What the Bible says about John as the Last of the Old Covenant Prophets
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 11:7-11 John is an Old Covenant prophet whose work is reported in the New Testament, He is really the last of the Old Covenant prophets. Despite the great deeds of the other Old Testament prophets, Jesus declares that not one of them was greater than His cousin, John. Several commentaries claim that Jesus' statement in verse 11 literally means that John was the greatest of all men who ever lived! He was not merely the greatest prophet, but of all men born of women, he was the greatest. When one considers people like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and David, how great John the Baptist must have been, yet we know so little of him. In verse 9, where Jesus says, "and more than a prophet," the Greek literally reads, "much more than a prophet." In the larger context, Jesus goes on to say that the reason for this is that John was himself the fulfillment of a prophecy. No other prophet was ever the fulfillment of a distinct prophecy, and what an important prophecy it was! John W. Ritenbaugh Prophets and Prophecy (Part Two) Related Topics: Elijah as Type of John the Baptist | John as Much More Than a Prophet | John the Baptist | John the Baptist as Elijah | Prophet , Function of | Spirit and Power of Elijah

 

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