus christ. By: nathaniel villaruz - September 14, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
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Why did Angel Gabriel caused Zacharias muteness while God did not send him to mute a person?
Angels are God`s messengers but in this passage Angel Gabriel took God`s powers without permission to mute Zacharias. By: Bol Joseph Agau - September 13, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
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John was to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. By: Bol Joseph Agau - September 13, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
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John the Baptist related to Jesus was to make way for the Lord. He is to prepare people to believe in God`s word and wait for the Lord Jesus to come. As is written : He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God. He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, `to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, ` and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.`` By: Kathleen Terado - September 13, 2006 - Public Category: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
There was in the days
of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the
priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and
her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous before
God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the
Lord. But they had no
child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in
years. Now it happened,
while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his
division, according to the
custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the
Lord and burn incense. The whole multitude of the people
were praying outside at the hour of incense.
An angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Zacharias was troubled
when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him,
"Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and
your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name
John. You will have joy
and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight
of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled
with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. He will turn many of the children
of Israel to the Lord, their God. He will go before him in the
spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the
children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord."
Zacharias said to the
angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife
is well advanced in years."
The angel answered
him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to
speak to you, and to bring you this good news. Behold, you will be silent and
not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because
you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper
time."
The people were
waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
When he came out, he
could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in
the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute. It happened, when the days of his
service were fulfilled, he departed to his house. After these days Elizabeth, his
wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying, "Thus has the Lord done to
me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among
men."
