{"product_id":"behold-the-lamb-the-ministry-the-baptism-and-the-martyrdom-of-the-forerunner-paperback","title":"Behold the Lamb: The Ministry, the Baptism, and the Martyrdom of the Forerunner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrick Hut Press\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Came to Point Beyond Himself - and Changed the World Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the first miracle, before the Sermon on the Mount, before the Cross - there was a voice crying in the wilderness. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn the Forerunner did not seek a throne; he sought a river.\u003c\/strong\u003e He did not build a school of followers; he sent every last one of them away to follow Another. And in that radical, fierce, tender self-emptying, he became what Christ Himself declared: the greatest of those born of woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBehold the Lamb\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the public life of the Forerunner from the living waters of the Jordan to the silence of a dungeon cell - with the reverence and theological depth this towering figure deserves. Written from within the tradition, it is not merely a biography: it is an encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ministry at the Jordan\u003c\/strong\u003e - the full force of John's prophetic preaching, and why multitudes walked into the wilderness to hear him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Baptism of the Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e - the day the river held God, and the Spirit descended: the spiritual heart of the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHe Must Increase\u003c\/strong\u003e - how the man who could have crowned himself a messiah chose instead to decrease, and why that choice is the pattern of every Christian life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Martyrdom\u003c\/strong\u003e - the imprisonment, the prisoner's question, the feast, the dance, and the beheading - told with unflinching honesty and deep compassion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePreaching to the Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e - the Forerunner's last errand, running ahead of the Lord even into Hades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Two of The Voice That Ran Before: A Life of Saint John the Forerunner\u003c\/strong\u003e - for the faithful who already love the Forerunner and wish to go deeper, and for those only beginning to discover him. Accessible without being shallow, devotional without being sentimental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe must increase, but I must decrease. Six words that hold a complete theology of the Christian life - and this book unfolds their beauty, their cost, and their joy on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into the wilderness. Hear the voice. Behold the Lamb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67862058598558,"sku":"9798951762092","price":25.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/qsFgoL9I4Q9798951762092.webp?v=1793267609","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/behold-the-lamb-the-ministry-the-baptism-and-the-martyrdom-of-the-forerunner-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}