1 – Introduction to John the Baptist’s Ministry as a Forerunner

Aug 23, 2011 // by Dalton // Blog, End-Times, Eschatology/End-Times, Forerunner Ministry, John the Baptist, Most Recent, Prayer, Preaching, Prophetic Ministry, Recommended, Second Coming, The Incandescent Man // No Comments

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I. THE FORERUNNER MINISTRY

A. Human history is a succession of transitional generations. Throughout the centuries–from the creation of the cosmos to the exile from the Garden, from the calling of Abraham to the exaltation of Joseph, from the flood to the Exodus, from the drought in the days of Elijah to the deportation of the days of Jeremiah, and from the days of Anna, Simeon, and John the Baptist to the days of Peter, Philip, and Paul–we see that transitional generations are like hinges upon which the door of redemption and judgment swings.

B. And in every generation that witnesses such monumental transitions as those mentioned above we observe what we refer to as the forerunner ministry. The forerunner ministry is a prophetic and pastoral ministry that is intended by God to prepare people for the unique dynamics of the transition specific to a particular generation. Read more >>

More Than a Prophet

Aug 8, 2011 // by Dalton // Blog, End-Times, Eschatology/End-Times, Forerunner Ministry, John the Baptist, Most Recent, Prophetic Ministry // No Comments

In Matthew 11 Jesus publicly vindicates the life and ministry of John the Baptist, the “greatest man born of a woman.”

WHAT DID YOU GO OUT TO SEE?

The Lord charges the nation of Israel concerning the nature of the testimony of John saying:

9 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ (Matthew 11:9-10)

Jesus defined John the Baptist’s life mandate and ministry by saying that he was a “messenger” who was “more than a prophet” “sent” to “prepare” the people for that which God was Read more >>