2 ESDRAS: The Hidden Book of Prophecy With 1st Esdras - Book - Page 36
JOHN THE BAPTIST
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Q U M R A N ? He Likely Grew Up There (Luke 1:80)
John’s Rare Diet found there
“You may eat [the following]
flying [insects]: every kind
of great locust, every kind
of long-headed locust, every
kind of green locust, and
every kind of desert locust.”
–The Temple Scroll, P. 207
“And as for locusts, according to their various kinds
they shall plunge them alive into fire or water, for
this is what their nature requires.”
–The Damascus Document, P. 143
Prophecy of John Blessing Messiah
The Blessing of the Prince of the Congregation (100 B.C.) [56]
“The Master (John the Baptist) shall bless the Prince of the Congregation
(Yahusha) . . . and shall renew for him the Covenant of the Community that he
may establish the kingdom of His people for ever, [that he may judge the poor
with righteousness and] dispense justice with {equity to the oppressed} of the land,
and that he may walk perfectly before Him in all the ways [of truth], and that he may
establish His holy Covenant at the time of the affliction of those who seek God.
May the Lord raise you up to everlasting heights, and as a fortified tower upon a high
wall! [May you smite the peoples] with the might of your hand and ravage the earth
with your sceptre; may you bring death to the ungodly with the breath of your
lips! ...The rulers ... [and all the kings of the] nations shall serve you. He shall
strengthen you with His holy Name and you shall be as a [lion; and you shall not lie
down until you have devoured the] prey which naught shall deliver”
–Calendars, Liturgies and Prayers, p. 389-390.
Prepare the Way in the Wilderness...
Zacharias’ prophecy
at John’s birth: Luke 1:79
“To Give Light...”
Qumran Identification:
“Sons of Light”
John baptized Yahusha in Qumran/
Bethabara fulfilling these 2 Qumran
prophesies and Isaiah. These exiled
Temple Priests knew their community
would play such a role. This is the link
between the Old and New Testaments.
And when these become members of
the Community in Israel according to all
these rules, they shall separate from the
habitation of unjust men and shall go into
the wilderness to prepare there the way
of Him; as it is written, Prepare in the
wilderness the way of..., make straight in
the desert a path for our God (Isa. xl, 3).
This (path) is the study of the Law which
He commanded by the hand of Moses,
that they may do according to all that has
been revealed from age to age, and as the
Prophets have revealed by His Holy Spirit.
–The Community Rule, P. 109.
