But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
The Law and the Prophets continued until John came: from that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God has been spreading, and all classes have been forcing their way into it.
And if we say, `human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet.«
But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.
John is the man about whom it is written, `See, I am sending My messenger before thy face, and he shall make ready thy way before thee.'
He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.