Asking 'Who is John the Baptist?' Part 2 (TMF:2983)
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
by Daniel Litton Listen to the Feature
A belief was also persistent among the Jewish people that there was going to be a great prophet that would rise up like Moses. This idea stems from Deuteronomy 18:15-18. People thought this prophet was coming into the world, but later we learn in Acts 3, particularly verses 22 and 23, that this prediction of Moses in Deuteronomy actually referred to Jesus Christ. These are the familiar verses which say, “The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.” While we understand this is relating to Jesus, those first century Jews thought that it was speaking about another prophet.