Cheryl Schatz

Wendy to my blog! You are saying that John was really just asking his disciples to ask Jesus if the rumor was true that Jesus is a prophet. The first thing I would say is that Jesus said nothing about being a prophet until the disciples of John left. See Luke 7:24 “When the messengers of Jesus left…” What Jesus answered to the disciples of John was nothing about being a prophet, but He told them to go and report to John about all the miracles He did including that the dead were raised. And He said that one should not be offended at Him. So I think you missed what Jesus was saying because in Luke 7:21 Jesus right at that time in front of John’s disciples Jesus performed healings. He said not one word about being a prophet. John already had the witness of the Father that Jesus was higher in rank than John and that Jesus existed before John. John had no reason to doubt what was given to him by special revelation. John 1:30 (NASB95) 30 “This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’