Bible Encyclopedias
John the Baptist

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The forerunner of Christ, who baptized with water unto, or on the confession of, repentance, in anticipation of, and in preparation for, the appearance in the immediate future of One who would baptize with the Spirit and with fire; his fate is well known, and the motive of it.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'John the Baptist'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/john-the-baptist.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.