What was the special mission of John the Baptist?

Answer

"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of
the Light, that all men through him might believe." John 1: 6, 7.
 


What concrete example makes clear the meaning of this doctrine?
Why did the apostle say this duty was so imperative?
19. Upon returning from a feast at Jerusalem how came Joseph and Mary to lose Jesus when He was twelve years old?
Who was the seed here referred to?
Does God design that His great work of creating the heavens and the earth shall be remembered?
How do evil spirits sometimes treat those thus possessed ?
What promise was made to Abraham concerning the land?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle