Webessenes at qumran seem to have expected three figures: A prophet, a priestly messiah, and a royal messiah. In baptizing, john the baptist was performing an eschatological. Webthe miracle attending his birth, connected with the public ministry of zacharias in the temple, was probably well known. He had proclaimed that a new dispensation was at. In view of such clear testimony from the time of christ , less positiveness of. That, when john pointed the. Webwe should proclaim jesus christ and him crucified! 1co 2:2 [if jesus is truly preferred before us, we will never hesitate to offer him as the lamb who takes away the sin of the world. Finally, we note john's testimony concerning jesus that. ] Webthe testimony of john the baptist. 19 this was john’s testimony when the jewish leaders sent priests and temple assistants from jerusalem to ask john, “who are you?”. Webwhat he did know was, that his own work as herald declared “that he should be made manifest to israel,” and in that conviction he proclaimed the coming king, and began the. The testimony of john the baptist. 19 and this is the testimony of john, when the jews sent priests and levites from jerusalem to ask. Webhow did john the baptist proclaim jesus' deity before the holy spirit descended on him? This appears to be a misreading of the text.