The Prophet, Forerunner, & Baptist John

The man who baptised Jesus in the Jordan River is one of history's greatest saints! This is an introduction to John the baptist, the prophet, and the forerunner. LINKS: Our support link: http://ko-fi.com/patristix A short clip about John the Forerunner from @fr.ajarmus : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHw9xwI4D8 Another clip from Fr Andrew Jarmus (his online Bible Study sessions are amazing) about John's parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRZ5APVAr0I A video about the symbolic meaning of Saint John the Forerunner's ministry by @JonathanPageau : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvUQXKdpJy0 An article about John the Forerunner: https://orthodoxwiki.org/John_the_Forerunner An article about the Synaxis of John (the major feast on 7th January): https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2016/01/07/100109-synaxis-of-the-holy-glorious-prophet-forerunner-and-baptist-john An article about the different Zachariah's Jesus could be referring to in Matthew 23: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/472016 Saint Andrew of Crete lists a whole lot of titles for John the Baptist: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2020/01/epithets-of-saint-john-baptist-in.html Some photos of the cave where Elizabeth hid with John, as well as her tomb: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/06/the-cave-where-saint-elizabeth-hid-with.html Our video on the Resurrection icon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOkL11HUqrg Our video on the Theophany icon: https://youtu.be/B1P8aVKkj70?si=1D3_DWglXikDWrY9 Our friends at Orthodox Youth Ministries are amongst our supporters. Find out more about what they do here: https://www.theoym.org/ Once again, we do need your help to keep this channel going: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix