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It was mentioned as a book by Robert J. Matthews, focusing on the life and ministry of John the Baptist, particularly regarding his knowledge of Jesus's identity and the purpose of his disciples questioning Jesus.
He said the question they were to put to Jesus was for their edification, not for his own. John knew as no one else knew who Jesus was and he had known it for a long time.
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It was mentioned as a book by Robert J. Matthews, focusing on the life and ministry of John the Baptist, particularly regarding his knowledge of Jesus's identity and the purpose of his disciples questioning Jesus.
He said the question they were to put to Jesus was for their edification, not for his own. John knew as no one else knew who Jesus was and he had known it for a long time.
He had had revelation from heaven to this effect. He had seen with his eyes, he had heard with his ears and he had the testimony of the Holy ghost.
The most satisfactory answer seems to be that John sent his disciples to question Jesus about his identity so that they themselves would at long last realized the truth of what John had been testifying.