so they asked Gift of Goodwill (John), “Why do you perform the purification ceremony if you are not the Chosen One, or Great Spirit Is Creator (Elijah), or the Prophet who is to come?”
“Who are you, then?” they demanded. “The prophet from long ago, Great Spirit Is Creator (Elijah)?” “No,” he answered, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet who is to come?” they asked. “No,” was his answer again.
During the long walk down the mountain, they asked him, “Why do the scroll keepers say that Great Spirit Is Creator (Elijah) must be the first to come?”
“Some say Gift of Goodwill (John) who performed the purification ceremony,” they answered. “Others say Great Spirit Is Creator (Elijah), or even Lifted by Creator (Jeremiah), or one of the other prophets.” He then lowered his voice and spoke in a more serious tone.