Matthew 3

The old meets the new... John and Jesus, The Prophet and the Son of God... John prepared the way for the Messiah; He told people that the Messiah was coming and he was also the one who announced that he was here. John was the one who passed on the baton to Jesus (metaphorically) in which ALL THE PROPHECIES IN REGARDS TO JESUS' COMING WERE CARRIED OUT TO FRUITION.

John is the cousin of Jesus, he is the one who leaped in his mother's womb when Mary came to stay with Elizabeth for a while. John is the one who baptizes Jesus as well... Yet during the baptism of water, Jesus gets baptized by the spirit and God announces why and who Jesus is: "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
I think this last part is necessary on God's part... Affirmation from GOD the Father to GOD the Son, to announce to those who were there, the reasons why his son was there... Jesus was deemed heretical however, because who makes the claim of being GOD and lives? *mindset of some people in the New Testament*
Jesus was acknowledged by his Father... Affirmation is a very powerful gift.

Going on by God's strength alone,