374 - The Role of St. John the Baptist
In celebration of the Feast of Theophany I discuss the role of St. John the Baptist, or St. John the Forerunner, as he's known in the Orthodox tradition. Why does Christ need a forerunner? What is he actually doing, symbolically? And how does his...
January 6, 202528m 1s
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In celebration of the Feast of Theophany I discuss the role of St. John the Baptist, or St. John the Forerunner, as he's known in the Orthodox tradition. Why does Christ need a forerunner? What is he actually doing, symbolically? And how does his appearance, behavior, and death participate in the pattern that's already being set up in the Old Testament?
Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dvUQXKdpJy0
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==========TIMESTAMPS==========
00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Intro music
00:57 - The role of St. John
04:05 - Prefigurations of St. John
04:21 - The flood of Noah
05:15 - The Tower of Babel
06:06 - The Exodus
07:55 - Elijah
09:37 - St. John in the wilderness
12:36 - The voice in the desert
13:51 - Wild
15:58 - Stability in Logos
17:55 - Elijah will return
21:49 - Taken up before the end
23:21 - Joseph in Egypt
26:16 - Conclusion
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My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.
Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dvUQXKdpJy0
💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com
🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau
🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
==========NEW SYMBOLIC WORLD COURSE==========
Join us for Annie Crawford's course on C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, starting live on January 17th, 2025. If you register before Thursday, 8 pm EST, you can get 15% off with the discount code: LEWIS2025. Register now: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/till-we-have-faces-with-annie-crawford
==========TIMESTAMPS==========
00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Intro music
00:57 - The role of St. John
04:05 - Prefigurations of St. John
04:21 - The flood of Noah
05:15 - The Tower of Babel
06:06 - The Exodus
07:55 - Elijah
09:37 - St. John in the wilderness
12:36 - The voice in the desert
13:51 - Wild
15:58 - Stability in Logos
17:55 - Elijah will return
21:49 - Taken up before the end
23:21 - Joseph in Egypt
26:16 - Conclusion
📱 SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau
Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/
My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.