John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb. See Luke 1:39-45.
John had the revelation of who Jesus was/is. Matt 3:13-17 and
John 1:29-37
New King James Version (NKJV)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”
32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
The question is why did he not follow Jesus as the 2 disciples? Why did he speak truth to a man (Herod) who Jesus called a fox and would not even speak to? I will add that Herod was of the line of Esau and that line had (and still is) tried to destroy the seed of Christ all through the Bible. That spirit works with the spirit of one world government and religion to destroy believers today. See Luke 23:6-12.
First, John had the revelation but decided he did not like it as it did not fit the agenda of an earthly king as he believed Jesus should be. He chose not to humble himself and become as a "little child" to follow Jesus, listen, and find out what Jesus intended. An example is today's "dominion theologists" and a lot of other folks to numerous to mention.
John latched on to the nearest thing to a potential king (Herod) and began casting "pearls before swine". (Read the latest biography of Billy Graham if you want a modern example.) The result of John not humbling himself and getting involved in politics, which Jesus warned His disciples NOT to do, Mark 8:13 Mark 8:15, and resulted in John losing the revelation he had.
Matthew 11:2-6
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of[a] his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
Note that Jesus answered him with the word.
Pride that he could 'get it done' by getting involved in politics and casting pearls before swine had dire consequences. NOTHING has changed with Christians involved in partisan politics. By the way that was the Jezebel spirit in Herodias and her daughter that killed John. Do not wonder why 'she' has so much to say in today's churches. It is for the same the same reasons: female pastors, Christian women dressed like ****s, and the sensuous dance teams are some examples.
Revelation 2:20-23
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow[a] that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce[c] My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.[d] 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their[e] deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
This is one reason the church has lost the revelation of who Jesus is, what He said to do, and HOW he said to do it. See Matthew 5, 6, and 7, Matthew 10:7-8, and Mark 16:15-18.
I will also add that how Christians think they should 'help' Israel by engaging in partisan politics is another BIG reason for loss of revelation of the same things. Please note that Israel is UNREGENERATE. The Bible is VERY specific as what believers should do in their regard.
Romans 9:6-7
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”[a]
John had the revelation of who Jesus was/is. Matt 3:13-17 and
John 1:29-37
New King James Version (NKJV)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”
32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
The question is why did he not follow Jesus as the 2 disciples? Why did he speak truth to a man (Herod) who Jesus called a fox and would not even speak to? I will add that Herod was of the line of Esau and that line had (and still is) tried to destroy the seed of Christ all through the Bible. That spirit works with the spirit of one world government and religion to destroy believers today. See Luke 23:6-12.
First, John had the revelation but decided he did not like it as it did not fit the agenda of an earthly king as he believed Jesus should be. He chose not to humble himself and become as a "little child" to follow Jesus, listen, and find out what Jesus intended. An example is today's "dominion theologists" and a lot of other folks to numerous to mention.
John latched on to the nearest thing to a potential king (Herod) and began casting "pearls before swine". (Read the latest biography of Billy Graham if you want a modern example.) The result of John not humbling himself and getting involved in politics, which Jesus warned His disciples NOT to do, Mark 8:13 Mark 8:15, and resulted in John losing the revelation he had.
Matthew 11:2-6
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of[a] his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
Note that Jesus answered him with the word.
Pride that he could 'get it done' by getting involved in politics and casting pearls before swine had dire consequences. NOTHING has changed with Christians involved in partisan politics. By the way that was the Jezebel spirit in Herodias and her daughter that killed John. Do not wonder why 'she' has so much to say in today's churches. It is for the same the same reasons: female pastors, Christian women dressed like ****s, and the sensuous dance teams are some examples.
Revelation 2:20-23
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow[a] that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce[c] My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.[d] 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their[e] deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
This is one reason the church has lost the revelation of who Jesus is, what He said to do, and HOW he said to do it. See Matthew 5, 6, and 7, Matthew 10:7-8, and Mark 16:15-18.
I will also add that how Christians think they should 'help' Israel by engaging in partisan politics is another BIG reason for loss of revelation of the same things. Please note that Israel is UNREGENERATE. The Bible is VERY specific as what believers should do in their regard.
Romans 9:6-7
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”[a]
