‘Last Generation’
Luke 7:28 “For I say to you, among those born of women
there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in
the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
Why was John the
Baptist the greatest prophet though he did not perform any sign?
John 10:41 Then many came to Him and said, “John
performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were
true.”
Miracles are the
works of God and not of man. Note that the Devil too can perform miracles (Mat
4:1-10). So do not judge by signs and wonders alone, for many may be lies or
demonic. In the last days, our Lord warned us to stay away from so-called
miracle workers, who are false christs and false prophets.
Mat 3:13-14 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the
Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to
be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
Though John was a
highly respected prophet of God, he humbled himself by recognizing Jesus as
greater than he, and that he should be baptized by Jesus.
Mat 3:15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it
to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then
he allowed Him.
In real humility, John obeyed
Jesus’ suggestion in the presence of all those present.
John 3:26,30-31 And they came to John and said to him,
“Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have
testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”.... He must
increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is
of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is
above all.
Instead of getting
jealous, John humbled himself by admitting that he is only a prophet, an earthly
servant of God but magnified and glorified Jesus as the Almighty from above. In
obedience, he accepted that his ministry was over and soon to be replaced by
the ministry of Jesus.
Phi 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or
conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the
interests of others.
Brethren, are we able to humble ourselves by esteeming
others better than ourselves just like John the Baptist, the greatest prophet?
The Lord is grieved that the body of Christ is divided
because of the pride in the doctrines of denominations and groups. There will
only be unity if all are prepared to please Him and do away with their
doctrines and humble themselves to His word (the Bible) as the sole authority.
