Quiz on Saints’ Lives

The meaning of the word ‘forerunner’ is interpreted differently in different sources. It is a forerunner, a person who by his activity prepared the way for something or someone, an event or phenomenon that prepared the ground for other acts. John the Baptist was the son of the aged high priest Zechariah, who was desperate to have an heir, and his righteous wife Elizabeth. The biblical writings state that he was born six months earlier than Jesus. His birth and hir ministry to the Lord was announced by the angel Gabriel. His birth was also told by Isaiah and Malachi.