The mystery of Jesus’ identity occupies His contemporaries and will continue to occupy generations of believers for centuries to come. As the twelve journey with Him, it gradually becomes clearer who this man is, where He comes from, and how His existence will profoundly affect the rest of human history. The question of “Who is this man?” cannot be answered overnight.

John the Baptist: Look! This man is more than He seems! He is the Lamb sent from God, the sacrifice to erase the sins of the world! ³⁰ He is the One I have been saying will come after me, who existed long before me and is much greater than I am. ³¹ No one recognized Him—myself included. But I came baptizing^[a] with water so that He might be revealed to Israel. ³² As I watched, the Spirit came down like a dove from heaven and rested on Him. ³³ I didn’t recognize Him at first, but the One who sent me to baptize told me, “The One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit will be the person you see the Spirit come down and rest upon.” ³⁴ I have seen this with my own eyes and can attest that this One is the Son of God!