John the Baptist bore witness about Jesus. He told the people who came into the wilderness to see him and hear him preach that Jesus was the One he was talking about. Jesus was the One who in reality was 'before' John even though it appears that John came first. This was so, he explained, because Jesus existed before him. Jesus is eternal- He has always existed. He is self-existing. He was with the Father before the foundations of the world were laid.
This is why John can say Jesus ranks before him. In order of creation and existence- the one created comes after the Self-existing Creator. John understood who he was and he understood who Jesus was.
John the Baptist was a true prophet. He proclaimed Jesus as God.
to the praise of His glory!
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