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.

Through whom was a restoration of the lost dominion promised to Abraham?
Who minister to God, and assist in the judgment?
What memorial of His creative power did God establish?
What are the wages of sin?
When Paul wished to preach the true God to the idolatrous Athenians, how did he describe Him?
What did Christ learn through suffering?
Whose names are in the foundations of the holy city?

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