Étude 1 sur 11 · Le ministère de Jean le Baptiste

  1. Étude 1 : Le ministère de Jean le Baptiste
  2. Étude 2 : L'éloge de Jean le baptiste
  3. Étude 3 : Mort de Jean le baptiste
  4. Étude 4 : La transfiguration
  5. Étude 5 : Question des disciples au sujet du prophète Elie
  6. Étude 6 : La réaction de Jacques et Jean
  7. Étude 7 : Les hommes qui veulent suivre le Messie Jésus
  8. Étude 8 : Jean Baptiste était-il l’Elie qui devait venir ?
  9. Étude 9 : Quelqu’un est-il monté au ciel en dehors de Jésus ?
  10. Étude 10 : La persécution
  11. Étude 11 : La transfiguration

The ministry of John the Baptist

  • PER029 The ministry of John the Baptist

    The article examines John the Baptist's role in preparing for Jesus' coming. Appearing in Matthew, Mark and Luke, John baptises and preaches in the Judean wilderness. Regarded as Christ's forerunner, he never claimed to be the Messiah. His teachings prepared the people to welcome Jesus, the royal Messiah.

    Matthew 3.1-12 (King James Version) :
    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
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From the second to the third Passover festival

  • PER114 The praise of John the Baptist

    Jesus pays tribute to John the Baptist in Capernaum (May–June AD31), according to Matthew 11.7-19 and Luke 7.24-35. Without seeking to recruit his disciples, he affirms John’s prophetic greatness, identifies him as the Elijah foretold by Malachi and signals the end of the old covenant. He contrasts the Kingdom of God with the kingdom built by the Pharisees according to their own rules.

    Malachi 3.1 (King James Version) :
    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.Noteformer: or, ancientNoteoppress: or, defraud
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  • PER163 The Death of John the Baptist

    La péricope 163 analyse la réaction d'Hérode Antipas face à la renommée de Jésus, qu'il identifie à Jean le Baptiste ressuscité. À travers une comparaison synoptique de Matthieu 14.1-2, Marc 6.14-16 et Luc 9.7-9, l'article explore les convergences et différences entre les trois récits, le contexte politique en Galilée en mars 32, et le poids de la culpabilité d'Hérode après l'assassinat de Jean le Baptiste.

    Mark 6.14-16 (King James Version) :
    And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
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From the third Passover to the beginning of the last week

  • PER193 The transfiguration

    The article explores the transfiguration of Jesus, in which he shines with divine light alongside Moses and Elijah on Mount Hermon. Peter, James and John are witnesses of it. This event reveals the divinity of Jesus.

    Mark 9.2-13 (King James Version) :
    And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
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  • PER195 The disciples’ question about the prophet Elijah

    After the transfiguration, the disciples ask Jesus about the prophecy concerning Elijah. Jesus reveals that John the Baptist fulfills this prophecy, a connection that the Gospels develop progressively.

    Luke 1.17 (King James Version) :
    And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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  • PER210 The reaction of James and John

    During Jesus’ journey through Samaria, James and John, the “sons of thunder,” propose calling down fire from heaven on a hostile Samaritan village. Jesus sternly rebukes them, reminding them that he came to save people, not to destroy them. This episode, reported only by Luke (Lk 9.54-56), illustrates the Jewish-Samaritan tensions and the gradual formation of the disciples toward a spirit of mercy.

    Luke 9.54-56 (King James Version) :
    And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
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  • PER211 The men who want to follow the Messiah Jesus

    Luke 9.57-62 presents three men who wish to follow the Messiah Jesus, each with a condition or a hesitation. Jesus responds by calling for renunciation of material comfort, for the primacy of the Kingdom over family duties, and for a determination with no turning back. This passage, unique to Luke, takes place during the journey through Samaria toward Jerusalem and is a radical call to total, uncompromising commitment to the Messiah.

    Luke 5.27 (King James Version) :
    And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
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Contradictions

  • CTD009 Was John the Baptist the Elijah who was to come?

    Jean Baptiste est considéré comme l'Élie prophétique par Jésus, indiquant une mission symbolique, mais il réfute cette identité littéralement, selon Jean 1:19-21. Cette distinction entre mission et identité personnelle clarifie une apparente contradiction biblique.

    Isaiah 40.3 (King James Version) :
    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Notestraight: or, a straight placeNoteplain: or, a plain place
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  • CTD046 Has anyone ascended to heaven apart from Jesus?

    L'article examine l'apparente contradiction entre les allégations de Jésus dans Jean 3.13 et le récit de l'enlèvement d'Élie dans 2 Rois 2.11. Il explique que Jésus parle d'une autorité divine unique et d'une révélation céleste qu'il détient seul, tandis qu'Élie est miraculeusement transporté par Dieu. Le terme « ciel » a des significations variées et l'accès définitif à la présence divine est lié uniquement à Jésus.

    Hebrews 6.19-20 (King James Version) :
    Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
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Ministère de Pierre

  • ADA031 Persecution

    L'article ADA031 analyse la grande persécution de l'Église primitive à Jérusalem (Actes 8.1-3), vers l'an 34-35. Après le martyre d'Étienne, la répression s'étend à tous les croyants, y compris les femmes. Saul de Tarse en est le principal artisan, animé d'un zèle sincère mais mal dirigé pour les traditions juives. Ce texte illustre l'accomplissement des avertissements de Jésus sur la persécution et préfigure la conversion future de Paul.

    Numbers 25.7-13 (King James Version) :
    And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Notefor…: Heb. with my zealNotechief…: Heb. house of a fatherPhinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
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Miracles

  • MIR029 The transfiguration

    La Transfiguration, relatée dans Matthieu, Marc et Luc, révèle la divinité de Jésus. Il est transfiguré devant Pierre, Jacques et Jean sur une montagne. Moïse et Élie apparaissent, et une voix céleste déclare Jésus comme le Fils bien-aimé. Ces récits soulignent l'importance de Jésus et son enseignement.

    Matthew 17.1-13 (King James Version) :
    And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
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