John The Baptist Flashcards
When and where did John the Baptist appear ?
The year 27Ad in Palistine
What type of clothes did he wear?
Tunic (made out of camel skin ),and a leather belt around his waist.
What type of food did he eat?
Locusts and wild honey.
Which river banks did he while he preached people?
The River Jordan.
Who was it he told them was coming?
The Saviour ,Messiah
What happened if John dipped you under the water ?
Seemingly all your sins would disappear.
What was Johns nickname?
John The ‘Baptiser’
Who was John to Jesus?
Second cousins.
Where did John work ?
In the banks of River Jordan and near the desert .
Who was Johns parents?
Elizabeth and Zechariah
When was John the Baptist born?
Around the time of Jesus ,about the year 0
What did John’s dad work as ?
A priest in a Temple in Jerusalem
How did John get his name?
Hebrew-‘gift from god’
When did Johns parents die?
At their olds age approx 27Ad
Where did John wander?
In a desert it not to far from his home (Ain Karem)
What did John tell the people ?
John told the people about Jesus,the Saviour also known as the Messiah .
John was a …………….. for Jesus?
‘Forerunner ‘
What did Jesus ask John ? And what was John response?
He asked him to baptise him.John replied with ‘I am not worthy’
F=?
S=?
H=?
F=father / voice
S=son/in water
H=spirit/the dove alighting
What did the father (God) say to the people
This is my son my beloved son and with him I am pleased
What did John do to King Herod ?
John (rebukes) scolds King Herod for taking his brothers wife.
What did Herodias ( herods, brothers, wife.)do when she heard about what John had done ?
She was furious and plots a death for John The Baptist
The kings birthday comes and Salome(Herods daughter)what does she do?
Salome dances and Herod grants ‘anything’Salome was primed by her mother to say Johns head .
Who is Philip ?
Philip is Herod’s Brother
Where was the Temple in Jerusalem
The north east of Jerusalem
