“And, behold, uthou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.”

The reason Zachariah was bid not to speak, was so this Man of God would have no influence on his son while in his mother’s womb. Every Jewish male was a candidate for the second coming of Elijah who would know Perfect Torah. There had been alterations that Biblical scholars of today point out. They were known back then. John was not born to be a pointing finger – at Jesus – who did not know perfect Torah. Jesus was not born to do away with our sins. John the Baptist was going to restore The Word of God, and bring the Day of Atonement. John the Baptist was getting DIRECT lessons from God while…