John the Baptist Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====The prophecy of Isaiah==== Although the Gospel of Mark implies that the arrival of John the Baptist is the fulfilment of a prophecy from the [[Book of Isaiah]], the words quoted ("I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way – a voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'") are actually a composite of texts from [[Second Isaiah|Isaiah]], [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]] and the [[Book of Exodus]]. (Matthew and Luke drop the first part of the reference.)<ref name="Carl R. Kazmierski 1996 page 31"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page